Whoa! Ranbir gets Rs 12 crore for an ad?
Apparently, Ranbir Kapoor is getting paid a whopping Rs 12 crore for his new commercial for a biscuit brand According to the latest buzz, Ranbir Kapoor who is currently seen doing a commercial for a biscuit brand has been paid Rs 12 crore. A source close to him says, `Ranbir was the first choice to […]
Sri Meenakshi Temple God Ganesha Resumes Life in his New Abode, The Granite Garbagriha
By Dr. Venugopal Menon Certain reflective experiences in life are destined merely for the blessed few. PEARLAND: Sri Meenakshi Temple concluded the weeklong festivities of Jeernodharana Ashtabandhana Maha Kumbabhishekam of its new granite Prasanna Ganapathy temple. The event involved the restoration and renovation of the temple, reinstalling the Vigraha using eight special ingredients and embedded […]
Families Unite to Celebrate Diversity at Chinmaya Prabha
By Padmashree Rao HOUSTON. On a humid Saturday night of November 16 a cheerful crowd of 1200 members of the Chinmaya Prabha family came together in the beautiful courtyard of Sri Saumyakasi Sivalaya to showcase diversity, and unite in a special celebration of the Dipavali spirit. While the traditional Dipavali puja was already conducted earlier […]
IIT 2013 Global Conference Ready to Leave a Mark in Houston
By Partha Sarathi Chatterjee HOUSTON: IIT 2013 Global Conference will take place for the first time in the southern U.S. in Houston. IIT Alumni of Greater Houston(IITAGH) will be the host. Over 15 months of detailed planning and organization will finally culminate in an exciting event this weekend – December 6-8, in Hilton Americas. Eyes of the Indian […]
Maheshwari Southwest Chapter Celebrated Diwali in India House
HOUSTON: Maheshwari Mahasabha of North America (MMNA) southwest chapter celebrated Diwali festival with a get-together on Sunday evening, November 17. More than 100 members gathered at the “India House”. MMNA is a nonprofit organization representing the Maheshwari community in North America. The southwest is one of the chapters consisting of Houston, Austin, Dallas and Oklahoma. […]
Narendra Modi: Decisive Leader with a Clear Vision
HOUSTON: India is at crossroads today. Until recently, the world was looking up to India as the next economic powerhouse with a robust, functional and diverse democracy. However, the high hopes of the 90’s and euphoria of the early 2000’s have now been replaced by gloom and uncertainty. Under two successive Congress-led UPA governments at […]
FIS Interviews Neurosurgeon, Dr. Randhir P. Sinha of Clear Lake
HOUSTON: Dr. Randhir P. Sinha, a prominent Indian Neurosurgeon from the Clear Lake area was interviewed for the Indo-American Oral History Project by Foundation for Indian Studies (FIS). Dr. Sinha has been a Resident of Clear Lake since 1975 and became a prominent member of the Indian American community in Houston. He was one of […]
Rishi Jajoo – Zeba Wunderlich Wedding
By Jawahar Malhotra SUGAR LAND: Rishi Jajoo, 29, a native of this city and the son of local City Councilman Harish Jajoo and his wife Shashi was married on Saturday, October 12, 2013 in New Brunswick, New Jersey to Zeba Wunderlich, also 29. Two weddings reflecting the Hindu and Baha’i faiths of the couple were […]
Justice Over a Vexatious Litigant
HOUSTON: Annamalai Selvam has over hundreds of cases on money laundering and harassing his clients in Atlanta, Ohio and Arizona. Motion filed by Ashirwad A Blessing Temple and Sri Ravula listed the overwhelming evidence on his money laundering cases. Geetha Ravula, the founder of Ashirwad A Blessing Temple and Chair for Vedic Fair, an event […]
Clear Lake Youth Donate to Charity
CLEAR LAKE: At its annual Diwali Program celebrating the Indian New Year, ICCL had grand program spanning over 4 hours with numerous cultural items representing the diverse culture of India. It was attended by more than 500 plus community members. The program ended with a sumptuous dinner. The highlight of the program was the India […]
