Announcing Daya’s 2018 Board of Directors
HOUSTON: Since 1996, Daya has empowered South Asian survivors who are trying to break the cycle of domestic and sexual violence and reclaim their lives. Daya provides culturally specific services...
View ArticleHolding a Mirror on India’s Education. We Need a Revolution!
Difficult to believe. But this is a classroom in Mewat (near shining Gurugram) where math is taught. By Bhamy V. Shenoy HOUSTON: Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts in India have the maximum number of...
View ArticleBihar Association of North America’s Annual Gala Night
HOUSTON: Bihar Association of North America (BANA) organized its Annual Gala Night on December 31st at Irene Stern Fulshear Community Center. In a colorful program of the evening BANA members and...
View ArticleIMAGH Inducts its Boards and Unveils New Goals for 2018
The Board of Directors of IMAGH with Chairman Dr. Maqbool Haq (left) By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: The meeting in 2016 when the new Executive Committee was unveiled was on board the Star Cruiser after...
View ArticleRepublic Day Celebration at Arya Samaj of Greater Houston
DAV Sanskriti School children singing Vande Mataram HOUSTON: January 28, last Sunday witnessed remarkable celebration of India’s Republic Day at the Arya Samaj Greater Houston by coming together of the...
View ArticleIndia House Flaunts the Cultural Diversity of India at the 69th Republic Day...
Photos: Bijay Dixit By Vanshika Vipin Varma HOUSTON: The Republic Day is celebrated every year on January 26 to honor the historic day on which the Constitution of India came into effect, in the year...
View ArticleLaya Taal Saadhna on Saturday February 17
HOUSTON: On Saturday February 17, the Indian Music Society of Houston and students of Tabla Guru Pandit Shantilal Shah will present what has come to become an eagerly anticipated annual event – Laya...
View ArticleGrand Celebration of Thai Poosam at Sri Meeenakshi Temple on Sunday, February 4
By Bhargavi Golla PEARLAND: Sri Meenakshi Temple celebrated Thai Poosam with great grandeur, devotion and enthusiasm on February 4. This is one of the biggest and colorful festivals at MTS. Around...
View ArticleIACF Elects Architect Mahesh Wadhwa as President
Mahesh Wadhwa HOUSTON: Indo-American Charity Foundation (IACF) has elected Mahesh Wadhwa as its President for 2018. Serving on the IACF’s Executive Committee with Wadhwa are Swetha Arora, Secretary;...
View ArticleASIE Bids Farewell to Outgoing President Dinesh Shah, Introduces New Board
Honorable Guest Dr. Daniel Wong (left), TBPE Chairman and Former Sugar Land Councilman conducted the swearing-in ceremony for the ASIE 2018 board members: (L-R) Sekhar Ambadapudi, Avinash Patel,...
View ArticleShraddhanjali 2018, Commemoration of 70th Death Anniversay of Mahatma Gandhi
People from different faiths paid tribute to Gandhian Philosophy of practicing one’s truth while adhering to non-violence on Saturday, February 3 at Unity of Houston. HOUSTON: Mahatma Gandhi Library...
View ArticleChildren in Houston Awarded for Helping Children in India
(Back row, from left): Manjit Soni, Bimla Jain, Swatantra Jain, Asha Dhume, Tegh Thind, Ajeet Nagi, and Vikas Bahl. (Middle row, from left): Arrman Katarya, Ezra Douglas, Divya Khatri, and Sharron...
View ArticleIn Harvey’s Wake, IACF Presents a Check of $200,000 to the Mayor of Houston
From left: Dr. Purvi Parikh, Alpa Shah, Shobana Muratee, Zenith Ellankil, Mahesh Wadhwa, Prem Cholia, Dr. Vanitha Pothuri, Sreeni Nakirekanti, Venkat Iyer, Mayor Sylvester Turner, Nanda Vura, Swatantra...
View Article8th Annual Hindu Youth Awards
Mukund Nair, Harsh Mehta, Siddhant Ahuja, Govinda Ramirez, Shial Gajjar, Nikita Zamwar, Haripriya Sundara Murthy, Suhag Shukla (Chief Guest), and Devinder Mahajan. Picture from last years award...
View ArticlePre Valentine’s Day Hindu Vivah Event Rocked
By Sanchali Basu HOUSTON: Feb 11 already had a Valentine’s Day feel in the air. Hindu singles from Houston and the rest of the US found a platform to meet eligible partners of the opposite sex at...
View ArticleBollywood Magic Mixes with Mumbai Youth @ Magic Bus Gala 2018
Click here to see Photo Collage Magic Bus Houston Board Members with Matthew Spacie at the 4th Annual Magic Bus Gala on Saturday, February 10 at the Royal Sonesta. Standing: Brij Kathuria (left),...
View ArticleDig The Well Before You Get Thirsty
Parveez recently donated PBSC to save the life of a Leukemia patient. He is the first marrow donor of 2018 from Houston. By P.G. Parameswaran, MD HOUSTON: A Chinese proverb says “dig the well before...
View ArticleSwades Milan 2018, Health & Happiness Radio’s 2nd Anniversary
HOUSTON: The annual celebration of Health & Happiness Radio (FM 105.3, live every Saturday and Sunday mornings, from 8am to noon) produced by Dr. Pooja Shivshankar and her husband Shivshankar Rai...
View ArticleEducating the Community on Tax Issues at the IACCGH’s Annual Tax Seminar
From left: IACCGH President Swapan Dhairyawan, CPAs Mahesh Desai, Kershaw Khumbatta, Robert Brown, Rimple Mashruwala, Tupil Narasimhan, Moderator Ajit Thakur. Photo: Bijay Dixit By Manu Shah HOUSTON:...
View ArticleStop Diabetes Movement (SDM) Camps Create Measurable Impact on Participants
By Nikhil Jain HOUSTON: Sewa International and VYASA organized ten-day yoga camps from Feb 16 to 25. The camps were held simultaneously at three locations in the Houston area (Sugar Land, West...
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