Dr. Ramesh “Cherry” Cherivirala Announces Bid for Fort Bend ISD Trustee Position 1
SUGAR LAND: Dr. Ramesh “Cherry” Cherivirala, a Sugar Land Resident, announced his intention to run for Fort Bend Independent School District Board of Trustee, Position 1 in the May 10, 2014 election. “Growth of any city can be directly attributed to the quality of the schools in its neighborhoods. Economic growth in the Fort Bend […]
American Society of Indian Engineers Held 2014 Inauguration Event
By Dinesh Shah SUGAR LAND: American Society Of Indian Engineers (ASIE), a Houston based organization for engineers, architects, designers, and engineering technicians organized, a first time ever “2014 Inauguration Event” on January 23 at Sankalp. Despite of a worst weather of the season, more than 60 technical professionals participated to welcome the 2014 new ASIE […]
Maghotsab Celebrated with Immense Dedication and Passion
By Sanchali Basu HOUSTON: Maghotsab marks the anniversary of the founding of the Brahmo Samaj. The Brahmo Samaj literally denotes communities of men who worship Brahman. Brahmos celebrate MAGHOTSAB every year on 11th Magh (25 January), that is the day Keshab Chandra Sen started Upasana in “Sadharan Brahmo Samaj” following the same rituals that Maharshi Debendranath Thakur, Rabindranath Tagore’s father had […]
IFest at Stafford Center on February 1
HOUSTON: India Culture Center of Houston, in association with other Indian American organizations, presents IFest 2014 on Saturday, February 1 at Stafford Center, 10505 Cash Road in Stafford from 11 a.m. until 6:30 p.m. The event, marking the 65th Republic Day of India, is free and plenty of free parking is available. Honoring the flags, […]
ICC ‘s 2014 Executive Committee
HOUSTON: India Culture Center (ICC) Houston held elections for its 2014 Executive Committee on January 26 at India House. The elections were monitored by the Election Committee comprising of Ashok Dhingra, Satish Jhingran and Ramesh Anand. The new Executive Committee which takes office on February 1, is lead by Chandrakant (Charlie) Patel as President, Harshad […]
IITAGH Dances to a New Beat
By Pratish Kanani SUGAR LAND: The IIT 2013 Global Conference, held in December at the Hilton Americas in Houston, Texas, was organized by The IIT Alumni of Greater Houston (IITAGH). This was the first IIT conference held in Houston and was a phenomenal success. Previous conferences have been held in San Jose, Chicago, New York, […]
YLDP Students Visit CHR Solutions
By Sairahul Adharapurapu HOUSTON: On January 11, YLDP gave a group of students the opportunity to meet two great entrepreneurs, James Taylor, CEO of CHR Solutions, Inc. and Dr. Arun Pasrija, COO and President of CHR Solutions, Inc. At this amazing event the two Entrepreneurs talked to us about their personal life story, tips for […]
Official Announcement for IIFA 2014
By Rachana Srivastava LOS ANGELES: The International (North) Indian Film Academy Awards, also known as the IIFA Awards, are a set of awards presented annually by the International Indian Film Academy to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in Bollywood, the Hindi language film industry. The ceremony is held in different countries around […]
Foundation for India Studies Participates at MLK Jr. Grande Parade
HOUSTON: The Foundation for India Studies (FIS) is the only Indo- American Non-profit organization that participates every year in the Martin Luther King,Jr.’s Grande Parade in Downtown, Houston to promote the parade’s vision of achieving equality through education. Dr. King drew his inspiration from Mahatma Gandhi’s teachings of peace and non-violence to carry out in […]
Indian American Neel Kashkari Runs for Governor of California
SAN FRANCISCO, United States After crisscrossing California meeting potential voters and huddling with Republican leaders and potential campaign donors nationwide, Neel Kashkari, who ran the U.S. Treasury Department’s Troubled Asset Relief Program, Jan. 21 declared his candidacy for governor of California. He made the announcement in Sacramento, Calif., during a noontime keynote address at the […]
