Showcase of Talent for Kusum Sharma’s Shri Natraj School of Dance
HOUSTON: Shri Natraj school of Dance celebrated their annual talent program, this past weekend at Shri Radha Krishna temple on Sunday May 19. The program lasted little over an hour and was well coordinated and the event emcee Nipun Kakkar, did a very good job engaging the audience with his jokes, trivia […]
Avdhoot Baba Shivanandji Visits Houston in June
HOUSTON: His Holiness Avdhoot Baba Shivanandji, “The Father of Indian Healing” and Master of Eastern Vedic Sciences will be conducting a 7-day workshop at Unity Church, 2929 Unity Drive Houston, Texas-77057, beginning June, 26 2013 to July 3 2013. The shivir is designed to initiate participants into meditation and helping empower one of one’s own […]
HCC-ASPIRE Opens New Scholarships
HOUSTON: Houston Community College’s new organization HCC-ASPIRE, Asian Scholarship Program Inspiring Results & Excellence, opened new doors of opportunities at an inaugural fundraising event on May 9. The event served as a morning of entertainment and celebration for HCC faculty, staff, students and sponsors at the Hilton Americas. With an overwhelming sell-out response, the fundraising […]
ISKCON’s Self Discovery Programs Celebrated “Festival of Love and Trust”
By Ravinder Yerram HOUSTON: On Saturday, May 18, as Part of “Self Discovery” programs all over the Houston conducted by ISKCON, the Hare Krishna Dham, devotees grand celebrated annual event called “Festival of Love and Trust” (FOLT) at Gauranga Hall. This year, the theme of FOLT was “Nama Ruchi (Attraction towards Mantra meditation) – […]
Roopal Shah, Named New Assistant Dean for International Affairs – University of Michigan
By Katie Vloet MICHIGAN: Roopal Shah—a 1995 graduate of the University of Michigan Law School who has a background practicing law for the government and in the private sector, as well as starting a nongovernmental organization in India—has been named the Law School’s assistant dean for international affairs. “One reason I was drawn to […]
Passion and Commitment Guides Wadhwa Associates Through 30 Years of Architecture
By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: In the years that he has practiced architecture, Mahesh Wadhwa has been able to reassure his clients with his infectious smile and easy-going personable demeanor. To this, one should add his calm nature under stress that settles the anxiety of his clients who find themselves in a perplexing bind. Haroon Shaikh, […]
IAPAC Holds an Easy Dialogue with A Congressman Who Knows India Well
By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: Despite being a Mother’s Day weekend and a pleasant Saturday afternoon ideal for outdoor activities, about 30 people made it to the Mayuri restaurant on Westheimer to listen to the two speakers that the Indo American Political Action Committee had invited to meet with the community on May 11. One of […]
A Tapestry of Faiths Binds Houston’s Diverse Communities with a Common Goal
By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: The mood at this year’s annual Tapestry Gala by the Interfaith Ministries of Greater Houston was restrained but decidedly jubilant as the 44 year-old non-profit celebrated the biggest achievements of its long existence looking forward to its expanded facilities that will serve upto 10,000 hot meals a day for the needy […]
Indian FICCI Delegation to OTC Makes Strong Case for Offshore Drilling Collaboration
By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: This year’s Offshore Technology Conference was once again the focus of the delegation of Indian companies who came to attend the four day event last week from May 6 through 9 at Reliant Park. In past years, Indian companies have sent many of their employees to visit and network at the […]
Desi Oilfield Exhibitors; Many Indians Rush to OTC 2013
By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: This year’s Offshore Technology Conference drew in thousands of exhibitors and visitors from all across the globe, with thousands thronging the Reliant Center, Reliant Arena and the outdoor exhibits in between for the four day event. The OTC is world renowned for bringing together products, services and professionals who are involved […]
