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To Protect the Tigers, First Take Care of the Needs of the Villagers

To Protect the Tigers, First Take Care of the Needs of the Villagers

By Jawahar Malhotra STAFFORD:  With his grey handlebar moustache, wide-rimmed glasses, brown safari suit with the cargo pants, tan boots and stiff pose for pictures, arms folded behind him, Dr. Goverdhan Singh Rathore looked more like a Park Ranger than the physician that his is. And, in fact, he has spent the majority of his […]

Kitchen Gardening Presentation to Cancer Survivor Group by Master Gardner Mary Demeny

Kitchen Gardening Presentation to Cancer Survivor Group by Master Gardner Mary Demeny

HOUSTON: Mary Demeny, Master Gardener from Galveston County Master Gardener’s Association gave a presentation on Kitchen Gardening to Indian American Cancer Network’s (IACAN) Cancer survivor group. This event was very educational and was well received by the participants. Mary talked about the importance of having raised beds for the vegetable garden, adding mulch to discourage […]

IITAGH Hosts Career Insights into Investment Banking

IITAGH Hosts Career  Insights into Investment Banking

HOUSTON: It sounds like the beginning of a joke when you hear “Three investment bankers walked in.”   The IIT Alumni of Greater Houston (IITAGH) hosted another successful event in their Career Insights series, with this one focused on Investment Banking and Private Equity.  It was no joke when the three panelists shared their collective wisdom […]

“ANUBHAVA” A Mesmerizing Musical And Dance Experience 

“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 […]

Prime Minister Modi’s Visit to Silicon Valley Draws Support from Almost 500 Organizations

Prime Minister Modi’s Visit to Silicon Valley Draws  Support from Almost 500 Organizations

SAN FRANCISCO,CA:Organizations across the West Coast are gearing up for the Prime Minister of India Mr. Narendra Modi’s visit to the Silicon Valley on Sunday, September 27, 2015. In the seven days since registration opened, almost 500 diverse organizations from across the West Coast have registered to show support for the event. These organizations, called […]

New Monthly Tastings at Great W’Kana for those Delectable, Hard to Find Dishes

New Monthly Tastings at Great W’Kana for those Delectable, Hard to Find Dishes

By Jawahar Malhotra MEADOWS PLACE: So, when was the last time you got a chance to eat a dozen varieties of kebabs all at one sitting and for a great prix fixe? Some people would go crazy for it, especially if you have eaten at the establishments in India which do this regularly, like BarBQue […]

Well Received Barnali by Tagore Society of Houston (TSH)

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 […]

Gandhi Fights British Attempt to Divide Hindus

Gandhi Fights British Attempt to Divide Hindus

Great Summer Project For children!  Enter Mahatma Gandhi Week 2015 Essay, I-Tribute, Poster and Speech contests.  Visit gandhilibrary.org for registration and more information.  All school going children can participate!  These contests are being organized to create higher awareness of the inspiring life and work of Mahatma Gandhi to promote universal values of Truth, Non-Violence, Love […]

Free School Supply to Over 500 Refugee Kids

Free School Supply to Over 500 Refugee Kids

HOUSTON: On August 16, free School supplies were given to over 500 refugee kids from Hawa Foundation (Hawa Masjid) along ICNA USA. The event was attended by City Council member Richard Nguyen and Lane Lewis. Rahman Moton President Of Hawa Foundation & MACC would like to thank every parent, volunteers, officials, and all the people […]

In Life, Consider the Energy Quotient and Save Energy for the Future

In Life, Consider the Energy Quotient and Save Energy for the Future

By Ravi Poduri HOUSTON:  Often, we think we know that something, somewhere is fundamentally wrong, but despite our honest and sincere efforts, our attempts to tackle personal and even global problems, fail in vain, causing frustration in our life. Even an intelligent man like the late Indian President Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam or a successful […]

Singh Is Bliing | Official Trailer | Akshay Kumar | 2nd October

Singh Is Bliing | Official Trailer | Akshay Kumar | 2nd October

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Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s Jazbaa May Have This Extra-Special Bonus

It appears that Amitabh Bachchan may not be the only singing star of Bollywood’s First Family. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, a media report claims, might be making her playback debut in comeback film Jazbaa. DNA reports that Jazbaa director Sanjay Gupta may have persuaded Ash, 41, to sing. It quotes a source as having said, “Aishwarya has been sounded […]

10 Proven Benefits of Green Tea

10 Proven Benefits of Green Tea

Green tea is the healthiest beverage on the planet. It is loaded with antioxidants and nutrients that have powerful effects on the body. This includes improved brain function, fat loss, a lower risk of cancer and many other incredible benefits. Here are 10 health benefits of green tea that have been confirmed in human research studies. […]

Indian American Chess King Captures Oklahoma’s Imagination

Indian American Chess King Captures Oklahoma’s Imagination

MOORE, Okla. — Joe Veal, who spent a recent afternoon teaching chess to children at a recreation center near Moore, admits the game’s reputation as a stodgy pastime for geeks and nerds. Perception is changing. Popular culture has something to do with that. Take the life-sized, high-stakes chess match that figured prominently in the first Harry Potter […]

Ek Tha Raja Ek Thi Rani: Will Ranaji agree to marry Gayatri?

Ek Tha Raja Ek Thi Rani: Will Ranaji agree to marry Gayatri?

So far on Ek Tha Raja Ek Thi Rani we saw how Gayatri (Drashti Dhami) tries to tell her mother that she cannot get married to anybody else since she’s in love with Ranaji (Siddhant Karnick). However, her mother rubbishes her claims saying that there is no way that the king himself agrees to marry her. But the […]

Salman Khan Dances at Chiranjeevi’s Birthday Party

Salman Khan Dances at Chiranjeevi’s Birthday Party

A party’s not a party without dancing and there was plenty of that at the mega party for Telugu actor-politician Chiranjeevi’s 60th birthday. Stars from the South packed the party held in Hyderabad on Saturday and Bollywood was represented by some of its biggest names – Salman Khan, Sridevi and Boney Kapoor, and Jaya Bachchan […]

All Is Well Movie Review

All Is Well Movie Review

All is far from well with All Is Well, but this road trip dramedy has just about enough impetus not to be thrown completely off its chosen track by its occasional inertia. Director Umesh Shukla switches frequently from breezy slapstick comedy to intense family drama and does so relatively smoothly until about the last quarter of […]

Virat Kohli savours first Test victory as captain

Virat Kohli savours first Test victory as captain

COLOMBO: Savouring a crushing 278-run series-levelling victory over Sri Lanka on Monday, Indian skipper Virat Kohli said that his first Test win as captain of a young team is very satisfying especially after the loss in Galle. “It’s pretty satisfying especially knowing we came pretty close twice before at Adelaide and Galle. I think the […]

Bloodbath in global markets: US shares plunge after Chinese stock rout

Bloodbath in global markets: US shares plunge after Chinese stock rout

NEW YORK: US stock markets plunged in early trading Monday following a big drop in Chinese stocks. The Dow Jones industrial average fell more than 1,000 points in early trading and the Standard & Poor’s 500 index fell into correction territory, that’s Wall Street jargon for a drop of 10 per cent or more from […]

History is Made as South Asians Unveil a Simple Monument Honoring Gandhi

History is Made as South Asians Unveil a Simple Monument Honoring Gandhi

Click here for Photo Collage By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON:  Under the shade of an ash tree, in the landscaped esplanade which butts into the traffic intersection at Hillcroft and US 59, more commonly known as the Southwest Freeway, a new monument sign proclaims the name that was bestowed on this area five years ago on […]