MahaVastu Houston Centre: Transforming lives through Vastu
Create your own fate through MahaVastu Houston centre HOUSTON: Famous worldwide for its scientific and effective Vastu solutions without demolitions, MahaVastu Corporation is going to launch its second centre outside India in Houston on February 5. The inauguration will be done by VastuShastri Khushdeep Bansal at Holiday Inn -Westchase. The launch ceremony will be attended […]
Club 65 Takes a Trip to Coushatta Casino
By Jaseem Pasha, MD HOUSTON: On January 18, 54 Houstonian Seniors of the Club 65 made a trip all the way to the City of Kinder in the Southwest Louisiana to join in the 20th anniversary celebration of the Coushatta Casino Resort, a hustle and bustle place, a magnificent complex, and frankly not a bad […]
Mama’s Punjabi Recipes: Sugar di Dava (Sugar Control Home Remedy)
(This recipe was first published in December 2012 and is being repeated with some minor revisions for the third time by popular demand) Diabetes has become a worldwide epidemic among Indians, and especially gets manifested when they reach mid-life and beyond. Our Indian diet which is rich in foods that are fried, have triggered […]
Soha Ali Khan finally tied the knot with Kunal Khemu
According to an IANS report, actress Soha Ali Khan and Kunal Khemu exchanged vows on January 25, 2015. The wedding took place at their Khar residence in the presence of a registrar and family members like brother Saif Ali Khan, sister-in-law Kareena Kapoor and mother Sharmila Tagore, the report stated. Soha had earlier shared […]
Shah Rukh Khan’s new TV show to go on air soon
&TV, the newest entrant in the Hindi general entertainment channel (GEC) space, will go on air March 2, also marking the launch of Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s new reality TV show “India Poochega… Sabse Shana Kaun?” The content line-up includes a mix of fiction shows like “Razia Sultan”, “Begusarai”, “Bhabi Ji Ghar Par Hai?”. […]
Atif Aslam’s mesmerizing romantic song ‘Jeena Jeena’
Atif Aslam is back to mesmerize his fans with yet another romantic number ‘Jeena Jeena’ from Badlapur. The song tells the grieving tale of Varun Dhawan who has lost his son and wife, played by Yami Gautam in the film. The song expresses the intense pain and loneliness felt by Varun Dhawan. The soothing romantic […]
Exclusive: ‘Roy’ – Ranbir Kapoor, Arjun Rampal, Jacqueline Fernandez
A love triangle revolving around the lives of a filmmaker, a thief and their mutual love interest.
Amitabh Bachchan in “SHAMITABH”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eupaz-zTtCo Two people come together for a purpose, but drift apart due to their egos.
A Victim of its Own Success, Kite Flying Festival Considers Future Options
By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: The weather couldn’t have been better. After two weeks of being boxed inside their homes while rain and a cold Artic blast engulfed the area, two days of sunshine drove people outside by the thousands to attend the Makar Sankranti kite flying festival at George Bush Park on the city’s western […]
Desi Runners Test their Mettle at the Chevron Houston Marathon
By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: This past Sunday was the testing point for all the strenuous training and diet that many runners in the Bayou City had been working towards for the past several months as an estimated 25,000 converged on the George R. Brown Convention Center to participate in the annual Chevron Houston Marathon. The […]
Enlightening Series of Lectures by Swami Sarvapriyananda, the Best is Yet to Come
By Sanchali Basu HOUSTON:Joy of the Vedanta Society of Greater Houston (VSGH) devotees knew no bounds when Swami Sarvapriyananda was in their midst from January 17-19. Swami Sarvapriyananda is a dynamic young monk of the Ramakrishna Math. At present he is an acharya at the monastic probationers training centre at Belur Math. His interests are […]
Esthetics Confidant to Many, Apsara Houston Celebrates its 15th Year
By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: To many of her clientele it looks like she’s always on the go between the two Apsara Houston salon’s she owns and operates. Thankfully, they are located conveniently close by: one in the Galleria area at Sage and Hidalgo and the other just north of Westpark at Hillcroft, though, in traffic, […]
HMM Celebrates Makar Sankrant
By Neeta Patwardhan HOUSTON: Houston Maharashtra Mandal (HMM) got off to a sizzling start in the New Year by welcoming more than six hundred guests to their annual Makar Sankrant celebration. Held at Durga Bari on January 17, the event celebrated the diverse taste of Maharashtra. Incoming President, Bhagyashree Dixit thanked the Maharashtrian community for […]
FIS at the MLK Parade
HOUSTON: As in the previous years, FIS participated in MLK Grande parade on January 19 in Mid-town, Houston to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday. First time participants like Veena Ponnaganti, Apoorv Nednur (10), Ariana Morales (10) and Anand Morales (8) distributed fliers spreading the message of on-violence and Peace to the cheering crowds who […]
Free Flu Vaccinations Brings IACF and FHF Together at Turning Point Center
By Jawahar Malhotra SPRING BRANCH: Though January is almost over, the common flu strains that linger know no difference and linger around for many more weeks to come, putting the weakest among us at peril of coming down with terrible symptoms. Recognising this, the Indo American Charity Foundation teamed up with Friends Helping Friends, both […]
Classical Arts Society Held 38th Tyagaraja Aradhana at MTS
By Chittoor Ramachandran PEARLAND: Classical Arts Society together with Sri Meenakshi Devasthanam presented the enthralling first part of the 38th annual Tyagaraja Aradhana last weekend (Jan 10 – 11) at MTS Kalyanamandapam. Carnatic musicians of Greater Houston, youth and adults, trained at various levels offered their respect to the composer- Saint Tyagaraja by rendering his […]
Pratham – Second Chance
By Foram Mehta HOUSTON: For better or for worse, 2014 elevated the conversation about girls’ education to a global stage. It was a year of juxtaposing headlines: Where a terrorist group abducted hundreds of schoolgirls in Africa and a young woman from Pakistan made history as the youngest person to be awarded the Nobel Peace […]
2015 New Year, New Studio and New Station Change
By Thara Narasimhan RICHMOND :The beginning the New Year 2015 brings new changes to the first of its kind Hinduism Radio program in North America. We thank all the listeners who have supported, participated and listened to our program,” Voice of Sanatan Hinduism” for the past 21 years. The broadcast station can now be heard […]
Pongal Celebrations at Sri Meenakshi Temple
By Ponni Sivaraman PEARLAND: Thai Pongal or Makara Sankranthi is a harvest festival that is celebrated on a grand scale by the all over India, especially in South India. Makara Sankranthi marks the transition of the Sun into the zodiac sign of Makara rashi (Capricorn) which is also believed to mark the arrival of spring. […]