The Greatness of Traditional Music and Dance
By David Courtney HOUSTON: India is a land of great diversity and this diversity is reflected in the traditional arts. Yet for many years performers, connoisseurs, and art critics have muddle even the most basic definitions of traditionalism. People tend to be confused as to what is traditional as opposed to what is classical. Many […]
Mama’s Punjabi Recipes – Shimla Mirch Bharvi (Stuffed Green Bell Pepper)
You can find stuffed green bell peppers in many parts of the world: in Greece and other Mediterranean countries often farci – stuffed with rice, herbs and raisins – or with minced meat. In many parts of India, Shimla mirch is often stuffed with potatoes, which is a typical Punjabi dish. But to make it […]
ICA Honors Activists Nileema Mishra, Melinda Kramer
By Indiawest The Indians for Collective Action marked its 45th year with its Annual Award Dinner and Benefit Gala Nov. 17, honoring Padmashree and Magsaysay Award winner Nileema Misra from Maharashtra, founder of Bhagini Nivedita Gramin Vigyan Niketan, and Melinda Kramer of Berkeley, founder of Women’s Earth Alliance, at the TiE Silicon Valley office here. […]
Indian American Entrepreneur Introduces Obama in SF
By Indiawest SAN FRANCISCO, Calif, United States Immigration reform is widely popular among Democrats, as well as some of President Barack Obama’s Silicon Valley donors, who have long lamented federal rules that bar them from hiring top talent trained in the United States but without the ability to work here. To underscore that point, the […]
Are you allergic to your Christmas tree?
4th December 2013 – Millions of us will buy a Christmas tree in the next few weeks, but could our new festive housemate end up needling us in more ways than one. You might have heard of ‘Christmas Tree Syndrome’ and dismissed it as just another bah humbug health scare dreamt up for this time […]
MS Dhoni, Alastair Cook deserve to be captains; Virat Kohli lost out to Hashim Amla
While Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Alastair Cook deserve to lead the International Cricket Council’s ODI and Test teams of the year, respectively, theabsence of Virat Kohli from the many listsannounced by the ICC in Mumbai on Tuesday would have caused some heartbreak to Indian fans. While Dhoni is India’s must successful skipper, Cook remains England’s […]
‘Boogie Woogie’ is back with Rs.10 lakh prize money!!
‘Boogie Woogie’ is back and this time it gets bigger and glitzier. As many as 16 young dancers will participate and the winner will take home Rs.10 lakh and the ‘Boogie Woogie Kids Champion’ trophy. The show, produced by R&N Productions, starts Saturday on Sony Entertainment Television. The trio of Javed Jaffrey, Naved Jaffrey and Ravi Behl are back as judges […]
KBC 2013 gets its first female crorepati
New Delhi: Firoz Fatma has emerged the first female crorepati of ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati 2013’. She took home a jackpot of Rs.1 crore from the show, hosted by megastar Amitabh Bachchan. Her victory will be showcased on the season’s last episode on Sunday. A Bachelor of Science student from Uttar Pradesh, Fatma participated in the […]
Anil Kapoor to soon start second season of ’24’
Mumbai: After completing the shoot of the first season of TV series ’24’, Anil Kapoor is set to soon start with the second season. The aim is to create a better product, says the actor-producer. “The second season will start very soon. We will work even harder and will try to create an even better […]
I just hate using the word ‘Bollywood’: Amitabh Bachchan
Of the multiple issues and passions he touched upon in the course of a lecture in Delhi recently, ranging from female literacy to the nuances ofentertainment, Big B often came back to the domain he is the regent of – Bollywood. Oh, and he also hates both ‘Big B’ and ‘Bollywood’ Excerpts from a voluminous discourse: […]