Raas All – Stars 8
HOUSTON: Raas All-Stars, the National Championship of Raas/Garba Circuit,, was this past Saturday, April 23, and it was an event our executive board has been anticipating since September! We were fortunate enough to have eighth powerful teams that were a treat to watch. CMU Raasta and RU RAGA took home the title of National Champion […]
This Walkathon Will Heal Many People for Months!
By Jawahar Malhotra SUGAR LAND: If it had been held the previous weekend, the walkathon could have been a wash because of the heavy rains that deluged the city and flooded many areas. The organizers heaved a sigh of relief as the skies turned a marvelous blue and sunshine warmed the people who had gathered […]
Sewa International & VYASA Conduct Stop Diabetes Mellitus (SDM) Yoga Camp
By Noopur Sapatnekar HOUSTON: Sewa International and VYASA organized a 10 day yoga camp from April 15 to 24 at 3 Houston area locations, simultaneously (Sugar Land, Katy & Cypress). The camp was specially designed for diabetic and pre diabetic people to help them manage and control diabetes with Yoga routine and holistic approach. With […]
Meena Agrawal
It is with great sadness we inform you that Meena Agrawal, Treasurer and Board Member of IACAN passed away on Saturday, April 23, 2016 around 8 PM. On Wednesday, April 13, 2016 evening she experienced respiratory and heart failure. She was rushed to The Methodist Hospital, Sugar Land. She was in coma and never recovered. […]
“Dealing with Uncertainty with Certainty” Workshop at JVB Preksha Meditation Center
By Seema Jain HOUSTON: As part of community outreach, JVB Houston Center organized its second workshop of I-Choose for year 2016, a program for young professionals on Dealing with Uncertainty with Certainty. The event was held on Sunday, April 17 from 1PM – 2:30 PM inside JVB’s Pyramid Hall and was conducted by distinguished speaker Alok Jain, […]
Chaitra Sud Purnima: Hanuman Jayanti
HOUSTON: The temple celebrated Hanuman Jayanti on Friday, April 22. The pooja started around 2:00 pm, which was followed by havan and aarti. Mahaprasad was served after aarti and was sponsored by Shiv Sagar. The temple is open daily from 8 am to 8 pm and everyday aarti is performed at 7:30 pm. The Gauri […]
Dr. Arvind Patel Honored with a Prestigious “Hall of Fame”Award
By Dinesh Shah HOUSTON: American Association of Drilling Engineers – AADE recently honored Dr. Arvind Patel with a prestigious “Hall of Fame” award for his extensive research in oil drilling fluid industry of more than fifty worldwide companies. In 1973, he earned his PH.D. degree from University of North Texas and worked in the academic […]
How to Prepare for Testing in the Springtime
Spring may signal the home stretch of the school year, but it also marks the beginning of state exams. Many states will be administering state-wide testing during this time to assess how students will perform in college and in future jobs, so it’s important for kids to start getting prepared. Best in Class has a […]
Flooding Tragedy Strikes Two Local Indian Families
By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: The latest round of flooding in the city from the storm over this past weekend had some tragic consequences for two area Indo-American families as both lost key adults in drowning accidents which occurred roughly around the same time and in the same part of the city. The accidents that […]
2016 Gala: Daya Goes Over the Rainbow
By Anand Ramaswamy HOUSTON: Consider yourself at home, consider yourself part of the family… Thus began the program celebrating Daya Houston’s 20th Anniversary of empowering South Asian women, their children and families to break the cycle of domestic and sexual violence and reclaim their lives. Beautifully sung by HSPVA’s Sara Trogdon, and accompanied on the […]
Chaitri Navaratri Celebrations at Gauri Siddhivinayak Temple of Houston
HOUSTON: The temple celebrated Chaitri Navaratri on Friday, April 15 which was attended by over 300 devotees. The navami pooja started around 2:00 pm, which was followed by havan, garba, and aarti. Mahaprasad was served after aarti. Pandit Pradip Pandya wants to thank all devotees for their support and for attending the pooja. The temple […]
The Art of Meditation Shows the Colors of Your World
By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: Seated cross-legged on quilted sheets folded into squares on the hard tile floor, the two young women were draped in simple white cotton sarees, with their heads covered and a twice-folded cotton handkerchief in one hand held close to their mouths in the manner of that strict Jains use to communicate. […]
History of Yoga- Screening of Movie Followed by Lecture
By Noopur Sapatnekar HOUSTON: SEWA international hosted screening of the documentary-History of Yoga at Keshav Smriti on April 16, and Woodlands Hindu Temple on April 17. The movie followed by a lecture was presented by Ramji Om (researcher and script writer for the documentary) and Deepika Kothari (Debut documentary producer). Ramji OM is MSc in […]
HMM Celebrates Maharashtrian Padwa
By Shilpa Nagle HOUSTON: Houston Maharashtra Mandal organized yet another great program on the occasion of Gudi Padawa, Hindu new year. Almost 250 people attended the event. This event started with traditional way by performing Gudi pooja, by two elderly couples from community. The importance of Gudi Padawa and introduction of program was nicely narrated […]
C@deFest 2.2 a Success
By Pijush Paul HOUSTON: On April 2, IIT Alumni of Greater Houston (IITAGH) and the Houston Community College (HCC) hosted the second C@deFest 2.2 at HCC Alief Campus for the greater Houston high school students and HCC college students. This six hour event was intended to provide hands on experiences on developing a website and […]
Tagore Week Celebration 2016
HOUSTON: To commemorate Tagore’s 155th Birth anniversary and his legacy of literature, music, art and inspirational global vision, Tagore Society of Houston (TSH) has arranged a gala dinner and a panel discussion on April 30 at 6 pm at the India House. Swadesh Chatterjee, the driving force behind the passage of US-India civilian nuclear deal […]
Sri Meenakshi Pattabhishekam at Sri Meenakshi Temple
By Haripriya Sundar PEARLAND: What a grand sight it was to see many devotees gathered in the newly renovated Sri Meenakshi Temple on Saturday evening, April 16. It was windy and clouds were looming overhead, but that didn’t stop the devotees from attending the Meenakshi Pattabhishekam. Inside the Main Temple, there were three sets of […]
BIHU Celebration by Assamese Community
By Runmee Barbara HOUSTON: On April 9, at Woodlands, the Assamese community got together to herald and celebrate the advent of spring. The Houston Assamese Community celebrated its 36th Bihu celebration this year. BIHU is the national festival of Assam, a far North-Eastern state of India. Rongali Bihu or Bohag Bihu is the festival that […]
Broadway in Colors of Bollywood
HOUSTON: Bollywood & Broadway are almost like as chalk & cheese and yet leave it to dance maestro Mahesh Mahbubani and the amazingly talented crew at Naach Houston to put these words together and create a truly global melting pot of a dance show. The result promises to be an amazing show enthroned in Dance, […]
Texas Oncology Cancer Prevention Series: I Don’t Have Cancer – So Why am I Seeing an Oncologist?
Hematology is the specialty that addresses blood disorders. It is an area that does not get much publicity, but is one where many patients need the services of a specialist. This month, Dr. Muffaddal Morkas discusses the specialty of hematology and its interaction with oncology. Vivek S. Kavadi, M.D. By Muffaddal Morkas If you ask […]
