Tempers Flare over Kashmir and Fray the Local Indo-Pak Calmness
By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: The recent pre-dawn skirmish in Uri, Kashmir on September 18 when four mujahedeen attacked sleeping Indian soldiers- leaving 17 of them dead – has been resounding among the community in the Bayou City with the Indian community holding a prayer vigil for the fallen at India House on Sunday, September 25. […]
7TH Annual Grand Paryushan Mahaparv Celebrations at JVB Preksha Meditation Center
By Seema Jain HOUSTON: JVB Preksha Meditation Center hosted 7th Annual Paryushan festival at its premises under the auspicious guidance of Samani Vikas Pragyaji & Samani Maryada Pragyaji (Disciples of Acharya Shri Mahashraman). The 8-day long festivities began on August 30 and concluded on Sept. 6. Paryushan is the most important festival among the Jain […]
Glorious 25 Years of Arya Samaj Houston
By Acharya Harish Chandra, Ved Ratna HOUSTON: Arya Samaj is a worldwide phenomenon since it was founded by Maharshi Dayanand in 1875 – the first one in Mumbai. It has spread out as a wildfire wherever Indians went and also opened newer sectors of operation besides patriotic fervor, social reforms and eradication of superstitions. Education […]
Vibrant Gujarat Roadshow Hits Houston
By Manu Shah HOUSTON: The 2015 Vibrant Gujarat Summit saw CEOs from India and abroad pledging a whopping $500 billion in investments in India, 21,000 MOUs and 1,225 partnership agreements. Delegations from India are on the road to make the lion roar yet again at its Summit in January 2017. A roadshow in Houston on […]
The Extraordinary Life and Times of Mahatma Gandhi – Part 18
The story thus far…After the defeat of Japan in August 1945, Britain agreed to a planned withdrawal from India. All through his life Gandhi had worked for unity between Hindus and Muslims, without much success. There was a large section of nationalist Muslim in the Congress but leaders of the Muslim League were drifting further […]
Stop Diabetes Movement (SDM) Yoga Camps Conclude on High Note
By Nikhil Jain HOUSTON: Sewa International and VYASA organized two ten-day yoga camps from Sep 16 to 25. The camps were held simultaneously at two locations in the Houston area (Sugar Land and Katy). The camp is specially designed for diabetic and pre-diabetic people to help them manage and control diabetes with yoga routine and […]
Mahatma Gandhi Week 2016 Speech Contest
HOUSTON: Many know him as Mahatma and many more know him as father of Bharat, India. But the world knows him as an apostle of peace and non-violence. Anyone ever wanted to know more about Gandhi ji and his values should have listened to the mesmerizing speeches delivered by more than 30 children at the […]
A Classic Treat by Vidwan Vijay Siva
By Mahalakshmi Siva HOUSTON: One of the torchbearers of the D K Pattammal & D K Jayaraman school of Music, Sri. Vijay Siva is an artist with a very deep and sincere approach to his music, who always strives hard to give his best. On September 18, Houston classical rasikas were treated with a grand […]
Kusum Sharma’s Ramleela on October 9
By Runmee Barbara HOUSTON: UNESCO proclaimed the tradition of Ramleela a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity in 2005. This heritage is kept alive in Houston by Kusum Sharma, director and mind behind the 12th annual Ramleela in Houston. Kusum Sharma’s Ramleela has become a name in itself where Indians across Texas […]
Mama’s Punjabi Recipes: Gajjar Methi (Sauteed Carrots and Fenugreek)
Punjabis love carrots in several ways, but seldom cooked alone –unless it’s halwa -as no matter what spice you add, the dish comes out too sweet and doesn’t go with any type of roti. There are at least three ingredients that can be accompaniments to tame that sweetness: mutter (peas) or methi (fenugreek) or wadiyan […]
More twists ahead in Star Plus’ Yeh Hai Mohabbatein
We are sure fans are looking forward to some happy moments in Star Plus’ Yeh Hai Mohabbatein. The Balaji Telefilms’ daily will now see Nidhi’s (Pavitra Punia) reality coming to fore and the woman being thrown into jail. With that, Aadi (Abhishek Verma) will also come back home much to the delight of his family. Any […]
Star Plus’ Suhani Si Ek Ladki to bring in the leap in ‘Goa’
Star Plus’ Suhani Si Ek Ladki (Panorama Entertainment) is gearing up for the new flavour of ‘youth’, with the generation leap about to take place… Well, with the arrival of the time jump, there’s also some good news for the cast and crew of the hard-working show!! News coming in is that the post leap phase will […]
Wah Taj Movie Review
STORY: We know that the Taj Mahal was built by Shah Jahan but did you know that the land, on which it was built, belonged to a Maharashtrian farmer? Well, at least that’s what the film wants us to believe. REVIEW: Tukaram (Shreyas Talpade) dressed in a kurta-pyjama-jacket and Sundari (Manjari Phadnis) in a low-waist nauvari sari, […]
Banjo review: There’s a lot to like in this Riteish Deshmukh film
Most Bollywood heroes prefer Switzerland or New Zealand or similar scenic locations for dream sequences, but Nand Kishor alias Tarrat Bhai (Riteish Deshmukh) isn’t one of them. He likes to sweep the Mumbai streets with his beloved even in a beautifully planned and executed dream song. After all, this is what he has seen. Chris […]
Narendra Modi flags UK visa policy; Theresa May backs PM’s reform push, Make in India
NEW DELHI: Prime minister Narendra Modiin a meeting with his British counterpart Theresa May on Monday raised the issue of UK’s new visa policy and its negative impact on Indian working professionals wishing to visit the United Kingdom for short-term business. “PM touched on UK’s visa policy. In particular, he said the new UK regulations could have negative impact […]
Visa program allowing wealthy foreigners to obtain US citizenship to expire by this month end
WASHINGTON: A contentious visa program that allows wealthy foreigners to obtain US citizenship by investing in economic development projects will expire at the end of this month unless Congress acts to extend it. The program, called EB-5, allows foreign investors to gain citizenship by investing $500,000 to more than $1 million to finance a business […]
Marriott, Starwood combined entity to open 80 hotels in India in 3 years
MUMBAI: Marriott International Inc, which on Friday completed acquisition of Starwood Hotels and Resorts, said the combined entity in India would open around 80 hotels in the next three years, taking the total number of hotels it operates to around 160 in the country. Both the hotel chains currently operate seven brands each with a total […]
