Foundation for India Studies (FIS) Joins Houston’s MLK Parade
HOUSTON: On January 17, 2022, members and supporters of the Foundation for India Studies (FIS) braved the morning wintry weather and walked in the 28th Martin Luther King Jr. Grande Parade held in midtown, Houston. FIS, a 15 year old organization, has routinely participated in MLK parades for 10 years and also won the paarde’s Grand […]
Family of Four Found Frozen to Death near US-Canada Board
WINNIPEG: A family of four Indians from Gujarat — including a baby and a teenager — froze to death in -40F blizzard after walking for 11 hours through waist-high snow to illegally cross border into the US from Canada. Canadian police found the bodies Wednesday 33 feet from the border near Emerson, Manitoba, after the […]
Robotics in Teach for America via Teacher Faiza Qazi
HOUSTON: As a first-year teacher, Faiza Qazi wanted to inspire and challenge her middle school students at Hartman Middle School in Houston Independent School District. Without any prior knowledge or experience, she set out to create a curriculum that focused on robotics and science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) – the first of its kind […]
Sewa International Ranked Among Top Charitable Organizations
HOUSTON: Benevity Inc., the leading provider of global corporate purpose software, ranked Sewa International among the top of charitable organizations supported by companies and their employees in 2021. In 2020 Sewa International was ranked 375 in Benevity’s list, and at 690 in 2019. Benevity announced on January 20, 2022, its list of the annual top […]
73rd Republic Day Celebrated from the Himalayas to Houston
India’s 73rd Republic Day was celebrated with unbridled enthusiasm throughout the Indian diaspora — from the peaks of the Himalayas to Deccan plains of Hyderabad to our own City of Houston. The Indian tricolor was unfurled at the Indian Consulate, India House and Gujarati Samaj of Houston. In the evening, a celebration took place at […]
A Legend in Houston Community: Dr. P.G. Parameswaran
HOUSTON: With profound sadness, IACAN would like to inform you of the passing away of one of our past board members, Dr. Perunkulam Gopal (P.G.) Parameswaran. He was 83. Born in Burma and raised in India, Dr. Parameswaran was the first generation in his family to receive higher education. After completing a residency in cardiothoracic […]
MTS Election Adds New Board of Directors
PEARLAND: Sri Meenakshi Temple Society’s Board of Directors’ election is held every other year on the first Sunday of December. The Board consists of 20 members, 18 of whom are elected for a four year term and two are appointed from the community for a two year term. Nine members of the Board are elected […]
India’s Guidelines for International Arrivals
NEW DELHI: The global trajectory of COVID-19 pandemic continues to decline with certain regional variations. The need to monitor the continuously changing nature of virus and evolution of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (VOCs) must still remain in focus. The existing guidelines for international arrivals in India have been formulated taking a risk-based approach. The existing […]
Akshaya Patra Welcomes Navin Goel as CEO
LOS ANGELES: The Board of Akshaya Patra Foundation USA’s Chairman, Siva Sivaram is pleased to announce the appointment of Navin Goel as the new Chief Executive Officer of Akshaya Patra Foundation USA effective December 6th, 2021. “We are eternally grateful for the magnificent leadership that Rajiv Jain has displayed in his short time here at […]
Surangan Music School’s Annual Day
HOUSTON: Surangan Music School celebrates Surangan’s annual program ‘Surangan Day-2021’ with students and well-wishers. As we know, we are not yet completely free from epidemics, even the various forms of viruses such as Delta and Omikron are spreading rapidly. Ongoing epidemics have made our daily lives extremely difficult and yet every program is forced to […]
Capacity Audience for Private Screening of the Movie ‘Kashmir Files’
A Tale of Brutal Killings, Ethnic Cleansing By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: Watching The Kashmir Files left me speechless. The magnitude of the violence was something I was completely unaware of until watching this film. I’m still in shock, unable to process what I saw. Before seeing the Kashmir Files, I knew a little bit about […]
Help: “Every Daughter Needs a Father”
HOUSTON: First Cancer, then COVID-19 & now Cancer again! Even after all this, Manish plans to start a charity for fellow cancer patients… However, this can happen only if life gives him a second chance. After countless chemos, painful visits to the hospital, lonely battles away from his dear family, he continues to give it […]
India Approves Texas’ Low-Cost Vaccine
HOUSTON: India’s government has approved emergency use of a low-cost vaccine developed in Texas. In a tweet on Tuesday, Peter Hotez – dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine – shared the news of his new vaccine being approved by the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI). Hotez, along […]
Masterchef Christine Ha Inspires Pratham Luncheon Audience
HOUSTON: An afternoon of storytelling by a blind chef and restaurateur brought smiles and inspiration to a Houston crowd at the end of a difficult year around the world. The Indian-American community came together on December 9, 2021, at the Pratham Houston luncheon to celebrate resilience and learning for children in India. The highlight of […]
VHPA Mourns Loss of its Founder
World Hindu Council of America (VHPA) regretfully announces passing away of Dr. Mahesh Mehta (Maheshbhai), its founder and former President in Karnavati (Amdavad), India on December 14, 2021. He was eighty-six years old. He passed away on the pious day of Mokshda Ekadashi and Geeta Jayanti. In late 1960s, when Hindus started to immigrate to […]
Fairy Tale Wedding for Rish Oberoi & Alysha Alibhai
By Jawahar Malhotra CANCUN, MEXICO: It was the stuff that Bollywood weddings are made of: 320 guests flew in from across the globe – North America, Europe, Asia, Africa – all descending on the Planet Hollywood hotel on the peninsula in the tourist playground city of Cancun. They came for a 3-day, 4-event extravaganza and […]
Fort Bend County Awards $475,000 Grant to Eternal Gandhi Museum of Houston
HOUSTON: Eternal Gandhi Museum Houston, EGMH, is very happy and proud to inform you that it has received a generous grant of $475,000 under the non -profit program of the Fort Bend County under the American rescue plan. Judge KP George has offered unflinching support to the activities of EGMH from day one when he […]
Tony Wadhawan: Candidate for Fort Bend County Court at Law #2
SUGAR LAND: It was a 40th birthday party as well as a re-affirmation of the election campaign that he had kicked off a few weeks earlier. In this cozy atmosphere at the Telfair Central Hall decked out in red-white and blue, with balloons on a marquee backdrop, Tony Wadhawan was able to be himself with […]
