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 […]
‘Prayer for Care’ giving Shradhanjali to late Lata Mangeshkar
HOUSTON: The Prayer for Care sessions, created by Mrs. Vinita Arora, began in 2020 in order to circumvent the immense amount of anxiety created around the world, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The platform has weekly zoom sessions, allowing for members to become a part of mantra chanting and bhajans. Prayer for Care […]
Coming Soon: Tagore Grove Memorial in Houston
By Pradeep Anand HOUSTON: Rabindranath Tagore visited the City of Houston on February 13, 1921. He spoke at Rice University and our city played a significant role in Gurudev Tagore’s effort in raising funds for Shantiniketan. Houston was the number one contributor on the tour that included New York, Boston, Chicago and many other U.S. […]
Zoroastrian Association Launches Bapsi Sidhwa Literary Prize
HOUSTON: On Friday, January 14, 2022, the Zoroastrian Association of Houston launched the Bapsi Sidhwa Literary Prize for Zoroastrian authors. Organized jointly by FIRES and the ZAH Library, Zoroastrian authors presented an opportunity to pay tribute to a writer and humanitarian who has been acclaimed and admired all over the world. The Prize of $ […]
ICC Celebrates Republic Day with Engrossing, Virtual Video Production
By Vandana Gadde HOUSTON: The India Culture Center celebrated India’s 73rd Republic Day event in a spectacular way on January 30th via Zoom, Facebook Live and Youtube Live with over 250 attendees watching the event live across the channels. ICC President, Jasmeeta Singh, ICC Secretary, Santosh Verma, ICC Director & Event Chair, Pavana Gadde, Event Co-Chair […]
Shoba Narayan Stars as Jasmine in Broadway Hit ‘Aladdin’
NEW YORK: Shoba Narayan first faced the limits of being a South Asian woman in musical theater when she was only 13. Her school had decided to stage a production of The Wizard of Oz, and Narayan told her friends she wanted to try out for the role of Dorothy. It wouldn’t happen, her classmates responded, […]
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 […]
Arya Samaj of Greater Houston Celebrates Diwali Yagna with CGI
By Maya and Shriya Bindal Houston: On November 6, 2021, members of Arya Samaj Greater Houston gathered to celebrate Diwali Yajna in a safe and festive environment. Diwali, also known as the festival of lights, celebrates the spiritual victory of good over evil, light over darkness, and new beginnings. In order to celebrate this grand […]
Assam Association Participates in Diwali San Antonio with Bihu Dance
By Runmee Barbara San Antonio: On November 6, Festival of Lights filled the air with sounds and colors at Hemisfair park and Tower of Americas, San Antonio, Texas. Diwali is the largest city-sanctioned festival open to public every year. This year, the 13th annual Festival of lights was celebrated in-person with great enthusiasm and spirit. […]
ICC Builds Bridges Across Communities at Packed Cultural Event
By Parul Fernandes HOUSTON: WOW! WOW!! WOW!!! The cultural show, “Building Bridges by celebrating Diwali” was a breathtaking show that the India Culture Center put up at VPSS Hall at 11175 W. Belfort Village Drive. What a show and what a unifying concept of Building Bridges! Asian countries like Vietnam, Philippines and China participated because […]
Hindus of Greater Houston Supports BIPOC Yoga Teachers
By Pooja Salhotra Houston: In response to calls for racial justice last summer, Hindus of Greater Houston (HGH) donated about $8,000 to fund yoga-teacher-training for four Black students, each of whom is, in their own way, spreading the mind and body practice to marginalized communities. Last summer, a 46-year-old Black man named George Floyd died […]
TSH Celebrates Centennial of Tagore’s Visit to Houston – Feb. 13-14, 2021
By Partha Sarathi Chatterjee Tagore Society of Houston (TSH) held 100 years commemoration of Rabindranath Tagore’s visit to Houston on February 13, 1921. On February 13, 2021, TSH organized a socially distanced event at the Tagore Grove in Ray Miller Park in west Houston. Due to Covid restrictions, City of Houston allowed only a few […]
Cultural Arts Spring Festival Kick Off with Devotional Fervor: Vishaka Hari
Houston: Vishaka Hari needs no introduction. She narrates stories from the Hindu Puranas (Katha) in many languages (including English), making them come alive with musical compositions (Keerthana) of famous singing saints of India. Her narrative style is simple which she uses skillfully to make esoteric ideas come within everyone’s reach. The musical and expressive elements […]
Tamils Host Nationalist Thinker Sri Anand Sahu
Pearland: Houston Tamil Studies Chair (HTSC) hosted the visit of Sri Anand Sahu, from New Delhi, who spent two days in Houston as a part of his USA program. He is a Nationalist visionary thinker and Board member: Ministry of Finance & Labor & Employment, Government of India. His Houston program, coordinated by HTSC President […]
Serene Singh is Crowned 2020-2021 National All-American Miss
Orlando: Serene Singh, 23- years-old, has won the coveted National American Miss pageant held in Orlando, Florida at the Hyatt Regency Orlando. Singh represented her home state of Colorado competing in the world’s largest pageant with this year’s numbers totaling over 700 women from across the country. “I woke up realizing my dream of many […]
VOSAP to Recognize 50 Winners of ‘Art from Heart’ Contest
Launched in June 2020, the International Art Contest “VOSAP Art From Heart” is an effort to stir up action, social transformation to build a global, inclusive society by (VOSAP). The objective is to engage, create a mass movement of people for better understanding of Specially Abled People. This global art contest is first of its […]
Tamil Nadu Foundation’s Children’s Day Fund Raising Virtual Event
By Bala J Balachandran Houston: The Tamil Nadu Foundation – Houston Chapter’s (TNF) Children’s Day Event was held virtually on November 15, 2020 to raising funds for adopted school children in Tiruvarur District. More than fifty people have participated including the coordinators, donors and special guests. The celebration started virtually at 2pm and went on […]
Maheshwari Mahasabha of North America Celebrates ‘Virtual Utsav 2020’
MMNA celebrated a virtual Utsav over the 3 weekends, starting from October 11, 2020 during the festive season of Navratri. These three Sunday evenings consisted of thrilling and entertaining performances. After the opening remarks by Utsav Sootradhar – Jitendra Muchhal, MMNA President – Vikas Bhutada provided the context of celebrating the Utsav and keeping the […]
Eternal Gandhi Museum Gets $100K from Elkins Foundation
Houston: Eternal Gandhi Museum Houston (EGMH) is delighted to inform you that The Elkins Foundation, has provided a capital grant of $100,000 for the construction of the Museum. It is the second major foundation after Houston Endowment to offer support to EGMH in the early stages of its capital campaign. We are truly honored and […]
Mystery Murder Story Set in Colonial Bombay
Set in 1892, Murder in Old Bombay addresses issues prevalent at the turn of the 20th century which are very present today: discrimination against those who do not belong to our ‘in’ group, misogyny, inequality in attitudes toward women. It’s also a heart-felt appeal to the (tiny) Zoroastrian community to update our social norms–or face […]
