Mikita Roharia Weds Kevin Nguyen
By Jawahar Malhotra KYLE, TX: The groom came up the driveway on a blazing red motorcycle dressed in the finest traditional Indian royal red silk embroidered kurta, gold chuddidaar pajama and a crimson turban with a flowing tail. Though there was no music or dhol, his baraatis were his groomsmen, clapping enthusiastically and taking improvised […]
YLDP at Lighthouse: Drawing Strength from Adversity
By Sahithy Gudavalli HOUSTON: As I made my way to the session hall, I brushed my crude fingers across the Braille-imprinted wall. I didn’t know exactly how to feel when I first walked into the Lighthouse of Houston. My mind was blank but it was also open. I knew this week’s meeting was going to […]
“Mapping your Future” an IACCGH-Shell Seminar Featuring Dean Latha Ramchand
By Sangeeta Pasrija HOUSTON: On November 13, evening it was yet another very successful “Women’s Leadership Series” event brought to Houston area ladies by IACCGH. The keynote speaker Dr. Latha Ramchand, Dean, C.T. Bauer College of Business, UH, captivated the attention of ambitious and highly motivated women involved with a wide range of professions ranging […]
Sikh National Center (SNC) Celebrates Guru Nanak’s 544th Birthday
HOUSTON: The Sikh National Center celebrated the 544th Birthday Anniversary of Guru Nanak this past weekend with the services being held in the temporary building that has been erected on the 20-acres of land that the SNC has on the northwest side, at Fair-North Houston and The Beltway 8. The permanent Gurudwara is being built […]
Tradition Meets Hi-Def Technology and a Live Show at Jain Wedding
By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: You have to be Houdini to pull off the feats of transforming the same banquet hall three times in a 24 hours for three separate events. That was exactly the plan that the Jain wedding planning crew had in mind. It took over 100 people each time to rush through the […]
Sound Financial Advice and Light Comedy Over Lunch for Indian Doctors
By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: With the Holidays just around the corner, the Indian Doctors Association used the occasion to hold its Networking Lunch this past Saturday, November 16 at the Hilton Post Oak. “It was a chance for some of the existing members to mingle with prospective new members interested in the IDA”, explained IDA […]
20 Years of Serving the Greater Houston Community
HOUSTON: On November 14, Ronnie Patel celebrated 20 years of being in the insurance business. Born in Bombay, India, Patel came to the United States in 1982 to attend the University of Houston. He obtained his BBA in Finance and then his MBA in Accounting and continued on to become a Certified Public Accountant. Out […]
Spiritual Education Children Dramatize Pathways to Eternal Freedom and Joy
HOUSTON: The Sai Spiritual Education (SSE) children of the Sathya Sai Baba centers of Houston will present an inspiring and entertaining cultural program on November 23 from 4:00 pm – 7:15 pm, at the Sur Auditorium at Durga Bari Temple on 13944 Schiller Road, Houston, TX 77082. The Sai Spiritual Education children will present three […]
New Temple in Katy Takes Shape
KATY: On November 17, Hindu Temple of Katy conducted a group satyanarayan katha and emerald (marakata) linga rudrabhishek with 110 families for the occasion of kartika purnima and for the benefits of Hindu Temple of Katy. It was a great event and raised nearly $23000 for the further benefits of the temple. The same amount […]
Maha Kumbabhishekam Prasanna Ganapathi Shrine
By Ranjana Narasiman PEARLAND: Sri Meenakshi Temple Society in Pearland, serving the Hindu community of greater Houston for over 35 years, is preparing to celebrate the Maha Kumbabhishekam (Consecration ceremony) of its renovated Ganesh Temple, with its one-of-a-kind, granite garbhagriha, and vimanam (sanctum and tower). This celebration, marking the reinfusion of divine energy of the […]
Houston Mourns the Loss of Hari Kewalramani
By Manu Shah HOUSTON: Hari Kewalramani never carried a personal cell phone. He was convinced that ginger was a cure all. He coached his son’s soccer and baseball team – games he had never played in his life. He was a marriage counselor and financial advisor to colleagues and friends, innovator, poet and author. He […]
US Senator John Cornyn Visits the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir
STAFFORD: On Saturday, November 9, United States Senator John Cornyn and his wife Sandy Cornyn visited the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Stafford, to appreciate the art and architecture of the Mandir as well as to learn more about the culture and values of Indian-Americans living in Texas. On behalf of His Holiness Pramukh Swami […]
Annakut Mahotsav and Govardhan Puja
By Ashish Agrawal HOUSTON: Govardhan Puja is the celebration of one of Lord Krishna’s most memorable pastimes. During his descent on this earth, Lord Krishna, as a cowherd boy, lifted Govardhan Hill on one pinky finger in order to protect the residents of Brajdham from the wrath of the Demigod Indra. Indra was upset because […]
Uttarakhand Flood Relief Fundraiser Cricket Tournament Fetches $15000
HOUSTON: Houston chapter of Sewa International and Gujarati Samaj of Houston successfully staged a fundraiser cricket tournament for Uttarakhand Flood Relief and raised approx. $15,000. Thanks to the generous help from cricket aficionados of Greater Houston area. In probably one of the worst disasters in the recent past in India, the entire Uttarakhand was hit […]
Sold Out Diwali Mela Rocks Houston
Click here for Collage By Malay Vyas HOUSTON: Sunil and Sandhya Thakkar raised the bar to new heights at the India.com Diwali Mela on Saturday November 9 at the Skeeters Stadium. Diwali in Houston will never be the same again. The entrance to the Constellation field was amazingly lit up with Diwali designs and […]
Grand Diwali and Govardhan Puja Celebrated at ISKCON
By Ravinder Yerram HOUSTON: ISKCON of Houston, Hare Krishna Dham witnessed grand celebrations of Diwali and Govardhan Puja (New Year) during the past weekends. Festivities for Diwali began last Sunday and more than 1,000 guests started streaming in for the occasion to celebrate Diwali […]
Sri Meenakshi Temple New, Unique, Granite Ganesh Temple
By Dr. Venugopal Menon PEARLAND: Sri Meenakshi Temple is celebrating the renovation of its original Ganesh Temple with the newly constructed granite sanctum and facility. As dictated by the traditional religious mores of ‘Agama Sastras’, consecration and sanctification of the new ‘Sannidhi’ will be dedicated through the ritualistic grandeur of the Kumbabhishekam. The festivities are […]
Deepavali Celebrations at Durgabari
By Jaya Ghosh HOUSTON: Houston’s enthusiastic Bengali community celebrated Kali Puja along with deepavali at Houston Durgabari on November 1 and 2, with great devotion and joy. Kali Puja celebration is the second most important festival after Durga Puja among Bengalis all over the world and celebrated usually on the Amavasya or the no moon […]
Wise Prize Laureate Dr. Madhav Chavan to Speak at the 2013 IIT Global Conference in Houston
HOUSTON: Co-Founder and CEO of Pratham, Dr. Madhav Chavan, will be in Houston to speak at the Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) 2013 Global Conference “Sustainability, Technology, Energy, Education and Life Sciences/Health,” happening on December 6-8, at the Hilton Americas. Dr. Chavan, who is the 2012 recipient of the prestigious WISE Award in Education, will […]
Appeal for Donations and Volunteers to Support Refugee Empowerment Programs
HOUSTON:More than 5000 refugees, legally admitted to the United States on humanitarian grounds, live in Houston. Sewa International, a local non-profit organization that, over the past five years, has worked towards empowering these refugee families, women and children, from Bhutan. Sewa International operates vocational training and economic opportunity programs for these adults. In the past […]
