Diwali at Arya Samaj Houston
HOUSTON: Arya Samaj Houston celebrated Diwali Mela on Sunday 22nd Oct this year from 5 pm onwards. Diwali is one of the most important festival of Hindus celebrating return of Bhagwan Ram to Ayodhya. We celebrate victory of good over evil and light over darkness. We also pay tribute to our founder Maharshi Dayanand Sarasvati […]
Chinmaya Dipavali Shines With Sacred Festivities
By Satchitananda HOUSTON: Hinduism is marked with numerous festivals, occasions and events throughout the year. Yet none come close to Dipavali, also called Diwali, in its colorful splendor, rich meaning, and cheerful spirit of celebration. Etymologically, Dipavali stands for a “row of lamps.”It marks the return of Sri Rama to Ayodhya, signals the liberation from […]
After a Successful Career, the Heart Yearns for the College that Made Him
By Jawahar Malhotra MANHATTAN, KANSAS: Even after all these years – forty one to be exact – he remembers well the journey that brought him to Denver on September 4, 1966, and then two days later to Kansas State University from the heat of the western plains of Gujarat. In his naiveté, he had turned […]
HTW Diwali Mela 2017: A True Carnival of Lights!
By Priya Subramanian THE WOODLANDS: Tamasoma Jyotirgamaya – these immortal words were the guiding inspiration for the vibrant Diwali celebrations of The Hindu Temple of The Woodlands (HTW) Diwali Mela 2017. The mela was held on Saturday, October 14, at the temple’s premises and had about 4,000 visitors. Many were local residents who came with […]
Bollywood Blast 2017 on Sunday, October 29
HOUSTON: Samskriti Presents BOLLYWOOD BLAST 2017 on Sunday, October 29 at 7:00pm @ the Miller Outdoor Theatre. This show is directed, choreographed & performed by Arzan Gonda & the RHYTHM INDIA Bollywood Dance Company. Don’t miss the premiere of the “Bollywood Bachelor USA”. Fall in love with our Bollywood Bachelor on his journey to find his perfect […]
Five Ideas for Bringing Learning into Halloween Activities
Best in Class Education Center Shares Ways to Create Learning Opportunities out of the Spooky Holiday HOUSTON: Once again, autumn came quickly this year, and Halloween is already sneaking up on us. While candy and costumes take center stage during the fall holiday, there are a number of ways that parents can help their kids […]
Katy Premier League (KPL) – Charity Thru Sports
By Sankar Tangirala HOUSTON: It all started when a good friend of ours was going through a challenging period and was fighting for his life due to cancer. He never let his spirits down even though he was going through a tough phase. We then conducted the First KPL in 2012 and collected proceeds for […]
Woman Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Vinmar Intl.
HOUSTON: A 52-year-old Woodlands resident, Kavita Nehendra Duvvuru, plead guilty on Wednesday, October 11 to one count of wire fraud, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas. She had been charged on Wednesday, June 7 with defrauding her former employer, Vinmar International, of more than $1.5 […]
ASIE Offers Free Workshop on Improving your Chances at a Job Fair
SUGAR LAND: Most professionals (including senior professionals) visit a Job Fair without adequate preparation and do not realize that the lack of response has to do with their inadequate preparation. The American Society of Indian Engineers & Architects and ipayitforward is offering a free workshop entitled “Improving your chances at a job fair” on October […]
Sugar Coated Black Comedy: Sakhar Khalela Manus
By Ameya Wakde HOUSTON: Sanskar, LLC organized its first superhit sugar coated black comedy Marathi drama, “Sakhar Khalela Manus”, on 8th Oct 2017 at Berry Center, Cypress, TX. Sanskar, LLC formed by Megha Ozarker aims to present and explore Indian traditional and cultural values more and more in Houston area by presenting various forms of arts, culture, […]
Cadre of South Asian Police Officers Grows at HPD, Unnoticed by Community
By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: If you didn’t do a double take, you’d have figured them for Latinos, given that many tanned South Asian features are easily confused. But leaning in as they sat around the table, you picked up the subtle signs – and then the name tags gave them away – of police officers […]
Mama’s Punjabi Recipes: Uble Ande Di Turri (Boiled Egg Curry)
Andewalas (egg hawkers) can be found all over North India offering eggs in a wide variety of ways. Sliced hot boiled eggs sprinkled with spices are big sellers in New Delhi, especially during the winter months. In many Punjabi homes, the most popular way to eat eggs is an omelet with onions eaten with a […]
Halloween special – popular haunted places around the world
We are forever thrilled by the unknown, and this is partly the reason why so many of us are quite obsessed with horror stories and haunted places. This Halloween 2017, we are here to discuss the most popular places that are in fact haunted, or have some horror story to tell. Morbidity is always enticing, […]
Kapil Sharma clears air over rumours of SRK, Salman being angry with him
Comedian Kapil Sharma on Tuesday was present at the trailer launch of his upcoming film “Firangi” and cleared the air about rumours over Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan and Anil Kapoor being angry with him over cancelled shows. Kapil also said he had wanted former colleague Sunil Grover to launch the trailer of “Firangi”. “I wanted him […]
Bigg Boss 11: Dennis’s SHOCKING revelations about his girlfriend Bandgi
Bigg Boss is going murkier with every daybreak. There are new revelations and controversies coming up to the fore every single day. There have been fights left right and centre in the house. Lots of bickering, arguments and conspiracies are being hatched inside the Bigg Boss mansion. Just in a few days of the show, Bandgi Kalra and Puneesh Sharma started their […]
Tu Hai Mera Sunday movie review: This Shahana Goswami starrer is a feel-good, light-hearted yarn
A bunch of football enthusiasts get together for a Sunday game on Juhu beach in Mumbai. This one-line premise blossoms into a lovely slice-of-life film, which shines a light on Mumbai’s diversity, and on how sport can become a unifier-cum-healing agent in the best way possible. It also tells us that there is always a […]
Secret Superstar movie review: Zaira Wasim shines bright
The deep pleasures of a simple story, simply yet eloquently told, is what makes ‘Secret Superstar’ such an engaging, true watch. Till the first half. In the build-up, there is a refreshing absence of gimmicks, and diversions. Post-interval, it dips, and the result is a film which stops short of being superlative. Click here to […]
Salman Khan’s Bharat to arrive on Eid 2019. Here’s everything to know about the film
The festival of Eid seems to be booked for Bollywood’s Dabangg Khan, Salman Khan. His last Eid release, Tubelight might have been panned by the critics and the audience alike, but the actor still feels the festival to be a lucky one for him. So, come Eid 2019 and the fans of Bhaijaan will be treated […]
