Ram B. Patil: September 15, 1931- June 7, 2025
PUNE: Ram Bhaskar Patil a long time resident of Houston passed away peacefully in Pune, Maharashtra. Born as the eldest son in a modest Suryavanshi Kshatriya family in Vadhavan village near Dahanu, Maharashtra. He moved to Mumbai prior to Indian Independence. He was deeply influenced by the works of KM Munshi of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan […]
Sushil Marwa: September 24, 1932 – June 7, 2025
HOUSTON: With heavy hearts and deep gratitude for a life well-lived, we announce the passing of our beloved father, Sushil Kumar Marwa, on Saturday, June 7, 2025, at the age of 92. He was blessed to have experienced and fulfilled many roles in his life as a son, brother, husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather […]
Kashinath Patil 1928-2025
KATY: Kashinath (“Kash”) Patil, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and brother, passed the evening of April 23, 2025, at the age of 97, surrounded by family members. He was born in Amadade, Maharashtra in India on January 21, 1928 to Reshma and Ziparu Patil, as the youngest of four children. His siblings were an elder brother, […]
Remembering Architect of India’s Cosmic Leap: Former Head of ISRO Dr. Krishna Kasturirangan
By Dr. Kamlesh Lulla NASA Houston HOUSTON: On April 25, 2025, India lost one of her most illustrious visionary space scientists, science leader, education reformer and space diplomat: Dr Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan who died in Bengaluru at age 84. Dr Kasturirangan served as the head of Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) for almost ten years from […]
Pralhad Gad: 1940-2025
HOUSTON: Pralhad Gad, a devoted family man and cherished member of the Katy community, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loved ones on March 1, 2025. He was fondly known for his humor, warmth, selflessness, and love of Indian classical music. Born in India on May 22, 1940 to Motiram and Subhadra Gad, he grew […]
Dr. Ramchandra Badachhape Feb. 18, 1930 ~ Jan. 28, 2025
HOUSTON: Ram Badachhape was born in the hamlet of Nasirabad, near Jalgaon, Maharashtra State, India. He was the oldest son of 6 children. He ultimately pursued a career in chemistry and obtained his PhD in Chemistry at Pune University in India in 1962 under the guidance of Dr. Anil Biswas. His dissertation focused on the […]
Shakuntala Bidaye Shetye May 29, 1933 ~ Jan. 14, 2025
KATY: Shakuntala Shetye passed away peacefully on January 14, 2025, in Katy. She was known to her family and friends affectionately as Shaku. Shaku was born to Ganpati (Bapu) and Indira Bidaye in Rajapur, a small village in the Konkan region of Maharashtra, India. She spent most of her childhood in the coastal town of […]
Sagar Prabhakar Naik Sept. 9, 1958 ~ Jan. 21, 2025
HOUSTON: Sagar Prabhakar Naik, who lost his courageous battle with pancreatic in Houston. Sagar was proud to be born in Mumbai, India to Prabhakar and Sumati Naik and was a devoted son, husband, father, brother, cousin, and friend. His life was defined by his love for and unwavering dedication to his family and friends. He […]
Sarla Chawla Oct. 25, 1930 ~ Jan. 12, 2025
SUGAR LAND: Sarla Chawla was born on October 25, 1930, in Dera Ghazi Khan to Kishori Lal and Parvati Devi Nangia. She lived an incredible 94 years and breathed her last on Sunday, January 12, 2025. Her life’s journey was one of amazing and innumerable adventures. She survived a tumultuous Partition of India that brought […]
PM Manmohan Singh: Saluting the Gentleman Reformer
By Bhupinder ‘Bo’ Singh (Reporting from Delhi) The Akhand Paath of Sri Guru Granth Sahib was started on the first of January at the residence of Dr Manmohan Singh (fondly known as MMS), the Ex -Prime Minister of India, who passed away on 26th December 2024. The Paath (reading of entire Sri Guru Granth Sahib) […]
