UH to Serve as Academic Partner for Gulf Coast Hydrogen Transition Hub
HOUSTON, February 27, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Clean Energy Demonstration encouraged a Texas consortium spearheading the development of a regional clean hydrogen hub on the U.S. Gulf Coast to submit a full application in response to a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) designated in the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Of the 79 […]
Sewa AmeriCorps Members Send 200+ Boxes of Relief Material to Turkey & Syria
HOUSTON: Sewa International Houston’s AmeriCorps team organized a donation drive on February 18 in support of the victims of the earthquake in Syria and Turkey. People from different communities all over Houston came together to donate hundreds of items including food, clothes, winter coats, hygiene items, outdoor supplies, tents, hand warmers, shoes, and baby necessities. […]
JK Yog’s Grand Holi Fest in Houston on 12th March at India House
HOUSTON: JKYog invites all to celebrate the Holi Festival. Holi is a festival of colors, of heralding Spring after a long dark Winter, a celebration of good over evil, of hope and joy. The Houston Holi Fest will celebrate not only the joy of Spring with an afternoon filled with colorful festivities, but one of […]
South Asians Making Significant Strides in the World of Franchising
By Seema Govil Journalist, Consultant, Franchise Consulting Company The South Asian diaspora comprises knowledgeable and entrepreneurial individuals with the business acumen and drive to become successful franchise owners. The success of numerous South Asian franchise owner’s evidences this across the nation. Such as Sanjeev Khanna (founder and chairman of GS Dallas Group), along with his […]
First-ever US Expo for Indian Hotel Furnishings Manufacturers
DALLAS: The first-ever trade expos in the United States by India-based manufacturers of products for the hotel industry are being held in Dallas and in Atlanta. The events, featuring more than 100 suppliers, are scheduled for April 27 through 29 at the SLPS Event Center in Irving, Texas and May 4 through 6 at the […]
Masterji’s ‘Go Green’ Indian Yatra
By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: Last December, surrounded by a small group of admirers, Masterji Indravadan Trivedi, the celebrated classical Indian dancer, dramatist, painter and Hindu priest, had shared his plans for his planned trip to India on a to multi-city trek to spread knowledge about his “Go Green” initiative. It was an ambitious plan to […]
EGMH Observes Shraddhanjali to Mahatma Gandhi with Prayers, Bhajans
HOUSTON: Mahatma Gandhi who spread the message of truth, non-violence, and global peace, died on January 30, 1948. Eternal Gandhi Museum of Houston (EGMH) commemorated Shraddhanjali, a memorial service, on Saturday, February 11th at Unity of Houston to commemorate the martyrdom of Mahatma Gandhi for Truth and nonviolence. Mahatma Gandhi said “I shall conquer untruth by […]
Young Chef Puts Margaritaville Lake Resort on the Map for South Asian Weddings
HOUSTON: Among the shining stars of the culinary team at Margaritaville Lake Resort, Lake Conroe | Houston is Sampath “Sam” Prabhu, a sous chef who plays an integral role in the resort’s food and beverage operations. Prabhu joined the resort in 2021 and is responsible for banquet planning, menu tasting, ordering, and training other employees. […]
ICC’s 50th Celebration of the 74th Republic Day Resounds in New Venue
By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: This year, if you drove, by force of habit on auto-pilot, to the India Culture Center’s Republic Day celebration figuring it was at the Stafford Civic Centre on Cash Road, you would have been wrong and very much confused. The organizers probably did not leave any posted signs there to re-direct […]
Arya Samaj D.A. V School Children Celebrate India’s 74th Republic Day
HOUSTON: D.A.V Montessori & Elementary School a vision of Arya Samaj of Greater Houston was started 23 years ago. It is a unique one of its kind school in the whole of USA providing academic excellence with Spiritual growth combined with the knowledge and appreciation for heritage, culture and language while raising confident and resilient […]
Hindu Singles Meet at Event by Hindu Vivah
By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: After a gap of 5 years, the Dallas-based non-profit Hindu Vivah once again held an event to bring together Hindu singles for a speed-dating type of event held at the main auditorium of the Radha Krishna Temple on Beechnut near Kirkwood in Alief. But unlike the event of 5 years ago […]
Eternal Gandhi Museum Honors Fort Bend County Judge and Commissioners
HOUSTON: Opening in the Fall 2023 Eternal Gandhi Museum Houston, EGMH, will be the first ever full fledged museum in North America, dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi. The museum’s goal is to preserve and proliferate the greatest and most incredible legacy of Mahatma Gandhi, “Nonviolent Conflict Resolution.” Please visit www.egmh.org to learn more about this exciting new […]
Over 12 Million Pay Tribute during Pramukh Swami Maharaj Centenary Celebrations
AHMEDABAD: On January 15, 2023, His Holiness Pramukh Swami Maharaj was given a grand devotional tribute in the closing ceremony of the Pramukh Swami Maharaj Centenary Celebrations in the divine presence of His Holiness Mahant Swami Maharaj. In the month-long festival, over 12.1 million people visited the exhibitions and attractions at Pramukh Swami Maharaj Nagar […]
Malabar Gold & Diamonds Continues Rapid Expansion with 300th Store in Dallas
DALLAS: Plans to further speed up the expansion process in becoming the No: 1 jewellery retailer globally Immediate expansion plans into the UK, Bangladesh, Australia, Canada, Egypt, Turkey, and South Africa. Dallas store is the 300th global showroom of Malabar Gold & Diamond The grand inauguration of the 300th global showroom of Malabar Gold & […]
Rupla Oberoi: Illuminated Lives of Many Lucky Enough to Know Her
HOUSTON: Rupla Oberoi was born in Lahore India, pre Pakistan. She was one of four sisters that were all raised to be strong and dynamic in an era where women did not have much of a voice. She met her future husband at a young age, marrying him at the age of 20 and eloped […]
Brij Gopal Pallod: Family Guardian Fulfilled Every Role He Played with Grace
HOUSTON: On December 25 2022, our family lost our historian, our guardian, our mentor, our cheerleader… our Birju Seth. He left around 4.30 in the morning while his son was giving massage to his legs and his bahurani watching him. We hold such bittersweet emotions at his passing, knowing that he left this world feeling […]
MLK Special Award for Krishna Vavilala
HOUSTON (PTI): Indian-American Krishna Vavilala has been honoured with the MLK Grande Parade Special Award for the community leader’s contributions towards connecting the Indian diaspora with the mainstream America as the US celebrated the legacy of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. Vavilala, 86, a longtime Houstonian and the founder and chairman of the […]
‘Kuttey;: Lacks Both Bark and Bite; Watch for Tabu’s Performance
By Shubhra Gupta In 2009 came ‘Kaminey’, in which Vishal Bhardwaj offered us a compendium of crooks in a plot so entertaining that it practically begged an encore. Sadly, 2023’s Bollywood feature in theatres, appropriately called ‘Kuttey’, and directed by Vishal’s son, Aasmaan, is not that film. By all rights, it should have been. By […]
Pramukh Swami Maharaj’s International Impact Highlighted during Centennial Celebrations
AHMEDABAD: Week four of Pramukh Swami Maharaj’s centennial celebrations brought Diksha Din (monastic order initiation), programs on Women’s Empowerment, and international days for tens of thousands of devotees and well-wishers traveling from Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Australia, New Zealand, and North America. Attendees enjoyed grand programs from each region and a magnificent musical tribute […]
