Dance 4 Chennai
By Thara Narasimhan HOUSTON: Samyuktha Hari was on a mission while performing to benefit a noble cause. “Dance4 Chennai” was held on Feb 6 at the McCullough Junior High School auditorium in The Woodlands. Her mother Rajee Hari had earlier pioneered to collect funds, clothing, household and non-perishable items and shipped two container loads of […]
Alok Utsav: An Evening of Exquisite Odissi Dance Recitals
By Sanchali Basu HOUSTON: The Kalaangan school of Odissi dance led by its inimitable artistic director, Supradipta Datta held its annual function on Saturday, January 16 at the Sugar Land Auditorium. The evening started off with a sumptuous array of delectable snacks including samosas, egg rolls, brownies and jalebis. This was the fifth year that […]
Valentines Date Night with Bollywood Moments!!
By Runmee Barbara HOUSTON: Valentine’s Day for the family doesn’t get any better than enjoying Bollywood dance and munching on special Valentine’s Day-themed treats. It is a day to celebrate love and have fun with loved ones. Here is a roundup of the Valentine’s Day benefit for the non-profit Kalakriti Performing Arts organized by Kusum […]
IAA Announces 2016 Season of Ten Events
Continuing the tradition of an Annual Season of quality cultural arts events at prestigious venues, Indo-American Association (IAA) announces its 2016 Season of ten events, beginning with the first concert “Bollywood and Hollywood Brass Extravaganza” on February 19. True to the organization’s mission of promoting cultural arts of India in the American context, the events […]
An Inspiring Evening with Renowned Writer, Poet Javed Akhtar
By Shah Ghazali HOUSTON: On Friday, November 13, Takdees-A-Adab International held a colorful literary evening with famous Indian film screenplay writer, lyrics composer and poet Javed Akhtar at the Crowne Plaza Hotel on the Southwest Freeway. The book “Khirman”, a collection of poems by Akhtar’s paternal grandfather Muztar Kheirabadi, was also released at the ceremony. It was a memorable […]
Tulsi Vivah at Gayatri Consciousness Center, Nov 21- Nov 22
KATY:Gayatri Consciousness Center, Houston, will be celebrating Tulsi Vivah—- the sacred marriage ceremony of the Supreme Lord Bhagvan Shri Krishna with the holy plant – Tulsi. The tulsi plant, a pride of Hindus all over the world, and the plant most dear to Lord Shri Krishna is revered by everyone and it is believed that […]
Divya Unni’s Brilliant Narration of Bhavana, Enchants Hundreds of Art Lovers
By Chittoor Ramachandran STAFFORD: The annual grand production of Sreepadam School of Arts once again exhilarated both the audience and the participating of students (participation of students/participating students). The fabulous presentation on November 7 at Stafford Civic Center was knitted around freshness, perfection and an inspiring theme. The Stafford Center auditorium greeted the audience with […]
Top 30 Vaastu tips to change your Fortune
Attract more abundance and prosperity Ancient sages of India laid down certain principles, following which, the human race could enhance its way of living. If followed correctly and religiously, these principles indisputably bear out benefits and peace in our lives. The sages became aware that the only way the human race could benefit from Nature […]
Multi-Lingual Western-Indian Fusion Music Concert on Nov 7
HOUSTON: Shaking Hands Across Continents, a Western-Indian music ensemble, directed by acclaimed Houston musician Vidushi Smt. Rajarajeshwary Bhat and organized by Global Organization for Divinity, will be presented on Saturday November 7, at Berry Miller Junior High School, 3301 Manvel Road, Pearland TX. The concert will present a melodious fusion of Indian and western music, […]
Samskriti Presents “Fire and Ash“ and “ Dwita”:
Two Incredible Performances for the Price of One Featuring the most Outstanding Artists Presented on Stage. HOUSTON:“Fire and Ash,” producer Gowri Ramnarayan has linked together the different arts with her narration and her understanding of the essence of the Indian philosophy. Gowri, grand daughter of Kalki Krishnamurthy and grand-niece of the world famed Smt. M.S. […]
