Corona Mein Dhamaal — Record 3,200 Attend Desi Brothers Farmers Market Grand Opening
Houston: Never did Desi Brothers nor Masala Radio imagine that during COVID, a Social Distance Grand Opening would bring out nearly 3200 guests on the first day! When CEO Vipul Patel asked Masala Radio to do the grand opening, Sunil Thakkar thought August 15th (Indian Independence Day) would be the perfect date, but that […]
Texans Energy & Masala Radio Host Exclusive Thugs of Hindostan Premiere Customer Appreciation Event
SUGAR LAND: Texans Energy and Masala Radio hosted yet another Bollywood Premiere on Saal Mubarak Day THU NOV 8, at the AMC First Colony. This time it was a more exclusive event for Texans Customers only, allowing them the space and prime seating for the last blockbuster of 2018 premiere screening. CEO Javed Meghani exclaimed, […]
All Five Vishala Owners Welcome Patrons with Dhamaal @ VISHALA 5 GRAND OPENING!
WEBSTER: The sleepy water-centric town of Webster was awaken with loud Bollywood Music and chatter of hundreds of patrons cuing up early for the 10 am Grand Opening of Vishala 5!! Patrons filled the moderate sized store to the brim buying Indian vegetables for an unheard of $0.49 a pound, and loading up carts with […]
Masala Radio’s Houston Holi: Colors of Unity
HOUSTON: Masala Radio, with Texans Energy and Karya Properties, celebrates its 11th annual HOLI on Saturday, March 24, 12-5PM, featuring the latest British-South Asian music sensation Zack Knight. Knight’s hit “Bom Diggy” is not only number 1 on the British and Indian pop music charts, but it is currently playing in AMC Theaters as the […]
What’s New? Navya Grocers!
By Bhavisha Thakkar SUGAR LAND: Raghu and Jaya Kavarthapu welcomed hundreds of guests to their quaint grocery store Navya Grocers at the corner of Hwy 6 and Old Richmond on Saturday, February 24. Masala Radio organized and promoted the grand opening that boasted silver coins and generous Deep gift bags to the line of first […]
Padmaavat Premiere Brings Bollywood Glamour Back to Houston
SUGAR LAND: Texans Energy and Masala Radio brought back the nostalgias of glamorous Bollywood movie premieres with the premiere screening of the much awaited Padmaavat in 3D IMAX on Thursday, January 25 at 7:30 PM. CEO Javed Meghani exclaimed, “I wanted to celebrate Texans Energy’s record 4Q sales, and in one week, Masala Radio was […]
Houston Welcomes ManPasand Supermarket!
By Preanka Desai HOUSTON: All the way from Austin, Manpasand Supermarket has come to Houston with its vast range of flavors and spices. Right from fresh veggies, Indian sweets and snacks to 52 freezers with a variety of frozen foods. The Supermarket is newly renovated and expanded from its old Savoy food market. Masala Radio […]
Dhamaal Trump Bids Modi Halo re Halo at the Houston Diwali Mela
SUGAR LAND: Neither Hurricane Harvey nor unusual Heat Wave could keep the crowds away from enjoying another amazing Houston Diwali Mela graced by Dhamaal Trump & Narendra “Masala” Modi on Saturday, October 7, at the Skeeters Stadium. Masala Radio and STAR PLUS presented HOUSTON DIWALI MELA along with the all-new Texans Energy, featuring Neeraj Shridhar […]
Dhamaal Trump Meets Narendra Modi @ the Houston Diwali Mela
SUGAR LAND: Dhamaal Trump once again returns to Diwali with a comedic repertoire with the winner of the Narendra Modi look-a-like contest. Masala Radio, Texans Energy and Star Plus present Houston Diwali Mela an entertaining Festival of Lights at the Skeeters Stadium on Saturday, October 7, 5PM – 11PM. Xfinity presents a high-energy concert […]
Festival of India – Greater Houston Rath Yatra 2017
THE WOODLANDS: The rain clouds disappeared into thin layers of heavenly covering while the gorgeous thick forest trees surrounded the site for the 5th Annual Greater Houston Rath Yatra on Saturday, June 24. The Char Dham Hindu Temple and Star Plus presented this year’s Festival of India at a new location: the Char Dham Hindu […]
Go Go Go… Go Pagal… Holi Hai!
