Indo-American Cancer Network (IACAN) Fundraiser 2022: You Can with IACAN
HOUSTON: After a gap of four years, the Indian American Cancer Network (IACAN) hosted the “You can with IACAN” Gala 2022 on September 10th at the Sugarcreek Country Club in Sugarland, Texas. For those unfamiliar with IACAN, this 501c (3) nonprofit organization has been providing culturally tailored services to people of South Asian origin locally, […]
Ambassador Girl Scout Anjuli Perubhatla Completes Gold Award
SUGAR LAND: Ambassador Girl Scout Anjuli Perubhatla of New Territory (Brazos Valley Community-Troop 28083) completed her Girl Scout Gold Award – the highest achievement a Girl Scout can earn, symbolizing outstanding accomplishments in the areas of leadership, community service and advocacy. The Girl Scout Gold Award involves more than a year of work, including a […]
New App from CMH: Vedanta Daily — Simplified Insights into Eternal Truth
Men of great wisdom, like Pujya Gurudeva Chinmayananda, descend to our plane out of their kindness and a keen desire to share the highest truths. Vedanta, literally means the ultimate end or culmination of Knowledge (Vedas). Many great Rishis, Masters and Acharyas have endeavored to take us closer to this Absolute Truth. Swami Chinmayananda was […]
HSS Celebrates 18th Hindu Unity Day with Dharmic Organizations of Houston
By Viren Vyas HOUSTON: The Houston chapter of Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh USA (HSS) held its 18th annual Hindu Unity Day on Saturday, August 27th, at the ISKCON of Houston. Representatives from more than 50 Hindu organizations attended this conference. HSS has been collaborating Hindu Unity Day celebration since 2005 with other Dharmic organizations. […]
Amir Dodhiya on Forbes 2022 List of Top Financial Security Professionals
HOUSTON: Amiralli (Amir) Dodhiya from the Houston General Office of New York Life has been listed on the 2022 Forbes Top Financial Security Professionals Best-in-State list. The individuals named to this list of distinguished professionals were chosen based on many criteria considered by an independent research firm. A New York Life agent for 14 years, […]
Girish Pandya Receives Lifetime Achievement Award from the ICC
STAFFORD: Girish Pandya was honored to recently receive a Lifetime Achievement Award from the India Culture Center at the occasion of the 76th Indian Independence Day celebration which was part of the year-long “Azadi ki Amrut Mahotsov” promotion developed by the Govt. of India and held at the Stafford Civic Centre on August 21. The […]
Huge Celebration of Shri Krishna Janmashtami by ISKCON, HGH
HOUSTON: This year, ISKCON of Houston, celebrated the auspicious occasion – Janmasthami (Lord Krishna’s Appearance Day) in a huge way, with midnight aarti (worship), inspiring kirtans, enlivening children’s costume contest (coordinated by Hindus of Greater Houston), dancing and classical performances by local talent and organized by the world-renowned Mrs. Yamuna Srinidhi. No festival is complete […]
Eye-Catching ICC I-Fest Program Captivates the Houston Audience
By Jawahar Malhotra STAFFORD: Last year when the India Culture Center held the celebration of India’s Independence Day, they turned the hall on it’s head quite literally by shifting the stage and the settings 90 degrees. The stage was set right across the front entrance doors for a better visual effect and everything else followed […]
Puranava India Cuture Fest Celebrated as Pearland Mayor Recognizes with Proclamation
The 4th Annual Puranava India Culture Fest, organized by Global Organization for Divinity, was held at Pearland Town Center on the lovely summer afternoon of Aug 13. The event saw a moving crowd of almost 1000 through the day from across the Greater Houston area and other parts of Texas including Austin and Dallas. The event […]
Award for Meena Datt at ‘Evening of Hope’ with Sonu Sood
By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: The evening of Tuesday, August 16, 2022 was filled with inspiring stories of people helping each other during the COVID-19 pandemic in India. It was aptly entitled ‘Hope’, and was a presentation by Rajender Singh of Star Promotions, featuring Bollywood actor Sonu Sood who shared stories about his work and the […]