Houston Kannada Vrinda Celebrates Karnataka
By Shridhar Sannabhadti HOUSTON: It was a part of a multi-course cultural celebration on a rainy Saturday October 24, afternoon at the Stafford Civic Center as over 300 Kannadigas congregated. The occasion, hosted by Houston Kannada Vrinda, was to celebrate the formation of the state of “Karnataka” on November 1, 1956 – something that was […]
Indian cultural festival in US starts September 25
NEW YORK: The US city of Pittsburgh is set to host a six-week long Indian art and culture festival “India in Focus” from September 25, a media report said. About 2.6 million Indian immigrants in the US will be able to take part in the festival that kicks off on September 25 at Gallery Crawl, […]
The Tremendous Power of Meditation
Meditation is a natural and rewarding human activity. Paramhansa Yogananda defined meditation as “deep concentration on God or one of His aspects.” Practised daily, it produces astonishing results on physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual aspects of our being. It connects us with our own inner powers of vitality, clarity and love. When done deeply, it gives us […]
Infusion 2015: A Magical Bollywood Spectacular
Click here for Photo Collage By Vanshika Vipin STAFFORD: Last Saturday, October 3, New Stafford Centre bustled with the enthusiasm of jam packed audience swaying to the stellar performances put together by Team Kiron and Tina-Bose Kumar, in one of their most exclusive infused performing arts presentation. Celebrating their fifth anniversary, INFUSION 2015 in-a-style, the […]
11th Anniversary Ramleela 2015
By Runmee Barbara HOUSTON: Festivities will start soon with Durga puja, Navratri, Dusshehra and Diwali being lined up for celebrations. You no longer need to go to India to watch Ramleela. This season celebrate and spend quality time with family and friends by watching Ramleela 2015 right here. An attraction for a cultural enlightenment evening […]
An Evening of Poise and Skilful Dancing by Kusum Sharma’s Shri Dance School
By Runmee Barbara HOUSTON: On August 30, Shri Natraj School presented an enchanting evening of a dance recital at the Kaplan theatre, Houston. The program was choreographed by Kusum Sharma. The students of Shrinatraj School presented Indian classical dances of Bharatnatyam and Kathak. The age group of the dancers ranged from 4 to 35 years. […]
“ANUBHAVA” A Mesmerizing Musical And Dance Experience
By Suparna Salil WOODLANDS:The bells adorning the dancers’ ankles chimed softly as they waited behind the curtains to perform in “Anubhava”, an Indian classical music and dance production hosted by The Hindu Temple of The Woodlands. The musicians took their places and with the first lilting notes of Carnatic music, the audience found themselves instantly […]
Well Received Barnali by Tagore Society of Houston (TSH)
HOUSTON: This is the one program of the year that Tagore Society indulges in performances of all genres and not necessarily Tagore related. And, August 23 did turn out to be quite an entertaining evening at the Houston Durga Bari Sur Auditorium when TSH celebrated Barnali. Sharmishtha and Subrata Kolay, a well loved musical couple […]
Mesmerizing Performances by LAASIKA School Of Dance
HOUSTON: Houstonians were pleasantly delighted to see another promising school added to the array of dance schools in Sugarland & Katy. Pallavi Kumar, Artistic Director of Laasika School of Dance with more than three decades of experience in Bharathanatyam and Kuchipudi dance styles, celebrated their first milestone with ‘Naatyopasana’ , at JCC Kaplan Theatre on […]
Week-long Swara Raga Laya Carnatic Music Workshop 2015 Enlightens Numerous Youngsters
By Chittoor Ramachandran HOUSTON: Houston’s aspiring Carnatic music enthusiasts had a great opportunity to participate in a week-long music camp during August 3 to 8 at Ashtalakshmi Temple. Krishna Gana Sudha Music Academy that organized this camp has built its reputation in Greater Houston, primarily due to the dedication of its director Vidushy Rajarajeswary Bhat. […]
