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Songs from Long Ago Add Color to a Diwali with Friends in the New World

Songs from Long Ago Add Color to a Diwali with Friends in the New World

By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: Fall is indeed a busy time for Indo-Americans with Dusserah, Navratri and Diwali added to a crowded calendar, and Halloween becoming a much celebrated mischievous party event. The Holiday Season for Indo-Americans kicked into higher gear off last week with a rush of parties in preparation for Diwali which will be […]

Open Mic Night at India House

Open Mic Night at India House

HOUSTON: Ek Shyam suroon ke naam! What better way to spend Friday evening with family and friends over some nostalgic, romantic, emotional and tadkta bhadkta songs! A perfect combination of musical karaoke evening! This first of its kind event opened doors to many more musical evenings to be hosted at India House. India House and GlobalDesi, […]

Unity in Diversity at India House

Unity in Diversity at India House

HOUSTON: India House hosted the 69th Independence Day celebrations along with their Summer Enrichment Camp Explosion on Saturday, August 15. The event was attended by 350 plus guests coming from a cross-section of the local Indian community, elected officials and neighboring community members. City officials including Harris County District Attorney Devon Anderson, Houston City Council […]

Karma: The Wheel of Life

Karma:  The Wheel of Life

HOUSTON: Karma (kar.ma) the sum of a person’s actions in this and previous states of existence, viewed as deciding their fate in future existences. Spring brings Bollywood to Miller Outdoor Theatre as India House and Naach Houston present – Karma – The Wheel of Life on May 30, 8.30 PM.  Mahesh Mahbubani returns to this […]

New Generation Takes Over India House

New Generation Takes Over India House

HOUSTON: After serving a notable two tenures at India House, the old Executive Committee makes way for the new sanguine and enthusiastic next generation. India House has grown tremendously under the guidance of the previous Executive Committee. Having invested in the depth and breadth of community development, educational programs, healthcare services, mind and wellness programs […]

Prayer Meeting at India House

Prayer Meeting at India House

By Manu Shah HOUSTON: With the soothing strains of Bhagwan meri naeya us paar laga dena sung by Hemal Bhavsar and Hasmukh Joshi, about 200 people prayed together for the departed souls and families in Nepal devastated by a magnitude 7.8 earthquake. The Shradhhanjali sabha was convened at a short notice of just 24 hours. […]

India House Celebrates 12th Annual Gala

India House Celebrates 12th Annual Gala

Click Here for Photo Collage By Vanshika Vipin SUGAR LAND:  It was the evening of celebrations after a yearlong work of new ideas, engagement and development of stronger community ties amidst the cultural diversity in Houston.  The 12th Annual Gala celebrations of India House, Houston  was hosted at the Marriott, Sugar Land on March 21. […]

Global Recognition Followed by Local Honor for Chitra Divakaruni

Global Recognition Followed by Local Honor for Chitra Divakaruni

By Pramod Kulkarni HOUSTON: India House bestowed accolades on the the community’s own author, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, at a reception held Wednesday, Feb. 25. In January, the Indo-American author was recognized by The Economic Times of India as one of the “20 most influential global Indian women”. As described on her website, Divakaruni’s themes include […]

University of Houston Reaches out to India House

University of Houston Reaches out to India House

By Vanshika Vipin HOUSTON: India House, a comprehensive community center dedicated to providing the large Indo-American community in Houston a plethora of services including cultural, educational, healthcare, vocational and legal advisory, co-hosted an introductory evening with the University of Houston on January 29, at its O.P Jindal building. The bridge-building event was aimed at providing […]

Houston Keeps Spirits High for India’s 66th Republic Day Celebrations at India House

Houston Keeps Spirits High for  India’s 66th Republic Day Celebrations at India House

By Vanshika Vipin Photos: Bijay Dixit HOUSTON: As all traditions in Houston progress through the years, Indo-Americans from all over Houston continue to celebrate their annual tradition of India’s Republic day on January 26, at India House, Houston. The event commemorates the day when India’s constitution came into force on January 26, 1950, completing the […]

Experts Try to Take Away the Taxation Blues for the Worried

Experts Try to Take Away the Taxation Blues for the Worried

By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: For the fourth year in a row, community experts from the accounting field took time away from their peak crowded tax period to share some of their knowledge with a two-hour seminar held last Sunday, January 25 at India House, as part of the Indo American Chamber of Commerce’s series of […]

India House Kicks Off New Year with Bash

India House Kicks Off New Year with Bash

By Vanshika Vipin HOUSTON: For those who wanted to start off the New Year with a festive and Bollywood mix, India House Houston hosted its first New Years Eve Bash on Wednesday, December 31. With live performances, delicious food and a dance floor, the event was well attended to full capacity. As a party for […]

Gurajada Sphoorthi Utsavam at India House

HOUSTON: Mahakavi Sri Gurajada Apparao was a renowned poet, writer and social reformer born in 1862 at Rayavaram village, Andhra Pradesh. The lines, ‘Desamante matti kaadoyi, desamante manushuloyi’, from his famous patriotic song,  ‘Desamunu Preminchumanna’ ,   composed in 1910 meant, ‘A country is not made of land; a country is made of its people’. Mahakavi […]

Yoga at India House for Peace of Mind and Weight Reduction

By Vanshika Vipin  HOUSTON: India House hosted a lecture on Peace of Mind, Diet and Yoga for Weight Reduction on Tuesday, July 22 at their O.P. Jindal Center, located at 8888 West Bellfort, Houston, TX 77031 at 6.00 PM. India House General Manager, Vipin Kumar welcomed more than a hundred attendees. Vipin also introduced Swamiji […]

India House Hosts Yoga Lecture by Dr. H.R. Nagendra, A World Renowned Yoga Authority

India House Hosts Yoga Lecture by Dr. H.R. Nagendra, A World Renowned Yoga Authority

HOUSTON: Keeping with the tradition of bringing internationally well-known figures to Houston, India House Houston was proud to host a free yoga and jyotish lecture titled “Yoga for Positive Mind & Body” given by Dr. H.R. Nagendra on June 6, at their O.P. Jindal Center, located at 8888 West Bellfort, Houston, TX 77031. The lecture was presented […]

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