Houston-based Bapsi Sidhwa: A Voice of South Asian Literature
HOUSTON: Bapsi Sidhwa is a celebrated Pakistani author whose works have left a profound impact on South Asian literature and beyond. Born in Karachi in 1938 and raised in Lahore, she belongs to the Parsi community, a religious minority in South Asia. Her unique position as a Parsi woman in a predominantly Muslim country has […]
Sushila Vijaykumar Desai: February 19, 1924 – November 30, 2024
(Affectionately called “Bhabhi”) Sushila “Bhabhi” Vijaykumar Desai, aged 100, passed away on November 30, 2024, surrounded by family in Mumbai, India, during a long-awaited trip to her beloved home country. She was born on February 19, 1924, in Rangoon, Burma, to [Chimanlal Shah] and [Chandanben Shah]. Growing up in an era when it was uncommon […]
Pillar of the Indo-American Community — Dr. Virendra S. Mathur: 1935-2024
HOUSTON: Dr. Virendra Singh Mathur, one of the Founders and Trustees of India House, passed away on November 21, 2024, at 2:05 PM. The funeral service for Dr. Mathur was held at the Sugar Land Mortuary last Sunday, Nov. 24 in Sugar Land. Dr. Mathur is survived by his wife Nalini and son Dr. Gaurav […]
Lohit Datta-Barua
HOUSTON: Dr. Lohit Datta-Barua of Humble, Texas, passed away on November 3, 2024, in Sugar Land, Texas. He suffered cardiac arrest while doing what he loved, motivating and bringing together his community while running in a 5K raising funds for a cancer hospital in Assam, India. Lohit deeply loved his birthplace Assam, where he played […]
Commodore Rajan Vir: 1930-2024
PUNE: Commodore Rajan Vir, a Director of Equator India, and Father of Equator President Atul Vir, sadly left for his heavenly abode on July 20th, 2024. Commodore Vir was born in Jammu in 1930. He studied in Lahore at the well-known Government College, and later graduated from East Punjab University with Botany and Chemistry as […]
Remembering Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee
Dear Editor: Our Indian community will deeply miss longtime Texas Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, who passed away at age 74 on July 19th due to pancreatic cancer. Sheila was a cherished friend of our community in Houston, always extending her support even to those outside her 18th Congressional District. She often attended our events, generously […]
Shakuntla ‘Mama’ Malhotra: 1928-2024
With Her Heart in Ancestral Punjab, Mama Adapted to Life’s Many Changes By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: She never forgot the ancestral homes in Jhang and Lyallpur she grew up in and especially the galli mohalays where her grandfather’s large joint family lived in a house with a central compound where on one side there was […]
Tulsi Kewalramani
HOUSTON: The Indian community in Houston lost a good friend in the passing of Tulsi Kewalramani on Saturday, May 25th, 2024. Tulsi born and brought up in India, attended Sainik Boarding School in Jamnagar. He then went on to do Marine Engineering and sailed around the world on board cargo ships, as an engineer. Family […]
Arya Samaj Greater Houston’s Tribute to Prem Bhatia, An Exuberant Person
By Acharya Bramdeo Oṁ vāyur-anilam amṛtam athedaṁ bhasmāntaṁ śarīram | Oṁ krato smara, klibe smara, kṛtaṁ smara || (YajurVeda 40.15 || Ātmā, the soul is the doer. It is not made of physical matter. It is immortal. It is that which keeps the body alive. The body dies when the soul leaves the body. Cremation […]
Tributes to HGH Founding Member Dr. G.S. Gopalakrishna
By Dr. Mark Gilger Dr. Mark Gilger is with Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) & Texas Children’s Hospital (TCH) HOUSTON: I am a pediatrician & pediatric gastroenterologist. Dr Gopalakrishna was a friend, colleague and mentor. I first met “Krishna”, as he was always known to us, in 1986, as I began my fellowship training in […]
