ICC Conference: Leadership Requires Constant Practice
By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: As each panelist spoke their piece, it stirred emotions in the minds of the people in the audience that surely, some of these qualities existed inside them, that somehow they just failed to see themselves use these each day in their designated positions at work and especially as they strived in […]
Community Walk Hosted by BAPS Charities at Sugar Land Town Center
SUGAR LAND: At the age of 92, Kanu Patel or lovingly known as Kanudada completed the BAPS Charities 15th annual walkathon on Sunday, June 8, at the Sugarland Town Center. After the walk Kanudada smiles and says, “my inspiration were the young ones that are here on a Sunday and it’s such a great feeling […]
Masala Radio Gets Ruggles Green-Sugar Land to Spice up its Menu with Some Bollywood Flavor
By Preanka Desai SUGAR LAND: Utter the magic words, “Buy-One-Get-One-Free,” people may notice. But hear Masala Radio’s lead RJ, Sunil T, say that on-air about a popular restaurant, like Ruggles Green, Sugar Land, it results in a long line, snaking down to the sidewalk! That’s what happened on May 31, when co-founders, Robert Guillerman and […]
YLDP’s Best Service Essay: Making a Difference at Ripley House
By Sriharsha Kethireddipalli HOUSTON: On a Saturday morning, bright and early, I stepped into the car without clearly understanding what I was about to do. When I reached the Ripley House in Houston, there was no doubt in my mind that the experience I was about to have would be unforgettable. Children from all socioeconomic […]
Greater Houston Tamil School Annual Day Celebration
PEARLAND: Greater Houston Tamil School celebrated its Annual Day on Saturday, May 24, at the C. A. Nelson Auditorium, Pearland Junior High West in Pearland. Greater Houston Tamil School is the largest Tamil school in the greater Houston area with an enrollment of 235 students. It serves the Tamil community by conducting classes at four […]
Graduation at DAV Montessori
HOUSTON: On May 25, DAV Montessori parents, grandparents, friends, teachers, and staff celebrated their graduates. In special attendance was Elliot Gershenson, the CEO of Interfaith Ministry. The morning began with a beautiful satsang in which the 1st grade parents were blessed by Acharya Surya Nanda Ji, who then spoke of the two births we experience, […]
FIS Interviews Hindu Worship Society President, Prabhat C Sharma
HOUSTON: Prabhat Chander Sharma requested that his interview begin with the invocation of Gayathri Mantra. It is understandable since, he is the President and co-founder of the Hindu Worship Society (HWS) which is located at 2223 Wirtcrest Ln, Houston, TX 77055. Established in 1970, HWS has the distinction of being the very first temple for […]
Houston to Celebrate Rath Yatra
By Malay Vyas. HOUSTON: On June 28, Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Subhadra will be in their chariots drawn through the streets of Downtown Houston. The Rath Yatra is traditionally held in the city of Puri (Jagganathpuri) in the state of Orissa on the second day of the ‘Shukla paksh’ or the bright fortnight of […]
Rajamathangi Homam Celebrated at Sri Meenakshi Temple
By Parvathi Sudha Chandrasekar PEARLAND: Sri Meenakshi Temple, Pearland celebrated the Rajamathangi homam on Sunday June 8. About 100 devotees, including 70 ladies participated in the Pooja at the main temple in front of the presiding deity Sri Meenakshi with Priest Sri Mannicka Sundara Bhatter, along with Kalyanasundaram and Parameswaran, later joined by Pawan Kumar, […]
Friends Trying to Help Family of Shooting Victim Satish Patel
By Haider Kazim HOUSTON: Satish Patel, who came to the U.S. in 2001 in search of American dream, was shot dead on June 1 during a robbery attempt at Philip 66 gas station in Humble where he worked hard to bring his wife, daughter and son to Houston. “Satish was a very friendly person and […]
Nobel Laureate Tagore’s Life Story a Multimedia Experience
HOUSTON: Houstonian’s are in for a treat on Friday, June 20 at Stafford Civic Center at 7.30pm. A 90 minute multimedia experience on reflections of of Tagore’s life Jurney, is being presented by SAMSKRITI and is produced by Kushalbose productions. Special local flavor has been added to the show with special appearance by Rathna Kumar […]
Graduating Class Shows That it has Learnt Wisely at YLDP
Click here for photo collage By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: Just how much they had learnt from each other over the past eight months became apparent the moment the first team of panelists sat down on the stage and started to present their topic. The team of four girls and one boy […]
Just One Letter Made the Difference in Exciting Spelling Bee
By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: “Usually I am very concerned when events run over and get late,” said Vipin Kumar at the mic just before the start of the Spelling Bee finals , “but in this case I was really happy to see them carrying on.” He was referring to the qualifying rounds of the first […]
Swami Ramdev Hailed as the Architect of the 2014 Election
By Manu Shah He has been called “the voice of yoga”, the “fearless sanyasi” and “soldier saint.” Baba Ramdev has revived the ancient practice of yoga and Ayurveda and has millions of faithful followers globally. However for the past five years he did something as revolutionary – he “awakened the masses.” Swami Ramdev embarked on […]
GTYRM a Sizzler and a Clear Winner
HOUSTON: Yes, GO TO YOUR ROOM MOTHER – an En Acte’ production presented by SAMSKRITI, indeed won the hearts of all those who saw it on May 25. Sold out house, Laugh a minute and repeated applause are a proof enough to declare the play as a clear winner. Parents are old fashioned. Something none […]
Rekindling the Glories of Yesterday
By Ariti Jankie HOUSTON: A group of men and women who share a common heritage walked barefooted on Sunday May 25, to honor the memory of their ancestors. The walk started promptly at 7.30 a.m. on the grounds of Players Street Sanatan Dharam Mandir, Houston, and ended beneath the tree where they sat in a […]
Houston Maharashtra Mandal Celebrates Vruksha Ropan and World Environment Day
By Ravi Ozarker HOUSTON: Industrial pollution is currently at record levels in Houston these days and home construction is also at its peak. All this boils down to a polluted environment which result to deadly diseases. This is the same natural environment where our kids play and breathe. We as a community have to realize […]
American Society of Indian Engineers Hosts Director Krueger
HOUSTON:American Society of Indian Engineers (ASIE) had their May luncheon meeting at HESS with the Director of Public Works, City of Houston, Dan Krueger as the featured speaker. A large gathering of almost 160 engineers from all walks of fields was in attendance to hear Krueger and his message to the engineers in Houston. ASIE, […]
Inaugural Pooja for the Lakshmi Sanctum with Vimanam
By Ranjana Narasiman PEARLAND: We call HER by many names Padmavathi, Devi, Thaayaar, Mahalakshmi and more, our Goddess Lakshmi in the form of Moolavar, the installed deity at Sri Meenakshi Temple’s main sannidhi and in the form of utsavar, the procession deity who sat majestically, on a decorated podium at the newly renovated Ganesh Temple. […]
Beauty and Grace at Annual Recital of Abhinaya School of Performing Arts
KATY: Colors, choreography and synchronization were the highlights of Rasaanubhava’14, the annual recital of Abhinaya School of Performing Arts, at the Stafford Civic Center on May 18. The artistic director and teacher Indrani Parthasarathy, well versed in the Pandanallur style of Bharathanatyam and also trained in Kuchipudi style of dancing is the daughter of the […]
