IACF Gives 30 High School Grads a Head Start with Scholarship
Click here for Photo Collage By Jawahar Malhotra & Shweta Arora SUGAR LAND: For the third year in a row, the Indo American Charity Foundation teamed up with the Fort Bend Independent School District to hand out scholarships to deserving young graduates from area high schools. Two years ago, the event was held at the […]
Indian Film Festival of Houston Collaborates for a Memorable Evening
HOUSTON: The Asia Society Texas Center was the venue for The Indian Film Festival of Houston’s special screening of “Waiting,” writer/director Anu Menon’s second feature film. IFFH, as the cultural organization is called, began in 2009 and was voted the Best Film Festival in Houston-2014 by readers of The Houston Press. This year, IFFH and […]
Ashok Dhingra 1946 – 2016: An Architect of Community Togetherness Passes
By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: When he was just an architectural student at the University of Houston, the thin 26 year-old young man from India already stood out for two things that stayed with him throughout his life: an easy and infectious smile and laugh and a thick and wide chevron moustache that covered the top […]
Pandit Suman Ghosh and CICMH Proudly Present their New Website
HOUSTON: The Honorable Consul General of India, Anupam Ray formally inaugurated the website for Pandit Suman Ghosh and his organization – CICMH and Gurukul – Saadhana Pariwar on June 2. www.panditsumanghosh.com
Women’s Cricket Tournament
By Ravi Ozarker HOUSTON: Winning and loosing aside, the Houston Maharashtra Mandal (HMM) vs. NextGen Club Women’s cricket tournament was organized to promote sporting activities for women and kids. HMM would like to thank the NextGen Women’s Cricket Team, Umpire Saurabh Malhotra, Coach Haribabu Chittibabu, Coach Sharad Annaldasula, Scorer Satish, Sanjay Agarwal, Col. Vipin, HMM […]
Indian Journalists Take a Close Look at How Indo-US Business Works
By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: Journalists are not accustomed to having the cameras suddenly turned on them and being the focus of attention, but on Tuesday, May 31, a group of five of them from India on a three-city tour of the US found themselves uncomfortably in the spotlight at a reception in their honor held […]
Hanmi Bank Conducts Active Marketing Activities in Texas
HOUSTON: Hanmi Bank has been actively marketing to expand and strengthen customer relationships in its local markets. It has recently completed the series Customer Appreciation Event in all of its 9 branches in Texas region, with special emphasis in the Houston region in the last week of May. Between 50 -70 customers attended each event, […]
Sri Meenakshi Temple: June 4 & 5
By S. Narayanan PEARLAND: MTS board is renovating the Corner Temples and this was an Aarambha puja for the project. By god’s grace, the weather was unbelievably perfect in the middle of rainy days. Saturday evening the Anugnai puja was done at the Ganesh temple. Sunday morning devotees gathered early to start the Ganapathi Homam. […]
Chinmaya Prabha Celebrates its Class of 2016 Bala Vihar Graduates
By Shalini Konde HOUSTON. When summer begins its bright shine, the spirit of graduation manifests everywhere, from the ripening acts of nature to the maturing landmarks of academic endeavors. As secular education in schools culminates after another year of learning, a new generation of graduates step into the wider world of higher collegiate learning to […]
The Extraordinary Life and Times of Mahatma Gandhi – Part 2
Upon completion of high school, Mohandas enrolled at Samaldas College at Bhavnagar. He was discontent with the classes; they did not stimulate or engage him, so he returned home after the first ten days. At home a huge surprise awaited him. His eldest brother and a family friend suggested that Mohandas should go to England […]
Vedanta Society of Greater Houston Now an Official Center of the Ramakrishna Math, Belur
HOUSTON: The devotees and the Board members of the Vedanta Society of Greater Houston (VSGH) announce with great joy and jubilation that VSGH is now a direct Branch of the Ramakrishna Math, Belur. http://www.belurmath.org/centres/display_centre.php?centre_id=HST Swami Sarvadevanandaji Maharaj, Minister, of the Vedanta Society of Southern California, Hollywood, is the Minister in Charge of VSGH and Swami […]
Club 65 and Golden Club Jointly Organize a Historic Memorable Picnic
By Jaseem Pasha MD HOUSTON: Houstonian Seniors of Club 65, in collaboration with Golden Club, jointly organized a joyful and unforgettable historic picnic at Washington on the Brazos State Historic Site on Sunday, the May 22. The club members enjoyed the tour of the Independence Hall where a formal Declaration of Independence from Mexico was […]
Mama’s Punjabi Recipes: Karele Di Burji (Bittermelon Mash) – Quick Dish
Many people these days are looking for organic foods that are both antioxidants and can reduce certain abnormal conditions in the body, such as elevated blood sugar, which can be a precursor to diabetes; triglycerides and cholesterol, all of which can attribute to heart disease. Although we know that bad eating habits and a sedentary […]
Soon, automated e-gates at IGI airport
NEW DELHI: Pre-approved Indian frequent fliers, including captains of business and celebrities, may soon be assured a hassle-free, expeditious immigration upon return from foreign trips, with the government set to install automated e-gates at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here. The e-gates facility, which is expected to come up shortly at IGI airport and will eventually be […]
Action plan signed on women’s economic empowerment
NEW YORK: Pakistan and the United States signed an action plan on Saturday on women’s entrepreneurship and economic empowerment as the two countries ended a major business conference here. The action plan was signed by the US Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues, Catherine Russell, and Pakistan’s Additional Secretary of Commerce Robina Ather at a simple […]
Thithi movie review: Most of the cast is non-professional, and the plot originates from the soil
A wizened old man, over a hundred years and counting, suddenly keels over and dies. And sets into motion an absurdist comedy of manners which uses death to make gentle yet stinging points about life. Director Raam Reddy’s first feature borrows some of its quirky quality from Emir Kusturica and Frederico Fellini, as it tracks […]
Barun Sobti’s upcoming show gets revamped!
Reports about Barun Sobti’s upcoming show have been doing the rounds and the latest we hear is that the show has gone through some big changes. Firstly, its title has been changed from Satya Ki Kiran to Mohra. This, too, is apparently still a tentative option. Apart from that, the show that was going to be a […]
‘Judgement Day’ for Sushil as HC to decide on trials
NEW DELHI: Fighting for an Olympic ticket on the unfamiliar legal turf, Sushil Kumar’s glorious wrestling career may meet an unceremonious end when the Delhi High Court pronounces its verdict on Monday on who gets to board the flight to Rio between him and Narsingh Yadav . An unfavourable verdict for Sushil may not be the end […]
