Spectacular Royal Wedding of Lord Ram & Sita
By Geetha Ravula Shri Sita Ram Foundation, USA and Sri Rama Jaya Niketan Temple hosted a spectacular Sri Ram Navami Festival 2022 for Greater Houston community at large on Saturday, April 9th, 2022 on the new temple grounds at 5500 Queenston Blvd, Houston. This First ever festival on Temple grounds was well received by about […]
More than 200 of a Mixed Audience Appreciate Screening of ‘The Kashmir Files’ in Katy
By Sunita Ticku Bhan KATY: On a nice sunny Sunday afternoon of April the 3rd, more than 200 people came out to watch “ The Kashmir Files “ on an invite only event. The movie is based on 700 testimonials of the affected genocide victims. It is a true depiction of the events that lead […]
New FedEx Chief Executive is Raj Subramaniam
NEW YORK: Subramaniam, 54, joined FedEx in 1991 and was elected to the FedEx Board of Directors in 2020. He will maintain his seat on the Board, according to the company. Subramaniam served FedEx Corp as its president and Chief Operating Officer before being named as the CEO-elect this month. He has held various other […]
Asia Society of Houston Presents ‘Samskriti: A Story. A Song, and a Dance
THE SUN IS THE BEST ANTISEPTIC This simple sentence from Jean Donatto’s introductory welcome set the tone for the brilliance that emanated from the stage and warmed the hearts of the audiences at Samskriti’s world premiere of A Story. A Song, and A Dance, presented by the Asia Society Texas Center on Saturday, March 26. […]
Houston’s Payal Patel Joins HHS Health Advisory Council
ANN ARBOR: Dr. Patel is an Infectious Diseases Physician and Assistant Professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases at University of Michigan and the Medical Director of Antimicrobial Stewardship at the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System. Her interests include infection prevention and antimicrobial stewardship implementation work in the US and globally. She is recognized as […]
15,000 Crazy Masala Fans Experience Holi Madness!
HOUSTON: Looking at the joyful, color-streaked faces of nearly 15,000, it was clear that Good had triumphed over Evil, the essence of HOLI. Masala Radio 98.7 FM organized Houston HOLI Festival of Colors in under 6 weeks. A monumental challenge after COVID, with labor and supply shortages like never seen. Indeed, it was apparent on […]
Instructive Dodumentary: “Such is Life”
SUGAR LAND: Imagine not knowing what and where your assets are at the most vulnerable time of your life. Suddenly you are thrown from the denial stage to absolute reality when a spouse is gone. This short film – Such is Life – opens your eyes to the importance of arranging financial and legal affairs […]
Pearland Cricket Club Inaugurates New Ground
PEARLAND: City of Pearland inaugurated state of the art Cricket turf ground at The sports complex at Shadow Creek Ranch on March 13th 2022. PCC board president Sam Kannappan, secretary Dr. Ganesh Rajamani and treasurer Sargunan Kaliappan conducted tournaments in various categories including Men, Women, and Youth teams in the morning segments. USA cricket representatives Tim […]
“Kashmir Files” Depicts Our “Schindler’s List’: A True Crime of Genocide
By Sunita Ticku As a proud Houstonian , it gives me immense pride to tell my fellow Houstonians that the conception of the movie “ The Kashmir Files “ happened here in Houston. In 2018, our brave warrior Dr Surinder met Vivek Agnihotri here in a gala and requested him to make our true story […]
Paying it Forward …
By Sachin Jakhotya PUNE: 21st March is celebrated as World Down’s Syndrome Day. It is quite subtle to understand why it is celebrated on 21st March – The 21st day of March (the 3rd month of the year) signifies the uniqueness of the triplication (trisomy) of the 21st chromosome which causes Down’s syndrome…No wonder this […]
Artistic Talent Pays Off with Rodeo Art Scholarship
By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: Never in her dreams did she imagine that an interest in painting that started in the backroom classes at Hobby Lobby in 3rd grade would get her so much recognition. But the persistency with which she built up her brush strokes and an eye for color and capturing how light falls […]
JK Yog’s Holi Celebration: Exhiliration, Excitement, Enthusiasm, Exuberance
HOUSTON: Exhilaration, excitement, enthusiasm, exuberance – it was all that and more….as 2500 people came out to the grounds of India House, 8888 W Bellfort Ave, Houston, TX 77031, on Sunday March 20th, 2022, 11 am to 4 pm. People thronged to the festival to enjoy a gorgeous afternoon of fun, colors, colors, colors everywhere, […]
YLDP Students Learn about Defining Strategic Leadership
By Prisha Menon HOUSTON: When we think about the process of growing a plant, we gravitate immediately towards the factors that are necessary to help the plant prosper in its selective environment. Though certain areas can only provide specific resources, through natural selection, only a few are able to survive. Like these plants, we humans […]
Houston Indians Celebrate Yogi Win
HOUSTON: Last Sunday March 13, Hillcroft Avenue was resonating to the sound of drums and chants of Hanuman Chalisa that one would usually associate with the streets of Varanasi or Prayagraj or Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh State in India. What was the reason ? The Indian American diaspora of Houston were celebrating the thumping victory […]
Wadhwanis Endow Lone Star College Scholarship
CYPRESS: After nearly two decades of support for the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) program at Lone Star College-CyFair, Ishu and Ashok Wadhwani will now provide a financial helping hand with an endowment scholarship. The Wadhwanis, who owned two successful companies specializing in geospatial systems integration and data management services for more than 35 years, said LSC-CyFair’s GIS associate degree program has become […]
HWS Priest Pandit Rajendra Sharma Dies at 78
HOUSTON: Pandit Rajendra Sharma, known by most simply as “Panditji”, was the longest serving priest of the Hindu Worship Society, presiding over services and rituals for over a decade. Panditji passed away on March 1, after tackling complications due to Parkinson’s Disease for the past seven years. Sharma was born in a prominent Bhramin family […]
Roopa Gir to Lead Indo-American Political Action Committee
HOUSTON: The Indian American Political Action Committee (IAPAC) takes great pleasure in announcing Dr. Roopa Gir as the new President of IAPAC. Roopa, who is a board member and resident of Bellaire, stepped into her new role with IAPAC on March 1, 2022. Roopa takes over the position of President from Ramesh Anand, who vigorously […]
Holi: Festival of Colors — Fun-filled Mega Charity Event
HOUSTON: Holi – Festival of colors 2022 is set to take place Sunday, March 20, 2022, from 11 AM – 4 PM in India House Grounds at 8888, West Bellfort Avenue, Houston, Texas 77031 – Award winning Bollywood celebrities with perform LIVE & host this Grand Holi, a Mega Fun-filled Charity Event to experience Color […]
Are You Ready for an In-Person Holi Fest — Masala Radio’s 13th Houston Holi Festival with Jay Sean
HOUSTON: After what seems to have been a 2 year long winter…people are so excited to celebrate Good over Evil – the Harvest – everything that is fresh, vibrant…ALIVE! Masala Radio 98.7 FM presents the 13th Annual HOUSTON HOLI – the Indian Festival of Colors on SAT MAR 26th 11AM – 5PM. This year’s featuring concert is […]
Ricky Kej & The World Ensemble Live — The One Earth Concert
Ricky Kej is a Grammy Award-winning Indian music composer and environmentalist. He has performed at venues in over 30 countries including at the United Nations headquarters in New York and Geneva. Kej was named a UNCCD Land Ambassador at the COP14 to raise public awareness about the challenges of land degradation, desertification and drought. Kej […]