Houston Joins the World in Celebration of India’s 75th I-Day: Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav
HOUSTON: For more than two years, we’ve been anticipating the culmination of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav. The day finally came on Monday, August 15. Houstonians joined with enthusiasm a global audience in celebration of the 75th anniversary of India’s independence, despite the sweltering August heat. Overnight, the celebration had already begun in the Eastern hemisphere. […]
Akshaya Patra Gala Features Musical Concert by Sanjeevani Bhelande Orchestra
HOUSTON: The Akshaya Patra Houston Chapter held a Musical Concert by Sanjeeivani Bhelande and as a fund-raising event on Saturday August 13th 2022. The hall was filled with melodious music by Sanjeevani and her orchestra for nearly three hours. This event was chaired by Mr. Ashok Shah and supported by Sanjeev Yamdagini, Samrat Bera, Roopa […]
Sewa International Interns Complete 3,200 Hours of Community Service
Sewa International Houston Chapter hosted an Internship Gala for their “Get Inspired Houston” (GIH) and “Leadership Development through Community Engagement” (LEAD) interns on August 12 at the T.E. Harman Center in Sugar Land. The event was designed to celebrate the many accomplishments of over 50 interns this summer. The interns accumulated over 3,200 hours of […]
HOUSTON: Hindus of Greater Houston is celebrating its grand 11th Annual Hindu Youth Awards on Sept 10, 2022, at the newly renovated KM auditorium at Sri Meenakshi Temple. This year marks the 75th year of Indian’s independence and the Prime Minister of India has coined the celebrations as “Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav”. Hindus of Greater […]
Akshaya Patra to Honor Janardan and Linda Thakkar
HOUSTON: Akshaya Patra is a secular, not for profit organization that serves 1.8 million midday hot meals to school children in India. This is only possible with generous support from our community. We would like to recognize one of the philanthropists from Houston community. He is Janardan Thakkar. He is also advisor to the Akshaya […]
Financial Education: A Primer
By Ash Malhotra PART 1: In this first article, I want to set out a foundation for Financial Education. I am very passionate about educating people – adults & kids – about personal finance and filling in the “gaps” in their financial education. While I would never claim to know everything in this field, I […]
4th Annual Puranava Festival in Pearland
Pearland, TX – The fourth annual “Puranava” Indian Culture Fest will be held at the Pearland Town Center Pavilion on Saturday, August 13, 2022. Cultural performances will begin from 5 pm onwards, with dance, chess and art competitions starting from 1 pm onwards. This culture fest is a free and open, public event. “Pura” means ancient and […]
Artist Navin Soni’s Paintings Span Bhuj Pastorals, Religious Traditions
By Jawahar Malhotra PLANO, TX: For the past 15 days, Navin Soni has drawn on his imagination to create 10 unique paintings that will be exhibited in the hallways of the BAPS Swaminarayan Mandir in Plano on August 6 to commemorate the life of Bhramanand Swami who lived 200 years ago. These will also be […]
Swami Mukundananda: Lectures on Life Transformation, Science of Happiness
HOUSTON: Swami Mukundananda ji, a world-renowned teacher of Spirituality, Yoga & Meditation, will conduct two different programs from August 4 – August 17 in Houston. The first week-long program is a Life Transformation Program (LTP) for the holistic well-being of body, mind and soul. It is a combined approach of yoga and intellectual discourses by Swami Mukundananda. Swamiji will […]
EMGH Honors Congressman Al Green, Provides Construction Update
By Pramod Kulkarni HOUSTON: Peace through non-violence is one of the eternal preachings of Mahatma Gandhi. An eternal venue to convey the life and teachings of India’s Father of the Nation will soon be a reality at the Eternal Gandhi Museum of Houston (EMGH). At a reception at India House on the evening of Saturday, […]
