Corona Mein Dhamaal — Record 3,200 Attend Desi Brothers Farmers Market Grand Opening

Houston: Never did Desi Brothers nor Masala Radio imagine that during COVID, a Social Distance Grand Opening would bring out nearly 3200 guests on the first day! When CEO Vipul Patel asked Masala Radio to do the grand opening, Sunil Thakkar thought August 15th (Indian Independence Day) would be the perfect date, but that […]
Texans Energy & Masala Radio Host Exclusive Thugs of Hindostan Premiere Customer Appreciation Event

SUGAR LAND: Texans Energy and Masala Radio hosted yet another Bollywood Premiere on Saal Mubarak Day THU NOV 8, at the AMC First Colony. This time it was a more exclusive event for Texans Customers only, allowing them the space and prime seating for the last blockbuster of 2018 premiere screening. CEO Javed Meghani exclaimed, […]
All Five Vishala Owners Welcome Patrons with Dhamaal @ VISHALA 5 GRAND OPENING!

WEBSTER: The sleepy water-centric town of Webster was awaken with loud Bollywood Music and chatter of hundreds of patrons cuing up early for the 10 am Grand Opening of Vishala 5!! Patrons filled the moderate sized store to the brim buying Indian vegetables for an unheard of $0.49 a pound, and loading up carts with […]
Masala Radio’s Houston Holi: Colors of Unity

HOUSTON: Masala Radio, with Texans Energy and Karya Properties, celebrates its 11th annual HOLI on Saturday, March 24, 12-5PM, featuring the latest British-South Asian music sensation Zack Knight. Knight’s hit “Bom Diggy” is not only number 1 on the British and Indian pop music charts, but it is currently playing in AMC Theaters as the […]
Kusum Sharma’s Ramleela Reverberates a Quiet Sunday Afternoon

By Vanshika Vipin HOUSTON: Over the period of years Ram Leela has evolved into a highly venerated art form having traveled to far corners of the globe, through Indian Diaspora, not as an act of cultural recovery but as fresh expressions of a persistent faith. Last Sunday, October 9, Houstonians witnessed an awe-inspiring regal dramatic folk […]
Black Friday @ VISHALA 4

MISSOURI CITY: Imagine 150 patrons in sweltering humid 93 degree heat cuing up as early as 7:15 AM for a 10AM grand opening of….an Indian Grocery Store!! It was like Black Friday in July when Vishala celebrated the grand opening of its 4th location with Masala Radio, last Sunday, July 31. Vishala I HWY 6 […]
India Festival: Greater Houston Rath Yatra 2016

By IAN Correspondent HOUSTON: Amid a swelling crowd of over five thousand, cries of “Jai Jagannath!” and “Hare Krishna!” rang through the streets of Downtown Houston during the 4th Annual Greater Houston Rath Yatra 2016. Star Plus presented Festival of India at Discovery Green on a warm, breezy summer evening Saturday July 9, 6-10 PM, […]
Greater Houston Rath Yatra at Discovery Green, July 9

HOUSTON: Houston is getting ready to Celebrate the Greater Houston Rath Yatra, with a fabulous Parade of Indian Chariots, Cultural Dances, Music, Bazaar and Street Foods at Discovery Green on July 9, from 6-10 PM. Rath Yatra which originated thousands of years ago in Puri, India, will be celebrated on a grand scale in this […]
Anthony Bourdain Interviews Sunil T at Lunch

By IAN Correspondent HOUSTON: CNN Parts Unknown celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain interviewed Sunil Thakkar over an hour and half long lunch at Himalaya Restaurant in Little India last week. Bourdain, who typically spends a great part of his interviews munching on the flavorful cuisine, often sat mesmerized as Thakkar answered questions about his childhood in […]
Masala Radio Sizzles the Summer Sale at Exclusive Furniture

By: Rohit Rao RICHMOND: For the last 17 years, the team at Exclusive Furniture has been providing Houstonians with great furniture at even greater prices. Founded by Sam Zavery, Exclusive Furniture has grown from a single store in the Almeda Mall to 6 independent locations all over Houston. Last Sunday, Exclusive Furniture rocked an awesome […]
Epic Holi Rocks with Record International Crowd

By Sandhya Thakkar HOUSTON: A Houston Holi of Epic proportions rocked with an excitingly increasing international crowd, as the Festival of Colors completely blended people of different colors, backgrounds, languages, and religions into a singular sea of bopping heads and raised arms to Indian and International music. It was a surreal experience for all ages, […]