Pongal and Thaipoosam Celebrated at Sri Meenakshi Temple
By Ponni Sivaraman PEARLAND: It was a weekend of twin celebrations at Sri Meenakshi temple in Pearland as the devotees welcomed the auspicious month of Thai (signifying the northerly movement of Sun) by celebrating Pongal/Makara Sankaranti and Thai Poosam. The Indian Harvest festival known as Pongal or Makara Sankaranthi was celebrated on January 18. Keeping […]
“The Joys of Winter Ragas” Concert at Rice Casts a Musical Spell on Houston Audience
By Thomas Chen HOUSTON: On Sunday, January 19, the Houston community converged at the Rice Memorial Center’s Grand Hall on the Rice University campus to enjoy Ritu Tarang -The Joys of Winter Ragas, an Indian classical music concert presented by KTRU – Rice Radio and sponsored by the Hindus of Greater Houston, Kohinoor Diamonds, Bollywood […]
Life Solutions Attained from CHR Solutions
By Prasant Kalidindi HOUSTON: On January 11, shortly after the turn of the new year, my peers and I moseyed into the office of James Taylor and Arun Pasrija in their corporate venture, namely CHR Solutions. Firstly, the shear eloquence with which the speakers conveyed represented the ultimate goal of fundamental leadership in which my […]
Indian Americans at the 2014 Houston Marathon
HOUSTON: It was a beautiful day, clear and crisp, temperature about 50 degree at 7 AM at start of the Houston Marathon. A determined group of Indo Americans made their presence felt at the 42nd anniversary of the Houston Marathon on Sunday, Jan 19. The Chevron Houston Marathon is a world-class event right at our […]
New Katy Location Flourishes; Best in Class Looks to Further Expand in Texas
Best in Class Looks to Offer Top Rate Education Services to Students across the State KATY: Best in Class Education Center, a top-of-the-line education enrichment center focusing on Math and English, is looking to further expand in the state of Texas after seeing great success with local resident Ira Giri and her new center in […]
History Of Sareen Clinic, Harris Health System At O. P. Jindal Center, India House
By Dr. Virendra S. Mathur HOUSTON: Indian-Americans, mostly professionals started identifying in the early 70s, Houston, the energy capital of the world, as America’s city of the future and it was already the home of the largest Medical Center of the country with about 40 institutions in the huge campus. Two giants in the field […]
Dr. Dronamraju to Deliver the Keynote Address at the International Conference on Genomics in Chicago
HOUSTON: Dr. Dronamraju will be delivering the Keynote Address at the 2nd International Conference on Genomics soon in Chicago. He is the President of the Foundation for Genetic Research in Houston, (Website: ww.geneticresearchfoundation.com) and Visiting Professor of University of Paris. The Conference will focus attention on the use of Genomics in Drug development and Pharmaceuticals.
A Beautiful Day for Kite Flying, Picnicking and Demonstrating Support
By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: It couldn’t have been a more perfect day for getting out after the cold, hard freeze of the weeks before had made everyone huddle indoors for days on end. It made you wonder at the magic of Makar Sankranti – that actually marks the transition of the Sun into the […]
JVB Play on Harishchandra Shows How Devotion to the Truth Will Set You Free
Click here to see Photo Collage By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: As the play “Raja Harishchandra” ended last Saturday night, the depth of the production and the actors left many exhilarated at the amazing range of talent that exists among the amateurs in the community. After the plays produced by various community organizations over […]
Salt Lake City Entrepreneur Donates to U of Michigan and Builds Houston Roots
By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: By the time most people read this, the engagement ceremony of Abhishek Dhingra to Avni Patel would have been over, since it is this Saturday, January 18. But in forging this alliance of love, the young couple has realized a connection between Salt Lake City, Utah and Houston, Texas that would […]
