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Guinness Recognizes World’s Longest Biography by a Single Author
LONDON: A monumental 13-volume biography spanning 8,848 pages and comprising 2,146,447 words on His Holiness Pramukh Swami Maharaj has been officially recognised by Guinness World Records as the Longest Biography by a Single Author. Authored by Sanskrit scholar Sadhu Adarshjivandas, PhD, Brahmaswarup Pramukh Swami Maharaj: Vistrut Jivan ane Karya chronicles the extraordinary 94-year life and legacy of Pramukh Swami Maharaj…
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Indian Consulate in Houston Promotes India Energy Week
HOUSTON: The India Energy Opportunity Roadshow 2026 was successfully held in Houston on24 September 2026, showcasing India’s bold upstream reforms, Samudra Manthan, and investment opportunities under OALP X & XI. Secretary Mr. Neeraj Mittal, Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, delivered the Keynote Address, highlighting India’s accelerated upstream strategy, transparent policy reforms, and new incentives shaping the petroleum & naturalgas…
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Guinness Recognizes World’s Longest Biography by a Single Author
LONDON: A monumental 13-volume biography spanning 8,848 pages and comprising 2,146,447 words on His Holiness Pramukh Swami Maharaj has been officially recognised by Guinness World Records as the Longest Biography by a Single Author. Authored by Sanskrit scholar Sadhu Adarshjivandas, PhD, Brahmaswarup Pramukh Swami Maharaj: Vistrut Jivan ane Karya chronicles the extraordinary 94-year life and legacy of Pramukh Swami Maharaj…
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Houston Supports Akshaya Patra’s Mission to End Classroom Hunger
‘Hearts for Hunger‘ Gala highlights Houston’s role in advancing one of the world’s largest school meal programs. HOUSTON: Every school day, millions of children face a significant obstacle to learning: hunger. Without reliable access to nutritious meals, educational opportunity is often out of reach. On September 26, nearly 400 business leaders, philanthropists, community advocates, and volunteers gathered at the Royal…
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Anuradha Subramanian Marks Her 80th Birthday with a Dance Extravaganza
HOUSTON: Our city’s cultural Diva–Anuradha Subramanian–observed her 80th birthday on Saturday, September 26, 2026 evening with a dance celebration that delighted more than 600 of her friends and wellwishers at the GSH Event Center. Close friend Pradeep Anand served as the emcee. Anuradha’s extraordinary life took her from her native South India to cultural landmarks throughout the world from Canada…
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VFS Global Expands Consular Application Centres in USA; Unveils 8 New Centres
• 8 new locations include Boston, Columbus, Dallas, Detroit, Edison, Orlando, Raleigh, and San Jose • These 16 Indian Consular Application Centres (ICACs) across the US will facilitate the Indian diaspora and other applicants across the United States of America with India Visa, Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI), passport application, renunciation of Indian citizenship, Police clearance certificate, Global Entry Programme…
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Appeal for Kidney Donation
HOUSTON: Hi, I’m Meera. I’m a wife, mother, daughter and sister and I’ve been happily marriedto my husband and we live in Houston, Texas with our 15-year-old daughter, a sophomore inhigh school. She is the joy of my life. I’m also a caretaker for my older parents who shuttle between Washington and Houston. I was diagnosed with lupus at a…
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Mama Turns 94 with Many Admirers Around Her
By Jawahar Malhotra KATY: When she turned 78 in 2006, it was a total surprise to her when she entered Gourmet India restaurant where 70 people shouted “Happy Birthday, Mama”! Stunned and overcome with emotion, she was also delighted to have the affection of so many around her. And it has been a birthday event that her sons Jayant and…
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Excitement, Learning Mark the First Day of Chinmaya Bala Vihar
By Sweety Trivedi, Photo by Bharath Rao HOUSTON: Chinmaya Mission Houston marked the beginning of its new Bala Vihar year on August 23, 2026, with renewed enthusiasm, devotion and excitement. The occasion carries special significance as the Mission continues to honor the enduring vision of Pujya Gurudev Swami Chinmayananda, who founded Chinmaya Mission in 1951 and went on to establish…
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Pallod Pariwar’s Journey through Blood, Bonds, and Blessings
BY IRA SHARDA (Have you) ever heard of a family of 155 people gathered from all across the globe, across four generations, going on a two week pilgrimage and sightseeing tour of a state? My friends hadn’t, my dad’s colleagues hadn’t, but my mum had; it was her blood that linked me to the Pallod Pariwar as a granddaughter, niece…
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Sugar Land Resident Sanatan Kadakia Launches Hollywood Film
SUGAR LAND, TEXAS: After building a successful career in technology, Sanatan Kadakia has quietly emerged as one of the South Asian community’s most active supporters of independent film. On October 2, followed by a North American VOD release November 13, Kadakia celebrates the release of Séance, the latest feature film in a growing portfolio of productions that have earned attention…
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Weddings: Ruchi Mukherjee and Walter Sassard
HOUSTON: Ruchi’s dedication to journalism and the Houston community has made her one of Houston’s most successful and impactful leading women, founding LCAHouston and immersing herself in Houston’s chic society life. Since moving to the USA in 2002, Ruchi has been a TV and print correspondent for The Statesman and Times of India but is most known for her LCAHouston…
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Tue, Nov 10 · Mangalavara · Kartika masa
- Tithi
- Shukla Dvitiya till 4:23 am next day
- Nakshatra
- Anuradha till 12:07 am next day
- Sun
- 6:42 am to 5:28 pm
- Rahu kalam
- 2:46 to 4:07 pm
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- Nov 24 Kartika Purnima
- Jan 14 Makar Sankranti
- Feb 11 Vasant Panchami
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