A Tribute to a Benefactor and His Vision to Educate Young Kids
By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: As twenty young kids stood on the steps of the stage of the cafetorium playing “Amazing Grace” on their musical recorders and four elder ones stood above them accompanying on their violins, the projected picture of a beaming, robust David Raj smiled down on them and the audience and eerily, it […]
David Raj Launches iEducate USA to Mentor School Kids
By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: It is a measure of a man that he can stand ready to help others despite the difficulties that he himself faces. David Raj is a man in that situation who, despite a grave terminal cancer that is steadily sapping away at his strength, has decided to move forward with a […]
YLDP Students Learn about Entrepreneurship from Successful Local Business Executives
By Reena Jasani HOUSTON: On Saturday, March 30, 2013, YLDP (Youth Leadership Development Program) students had the pleasure of hearing from two distinguished company presidents at the Unique Industries Warehouse. Both Pankaj Malani, president of Elite Components, and Bikram Singh, president of NewAge Casting, graduated from the University of Texas and have been through many […]
HCC-Alief CTE Students Awarded Career Readiness Certificates
HOUSTON: Alief ISD’s Career and Technical Education (CTE) Department, in partnership with the Houston Community College System (HCCS), recently recognized 79 Alief students during the Career Readiness Certification Ceremony held at Hastings High School. Special guests participating in the ceremony included Ella Jefferson, Alief ISD Board President; Neeta Sane (pictured with an Alief student), HCC […]
