Befriending the Stranger
HOUSTON: The 29th annual Houston Interfaith Thanksgiving service was held on Thursday, November 21 at the Houston’s Rothko Chapel in the museum district. Every year, an independent committee selects a new topic for the representatives of various religions to reflect on through their religious worldview. This year’s topic was “Befriending the Stranger”. Representatives of 9 […]
Consul General Mulay Announces Nationwide Indian Festive Food Week
NEW YORK: A unique nationwide celebration of Indian cuisine was announced at the Indian Consulate in New York Nov 22, targeting 7 US cities with a weeklong Indian Festive Food Week, starting Jan 12, 2014. While announcing the food week Indian Consul General in New York Dnyaneshwar Mulay said it will provide unprecedented gastronomical delight […]
Education Franchise Helps Texas Students Become the “Best In Class”
KATY: Best in Class, a top-of-the-line education enrichment franchise focusing on math and English, has launched not only its students to success, but has proven to be successful for entrepreneurs in Texas as well. Ira Giri and Priya Venkat, two successful Indian American women, have spearheaded the growth of the education brand in their respective […]
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 […]
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 […]
A Focal Point for the Community, IAN Carries Torch Forward
Click here for Anniversary Special Supplement By Jawahar Malhotra, Publisher One score and a dozen years ago, an enterprising sociology professor with no background in journalism or publishing but a passion for the dynamics of human interaction saw fit to make his contribution to keeping his growing Indo American community connected by disseminating news. […]
Meet Indo-American’s New Gen-X Partner : Vanshika Vipin
Click here for Anniversary Special Supplement By Pramod Kulkarni HOUSTON: Ever since Dr. K.L. Sindwani founded Indo-American News 32 years ago, he often wondered how the newspaper will sustain itself and grow over the coming years and decades. Dr. Sindwani himself was the guiding force for the first 29 years of the newspaper. Since […]
Sri Sathya Sai Baba’s 88th Birthday Celebrated with Grandeur
HOUSTON: The Sathya Sai Centers of Houston celebrated Sri Sathya Sai Baba’s 88th Birthday at The Durga Bari’s Sur Auditorium on Saturday November 23. Over 400 guests graced the occasion in spite of the inclement weather. The South Houston Sai Center President, Sondip Mathur opened the program by extending a warm welcome to the guests. […]
Slow Down Awhile and Get to Know Your Neighbors in Delhi, Texas
By Jawahar Malhotra DELHI, TX: A persistent tail wind flinging sprays of intermittent rain followed me on a bitterly cold Sunday morning as the Arctic front made its way across Texas and invaded the Hill Country. I had an errand to make just north of Gonzales at the Happy Hens Farm that required taking the […]
IIT 2013 Global Conference Shines International Spotlight on Houston, December 6-8
World-class engineers and technologists come together to solve global challenges By Partha Sarathi Chatterjee HOUSTON: IIT 2013 Global Conference will take place for the first time in the southern U.S. in Houston. Houston IIT Alumni will be the host and it is open to all with over 30% Non-IITians attending the Conference. Witty Bindra, conference […]
New York Life’s Strong Life Insurance Sales Continue Through Third Quarter
NEW YORK: New York Life, America’s largest mutual life insurer, announced very strong third quarter gains in sales of life insurance, annuities and mutual funds, as well as a solid increase in agent new hires in the first nine months of 2013. New York Life agents recorded a 10 percent increase in sales of recurring […]
Alok Utsav Celebrated for the Fourth Time with Great Sincerity and Passion
By Sanchali Basu HOUSTON: The Lakeview Auditorium in Sugar Land was agog with activity and there was a buzz of intense excitement in the air on the evening of November 23, when the Kalaangan School of dance held its annual Odissi dance festival. Artistic director Supradipta Datta started off the evening with her erudite welcome […]
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 […]