Congressman Ted Poe Meets with Consul General P. Harish
HOUSTON: Consul General P. Harish met the Honorable Congressman Ted Poe (R-TX, 2nd District) at the Consulate on 13 May, 2013. During the meeting, Consul General Harish and Hon. Congressman Ted Poe had a very cordial and useful exchange of views on the latest developments in India-US relations. They discussed bilateral trade and investment, and […]
BBB Hands Galson’s Auto Distinction, Sutherland Mortgage Services Pinnacle Awards
By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: For Harjit Galhotra and his family – wife Seema, sons Ravi and Balraj – making the trip to the Better Business Bureau’s Awards for Excellence luncheon every year has become almost a routine affair for the past seven years in a row. But for Galhotra, the thrill of making the trek […]
Consul General Harish Meets Congressman Ed Royce and Congressman Pete Olson
HOUSTON: Consul General P. Harish hosted a breakfast in honor of The Honorable Congressman Ed Royce (R), Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and The Honorable Congressman Pete Olson, Representative (R-TX 22nd District) on 12 May, 2013 at his residence. During the meeting, Consul General Harish and Hon. Chairman Ed Royce discussed issues of […]
Save A Mother Gala Raises Awareness and Much Needed Funds
Click here for Collage By Manu Shah “Mera paas bangla hai, gadi hai, daulat hai…..tumhare paas kya hai” “Mera paas maa hai” HOUSTON: For a country whose movies are replete with dialogues like these, a chilling fact is that a mother-to-be dies every 10 minutes in rural India. And the reason is even more disturbing […]
ISCA Celebrates Mother’s Day with Entertainment and Presents for All
By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: What makes the proceedings of the India Senior Citizens Association so much fun to watch is the way that its President Lalit Chinoy runs them. An affable man with a moustache, argyle sleeveless sweater and a swaying gait, Lalitbhai does not hold to ceremony and conducts meetings, stage shows and introductions […]
Narasimha Chaturdashi Appearance Day of Lord Nrsimhadev
By Seshadri Veeraraghavan HOUSTON: The Supreme Lord Sri Krishna, in one of the most memorable verses in the Bhagavad Gita (4.7), assures Arjuna that: Whenever and wherever there is a decline in religious practice, O descendant of Bharata, and a predominant rise of irreligion–at that time I descend Myself. In one such manifestation, He appeared […]
Tagore Society of Houston Celebrates 100th Anniversary of Geetanjali and Tagore Jayanti
By Jaya Ghosh HOUSTON: Tagore society of Houston (TSH) presented a wonderful musical evening to commemorate Rabindranath Tagore’s 152nd Birthday and 100th year of ‘Gitanjali’, the song offering on Saturday, May 4 at Sugarland auditorium in Sugarland Texas. Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941), the poet, musician, prolific play write, philosopher, painter, educator and social reformer of undivided […]
Kumbh Mela as Experienced by a French-Canadian Indophile
By Manu Shah HOUSTON: Ancient seers would have said that Mathieu Boisvert, a Canadian, has a karmic connection to India. He not only speaks Hindi and Sanskrit but also has a diploma in Pali and has been to the Magha Mela five times and twice to the Kumbh Mela. Touted as the largest human congregation […]
Sri Sita Rama Kalyana Mahotsvam at Sri Meenakshi Temple
By Nalini Sadagopan PEARLAND: “Seetha kalyana vaibhogame; Rama kalyana vaibhogmae” – with the auspicious rendering of these lines, devotees cheerfully assembled to celebrate the Sita Rama Kalyanam entered the wedding hall of Sri Meenakshi Temple in Pearland, carrying the seer varisai – an array of delicious sweets and savories, on May 11 around 9 AM. […]
IACF’s 3rd Annual Golfing for Giving Tournament Raises Funds
By Jawahar Malhotra HUMBLE: Although located in the town with a forgiving name, there is nothing too forgiving for the uninitiated in the challenging 18-hole golf course located 45-minutes north of downtown Houston and just east of the Bush Intercontinental Airport. It is a well-respected course which area golfers love to try their shots at […]
