Convention to Attract Hindi Lovers from Across US
HOUSTON: Hindi lovers from all over the United States will gather in Houston on the Labor Day weekend to discuss ways to popularize Hindi, India’s national language, among younger generations in order to keep them closer to their cultural roots. Delegates from the East Coast and the West Coast have already registered for the 16th […]
YLDP Graduates Blossom and Impress with a Year’s Worth of Knowledge
By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: It was as if all the hard work of piecing together a leadership incubating program over the past five years had paid off. The organizers – the Board members – looked on with a few jitters to see if this new format for showcasing their young interns coming to enlightenment of […]
Foundation Day Celebrations at Arya Samaj Emphasize Vedic Values
By Manu Shah HOUSTON: On weekend of August 10 and 11, the serene premises of the Arya Samaj Society resonated with the chanting of mantras and the offering of rituals in three chatur veda yajnas performed to link the Human and Divine. The occasion was to commemorate the 22nd Foundation Day or Sthapana Divas of […]
HPD Chief Attends as Sikh Center Remembers Wisconsin Massacre
HOUSTON: On Sunday, August 11, Houston’s Sikh community held an education and awareness program at the The Sikh Center in remembrance of the mass shooting at the Sikh Temple of Oak Creek, Wisconsin on August 5, 2012, when a white supremacist killed six Sikh Americans who were preparing for a Sunday service. Lt. Brian Murphy […]
UT MBA Students Study Daya for their Class Project
HOUSTON: The McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas in Austin chose the non-profit sector for the 2013 final project for their graduating MBA students. A team of five students – Smita Kumar, Stephane Dissake, Keri Macaluso, Arpan Shah and Benjamin Plouvier – chose Daya as their organization of choice for their study. […]
Vishwa Hindu Parishad Summer Camp, an Experience to Remember
By Suruchi Avasthi HOUSTON: A week after my time as a counselor at VHPA, Vishwa Hindu Parishad of America’s summer camp, ended, I still find myself singing the bhajans that we sang every night. “Bolo bolo sab mil bolo, Om Namah Shivaya!” just keeps on repeating itself in my head. Waking up to do morning […]
Youthful Testimonials at Program at UH Give Impact of AIM for Seva’s Mission
By Manu Shah HOUSTON: AIM for Seva co-hosted a program, appropriately entitled “Teaching the Unreachable”, with the University of Houston’s India Studies Program on the evening […]
Interfaith Dinner Organized by Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
HOUSTON: In this time and age where hatred and animosity is tearing the world apart, specially in the name of religion, any voice promoting the brotherhood and enmity between people of different religions and faith is a breath of fresh air and need of the time. Ahmadiyya Muslim Community has been on the forefront for […]
Come and Celebrate Janmashtami with HGH
HOUSTON: Multitudes of people, with their friends, families and neighbors, will be celebrating the birth of Lord Krishna at the George R. Brown Convention Center on Saturday, September 07. This celebration, sponsored by Hindus of Greater Houston (HGH), a non-profit organization, is joyously anticipated as the first community wide celebration post summer holidays every year. […]
HMSA Donates Tents to Pakistani Hindu Refugees Based at Jodhpur
JODHPUR: On May 18, Hindu Mahasabha of America (HMSA) donated tents to Pakistani Hindu Refugees based at Jodhpur, Rajasthan. A total of six tents were donated providing accommodation relief to eight families out of thirty three who are residing there. Along with HMSA two other American Hindu organizations donated three more tents a day before. […]
India Culture Center (ICC ) : Looking Back- A Journey of 40 Years
By Dr. Sewa S. Legha HOUSTON: The Year 1973 has a special significance in the social and cultural life of the Indian Community of Greater Houston. It was during this year- 40 years back- that the early Indian Immigrants to Houston area felt the need for establishing the ICC as an organization for celebrating the […]
IACCGH Dialogue with Congressman Pete Olson
HOUSTON: IACCGH recognizes that business thrives when policies at the local, state, federal and international level are business friendly. The Chamber strives to provide access to those that influence and are responsible for policies that impact business. Congressman Pete Olson recently met with the Indo-American Chamber of Commerce of Greater Houston (IACCGH) for a luncheon […]
India House and Indo-American Organizations Present Check to Mayor Parker for Fallen Firefighters Fund
HOUSTON: Demonstrating that the Indo-American community is always at the forefront of giving, representatives of India House attended a check giving presentation on July 30 to Mayor Annise Parker at City Hall benefiting the 100 Club and the four fallen firefighters who tragically lost their lives on May 31. Beginning with a prayer and fundraising […]
IITAGH Social Event – a Mid-Summer Rendezvous
By Partha Sarathi Chatterjee HOUSTON: IITAGH (IIT Alumni of Greater Houston) organized a social event with alumni and family on Saturday, August 27 at India House. IITAGH is organizing the IIT 2013 Global Conference in Houston December 6-8, 2013 and the IIT leaders from PanIIT USA organization were present to share their views and feedback. […]
David Raj Launches iEducate USA to Mentor School Kids
By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: It is a measure of a man that he can stand ready to help others despite the difficulties that he himself faces. David Raj is a man in that situation who, despite a grave terminal cancer that is steadily sapping away at his strength, has decided to move forward with a […]
Balaram Purnima, Appearance Day of Lord Balaram
HOUSTON: On the auspicious occasion of Balarama Purnima let us meditate upon the advent of Lord Baladeva, the first plenary expansion of the Supreme Lord Sri Krishna! In the Nectar of Devotion (Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu) by Srila Rupa Gosvami, the all-attractive beauty of Lord Balarama is described thus: “Let me take shelter of the lotus feet of […]
BITSAA Houston Chapter Launched on BITSians Day
HOUSTON: The BITSAA- Houston Chapter was officially launched on August 2, the BITSIANs Day, in Rachana’s Sankalp Restaurant by the Consul General of India, Parvathaneni Harish and his wife, Nandita. The event was attended by more than 80 proud BITsians that included some of the successful local entrepreneurs such as Ramesh Bhutada of Star Pipes, […]
Rice Radio: Yuvraaj Parashar and Kapil Sharma Talk About their Controversial “Gay” Role in an Indian Film
HOUSTON: India’s controversial gay film Dunno Y Na Jaane Kyon was acclaimed around the world and received mixed reaction among Indian audience. This film represented India at the recent Q Fest held at Rice Cinema in collaboration with Rice University’s Department of Visual and Dramatic Arts. Rice radio welcomed the film’s lead actors Yuvraaj Parashar […]
Iftar Dinner with Mayor Parker and a Delegation of Local Celebrities
By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: It has become a tradition over the past seven years for the Mayor of Houston to hold a dinner to mark iftar, the breaking of the day-long fast by observant Muslims, on one evening during the month of Ramadan. At first, during Bill White’s time, it was held at the reflecting […]
Houstonian Lutfi Hassan at Business Round Table with President Obama
WASHINGTON: Local prominent businessman Lutfi Hassan was invited to a round table discussion with the President Barack H. Obama recently on Thursday, July 11. He was joined with 25 other business leaders from different industries for a debriefing by the President as well as discussion on a wide variety of issues. Obama briefed the group […]