HOUSTON: Ever imagined what it would be like to be on set for a Bollywood Movie Holi Song shoot? It would be just like joining over 16,000 at HOUSTON HOLI 2017. The Festival of Colors exploded all afternoon with bursts of color powder, colored smoke grenades, bubbles, hazers and people of every color, “tere gaal […]
Masala Radio’s Houston Holi: Bura Na Mano, Holi Hai
HOUSTON: Masala Radio, Tara Energy, and Star Plus presents the Tenth annual HOUSTON HOLI featuring JAY SEAN – with hits like Mein Tho There Naal Nachana and US TOP 40 chart topper – Baby Are You Down, sponsored by Xfinity on Saturday March 25, 12 – 5PM (Raindate Sunday March 26). For arguably the largest […]
The Roof on Fire with Masala Radio & DJ Zee
SUGAR LAND: Masala Radio and DJ Zee Music put together an amazing Bollywood Valentine’s Party at the brand new rooftop lounge called The Roof on Saturday, February 11. One of the party people Alpa Chokshi said “the third story venue was such an amazing venue and the dancing on the terrace under the full moon […]
Kusum Sharma’s Ramleela Reverberates a Quiet Sunday Afternoon
By Vanshika Vipin HOUSTON: Over the period of years Ram Leela has evolved into a highly venerated art form having traveled to far corners of the globe, through Indian Diaspora, not as an act of cultural recovery but as fresh expressions of a persistent faith. Last Sunday, October 9, Houstonians witnessed an awe-inspiring regal dramatic folk […]
Black Friday @ VISHALA 4
MISSOURI CITY: Imagine 150 patrons in sweltering humid 93 degree heat cuing up as early as 7:15 AM for a 10AM grand opening of….an Indian Grocery Store!! It was like Black Friday in July when Vishala celebrated the grand opening of its 4th location with Masala Radio, last Sunday, July 31. Vishala I HWY 6 […]
India Festival: Greater Houston Rath Yatra 2016
By IAN Correspondent HOUSTON: Amid a swelling crowd of over five thousand, cries of “Jai Jagannath!” and “Hare Krishna!” rang through the streets of Downtown Houston during the 4th Annual Greater Houston Rath Yatra 2016. Star Plus presented Festival of India at Discovery Green on a warm, breezy summer evening Saturday July 9, 6-10 PM, […]
Greater Houston Rath Yatra at Discovery Green, July 9
HOUSTON: Houston is getting ready to Celebrate the Greater Houston Rath Yatra, with a fabulous Parade of Indian Chariots, Cultural Dances, Music, Bazaar and Street Foods at Discovery Green on July 9, from 6-10 PM. Rath Yatra which originated thousands of years ago in Puri, India, will be celebrated on a grand scale in this […]
Anthony Bourdain Interviews Sunil T at Lunch
By IAN Correspondent HOUSTON: CNN Parts Unknown celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain interviewed Sunil Thakkar over an hour and half long lunch at Himalaya Restaurant in Little India last week. Bourdain, who typically spends a great part of his interviews munching on the flavorful cuisine, often sat mesmerized as Thakkar answered questions about his childhood in […]
Masala Radio Sizzles the Summer Sale at Exclusive Furniture
By: Rohit Rao RICHMOND: For the last 17 years, the team at Exclusive Furniture has been providing Houstonians with great furniture at even greater prices. Founded by Sam Zavery, Exclusive Furniture has grown from a single store in the Almeda Mall to 6 independent locations all over Houston. Last Sunday, Exclusive Furniture rocked an awesome […]
Epic Holi Rocks with Record International Crowd
By Sandhya Thakkar HOUSTON: A Houston Holi of Epic proportions rocked with an excitingly increasing international crowd, as the Festival of Colors completely blended people of different colors, backgrounds, languages, and religions into a singular sea of bopping heads and raised arms to Indian and International music. It was a surreal experience for all ages, […]
