Mama’s Punjabi Recipes: Baingan De Pakore (Fried Eggplant Fritters)
Pakoras – as well as samosas – have become so popular worldwide that these Indian snacks have become universal world foods, like quiche, donuts, dumplings and sushi. Pakoras are inexpensive and quick to make, and they are hard to resist: if you eat one, you’ll probably not stop and will eat many more. And among […]
To Build Young Leaders, a Karma Yogi Opens Their Minds
By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: The graduation ceremony of the teenagers who take part in the year-long Youth Leadership Development Program is always an eye opener as, for the past few years, it has involved team presentations on current topics given to them and this year it was no different. The ceremony at India House this […]
Runoff: Harish Jajoo for Sugar Land Mayor
By Vanshika Vipin SUGAR LAND: While the entire world’s eyes are on the much debated Trump and Clinton’s face off, Sugar Land is witnessing a historic moment in its Local Mayoral elections. Considered as one of the most ethnically diverse place, the city is prepping up for the runoff elections on June 11 between the […]
Rocking Grand Opening for Keemat Katy
By Foram Thakkar KATY: Keemat Katy rocked its Grand Opening Celebrations Sunday, May 15, from 1-5 PM. Sunil T with his Dhamaal Masala Crew hyped the festivities with riveting comedy and impromptu crazy contests. Anyone traveling along S. Mason Road could catch the first glimpses of excitement: huge balloons, tents, ethnic wind dancers and of […]
Galson Auto Receives the BBB Distinction Award Again
By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: The list of companies which are vying for the Awards of Excellence from the Better Business Bureau has grown so much that the annual awards luncheon has been filled to capacity. For the second year in a row, over 1,000 people once again attended the event, which had to be moved […]
DJ Notorious Unleashes Houston, Yet Again
By Vanshika Vipin HOUSTON: In perhaps one of the most stunning weekend’s that Houston has experienced in a while, Mumbai’s Celebrity DJ Notorious rocked at J. Black’s, at his event ‘Mayhem on Washington Street’. The venue that was held on Saturday, May 7, opened it gates at 10 pm to a jubilant crowd of more than […]
BAH Raises Funds for a Center to Call Home
Click here for Photo Collage SUGAR LAND: The Bangladesh Association Houston held its Third Annual multicultural gala last Friday, May 13 at the Sugar Land Marriott Town Square to raise funds for the Bangladesh-American Center and celebrate Bangladeshi-American Heritage. The Gala was attended by a huge contingent of local government and elected officials […]
Chinmaya Jyoti on Chinmaya Jayanti at Chinmaya Prabha
By Padmashree Rao HOUSTON: Anticipation, Arrival, Happiness unlimited – The AAH moments of an unforgettable centenary birthday event to culminate a greater Chinmaya movement. Pujya Gurudev’s own glory filled Chinmaya Prabha Houston when the brilliant joy of the Chinmaya Jyoti arrived on the beautiful morning of May 8, the most auspicious occasion of the centenary […]
A New Technology to Count On for Census Trials
By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: The Bayou City has a special role to play in the way that all the people in the US are counted and the process that started this past February is almost at an end. Now, it’s up to the hard task of contacting the people who didn’t respond electronically, a task […]
Dr. Avinash Chandra Parti 1941-2016
Dr. Avinash Chandra Parti passed away peacefully on April 17, 2016 in Sugarland, Texas. Dr. Parti was born in Jalandhar, India on July 10, 1941. He received his medical degree from the Government Medical College of Patiala, Punjab. Before moving to the United States, he practiced as a registrar in Amritsar, India. He practiced as […]
Sri Meenakshi Temple Vedic Heritage School (VHS) Year End Program
By Mahesh Iyer PEARLAND: Sri Meenakshi Temple’s Vedic Heritage School (VHS) put up a grand annual Year End Program on May 15. VHS program started in year 2000 has grown over the years. The event was truly special for the 200 children that participated because it offered an opportunity to demonstrate what they learned over […]
NRI of the Year
MUMBAI (INDIA): On April 11, TIMES NOW and ICICI Bank hosted the third annual “NRI of the Year” awards ceremony at the Grand Hyatt in Mumbai. This year’s star-studded event included Sania Mirza, who was awarded the Global Sports Icon, and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, honored with the Global Indian of the Year Award. Among the […]
Spring Yoga Retreat by VYASA
HOUSTON: Houston residents from all walks of life came together on April 29, 30 and May 1, to immerse themselves in a fun, relaxing weekend of yoga and ashram living with yoga enthusiasts from across Texas. The focus of this year’s retreat was “Bhagavad Gita in everyday life” conducted by the learned and knowledgeable Yoga […]
Don’t Quit, Don’t Ever Give Up!
By Krishan Gupta Never give up efforts when you fail, because failure is truly an acronym for “First step in learning”. Never lose hope, because Hope stands for “Hold on, Pain ends”. No matter how dark the night is, it ends with hope and first rays of sun. Successful people are those who never lose […]
Mama’s Punjabi Recipes: Parmal di Subzi (Sauteed Pointed Gourds) – Quick Recipe
These pointy vegetables with yellowish-green color resemble small cucumbers with yellow stripes, but are really a member of the family of gourds and are abundant in Eastern India in the summer time. The flesh is creamy white with small firm seeds, and is quite bland, allowing it to pick up the flavor from spices in […]
Vaisakhi, Even 3 Weeks Later, is Still a Gorgeous Spring Mela
Click here for Photo Collage By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: It didn’t seem to matter that the actual day of Vaisakhi had passed by over three weeks ago, it was what the masses believed in and the spirit with which they celebrated when they gathered together last Saturday, May 7 at the Sikh National […]
Mother’s Day Weekend with Amma
By Mika Rao Kalapatapu HOUSTON: On Mother’s Day weekend, world-renowned spiritual leader Sri Karunamayi graced the Houston area with her presence. Sri Karunamayi is called “Amma” (the word for mother in many South Indian regions) so it was especially fitting that she spent Mother’s Day with hundreds of old and new followers in Houston. Amma […]
Hum Kahan Chal Diye: An Emotional Roller Coaster
By Vanshika Vipin HOUSTON: With progress in streaming video technologies, producing and distributing content through web series has become a new age mantra. And it helps reach a potentially global audience who can access the shows 24 hours a day. Amidst, several of those web series is a beautifully written, well-narrated and meticulously woven together […]
IACCGH Shell Distinguished Lecture: “Leading in Times of Uncertainty”
HOUSTON: On May 4, the Indo-American Chamber of Commerce of Greater Houston hosted Bhavesh (Bob) Patel, CEO and Chairman of the Management Board of LyondellBasell, one of the world’s largest plastics, chemical and refining companies for the Shell IACCGH Distinguished Lecture Series. Prior to the lecture, in a special show of support for IACCGH, Houston […]
First Lady Cecilia Abbott Visits Houston Habitat for Humanity Women Build
HOUSTON: Following the launch of her Texanthropy Initiative, Texas First Lady Cecilia Abbott visited the Houston Habitat for Humanity Women Build on Thursday, April 28. Through the 2016 Women Build, female leaders and volunteers have partnered with Houston Habitat for Humanity to build a home for a mother and her family. “It was so wonderful […]
