Indo American News Radio Houston TX

IAN UNPLUGGED 2618 050226                        Featured on Sat, May 2, 2026 from 3 - 4 pm on the “IAN UNPLUGGED” segment of Indo American News Radio (www.IndoAmerica-News.com) on 98.7 FM:

On “Hey, Wassup?”, Jay & Sanchali discuss the US Peace Corps and its current status with Returned Peace Corps Volunteers Jeremy Malhotra, Josh Spencer and a volunteer’s parent, Padmaja Vedhartam.

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4-6pm INTERVIEWS

Here’s the guest line-up for Sat, April 25, 2026 from 4 to 6pm CST on Indo American News Radio (www.IndoAmerican-news.com), a production of Indo American News. We areon 98.7 FM and you can also listen on the masalaradio app.

By Monday, hear the recorded show on Podcast uploaded on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Pocket Casts, Radio Public and Breaker or go to our website and click on the IANR link. Our Podcast has been rated #2 among 100 Podcasts in Houston by feedspot.com. We have 6 years of Podcasts and have had thousands of hits.

TO SUPPORT THE SHOW, SELECT FOLLOW ON OUR FREE PODCAST CHANNEL AND YOU’LL BE NOTIFIED OF NEWUPDATES.

4:20 pm In an unusual twist from our normal set of three interviews during this segment, we are going to present a thought-provoking look inwards on our Desi community. The sad reality is that slowly, but predictably, the first generation of immigrants – those with strong connections to the Old Motherland – are leaving us after having left their mark by establishing their businesses, organizations, institutions and families, some inter-racial, with far-flung branches across the nation. For the next hour, we will explore what implicationsdo this have for the next generation – many in their 50s – to pass the torch on the third generation and beyond? And what kind of hybrid Desi will we see?

To help carry this conversation forward, we asked four second-genners, chosen at random, to share their thoughts and visions. The only criteria was that they should havebeen born in the US or arrived at a very young age and have raised children of their own so that we can understand how the assimilation – indeed Americanization process – has colored their perspective, Joining us today in the studio are Anita Lal and Anupam Gupta and calling in from Seabrook is Ragini Miryala and from Birmingham, Michigan Cyrus Mistry.

5:20 pm For a complete change of pace – and after a long hiatus due to the variety of guests we feature regularly everyweek, Jay, Pramod and Sanchali bring you a mix of Desi and Mainstream movie reviews, cricket, golf and other sports news and snippets of news that will help you navigate the rough waters of politics and the changing world around us.

Also stay tuned in for news roundup, views, sports and movie reviews.

TO BE FEATURED ON THE SHOW, OR TO ADVERTISE, PLEASE CONTACT US AT 713-789-NEWS or 6397 or at [email protected]

Please pick up the print edition of Indo American News which is available all across town at grocery stores. Also visit our website indoamerican-news.com which gets 90,000+ hits to track all current stories.

And remember to visit our digital archives from over 18 years.  

Plus, our entire 45 years of hard copy archives are available in the Fondren Library at Rice University.

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4-6pm INTERVIEWS (Guest host Gautam Sinha in for Sanchali)

Here’s the guest line-up for Sat, April 11, 2026 from 4 to 6pm CST on Indo American News Radio (www.IndoAmerican-news.com), a production of Indo American News. We areon 98.7 FM and you can also listen on the masalaradio app.

By Monday, hear the recorded show on Podcast uploaded on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Pocket Casts, Radio Public and Breaker or go to our website and click on the IANR link. Our Podcast has been rated #2 among 100 Podcasts in Houston by feedspot.com. We have 6 years of Podcasts and have had thousands of hits.

TO SUPPORT THE SHOW, SELECT FOLLOW ON OUR FREE PODCAST CHANNEL AND YOU’LL BE NOTIFIED OF NEWUPDATES.

4:20 pm Thousands of people get injured at work, while playing sports, in car accidents or get burnt by bad real estate deals and business ventures. Many do not know their options to seek compensation for their injuries or losses. On our monthly segment on personal litigation law we once again hear from Attorney Divjyot Singh, the Managing Partner atSHEV Law Group. Although we routinely hear about lawsuits filed against other entities, Divjyot joins us today to explain how to sue other professionals who have done shoddy work for you and how to handle frivolous lawsuits.

4:50 pm Pratham was the first local Indian charity to focus on childhood education in India and teaching those less fortunate how to make a living for themselves. A few yearsago, it also became the first local Indian charity to raise over $1,000,000 in one gala. Since then it has made many more milestones, so we asked a Board member who was Co-President last year, Dr. Vikram Gopal, to explain to us how Pratham has achieved this distinction and about its upcoming gala on April 18.

5:20 pm Founded in 1989, SEARCH has been providing hope, creating opportunity, and transforming lives for thousands of men, women, and children who are trying to break free fromthe cycle of poverty and homelessness. The 501(c)(3) non-profit just recently relocated from the old building on 2015 Congress to their crisp new building on 1712 Pease St. where a staff of 120 work to provide homes to those living on the streets. We recently took a bus tour of the facilities SEARCH operates and are happy to have with us today Phil Terrazas, who leads two street outreach teams to tell us more about the organization.

Also stay tuned in for news roundup, views, sports and movie reviews.

TO BE FEATURED ON THE SHOW, OR TO ADVERTISE, PLEASE CONTACT US AT 713-789-NEWS or 6397 or at [email protected] 

Please pick up the print edition of Indo American News which is available all across town at grocery stores. Also visit our website indoamerican-news.com which gets 90,000+ hits to track all current stories.

And remember to visit our digital archives from over 18 years. 

Plus, our entire 45 years of hard copy archives are available in the Fondren Library at Rice University.

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(Guest host Gautam Sinha in for Sanchali)

Featured on Sat, April 11, 2026 from 3 - 4 pm on the “IAN UNPLUGGED” segment of Indo American News Radio (www.IndoAmerica-News.com) on 98.7 FM:

On “Hey, Wassup?”, Jay & Gautam speak with Dr. Anushree Kumar, a female primary care physician at Vida Family Medicine about how difficult it is for women to suffer through the hot flashes, night sweats, mood changes and sleep problems that come with menopause and what types of relief they can receive.

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Here’s the guest line-up for Sat, Jul 16, 2022 from 4 to 6pm CST on Indo American News Radio (www.IndoAmerican-news.com). We are on 98.7 FM and you can also listen on the masalaradio app (www.masalaradio.com)

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4:20 pm Ashok Rao is a serial entrepreneur with five successful high technology start-ups. He is a Board Director of Goose capital, and an Angel investor in several start-ups, mentoring the founders & serving on their boards. He was the first Indian-American to take a company public on NASDAQ. He is also the owner of the Songkran Thai Kitchen in Uptown Park which won four awards in the Houston Chronicle’s Best of the Best gala on Thursday night. He joins us in the studio today to discuss how he manages to stay so involved in enterprises.

5:00 pm The situation in Sri Lanka has become so dire that the government has been ousted after months of massive demonstrations of people power. George and Shanti Willy have been closely following events in their homeland and talk with us about how the surprisingly non-violent demonstrations were so well organised and managed.

5:20 pm Geeta Kadakia is an English teacher at the DAV Montessori & Elementary School in Houston where her young daughter Jasmine, who is now 10, has studied since she was 2 1/2 years old. The DAV inculcates Hindu cultures and values in its curriculum of basic courses. Geeta shares her daughter’s education at the school as well as her own experience as a teacher there.

Also stay tuned in for news roundup, views, sports and movie reviews

TO BE FEATURED ON THE SHOW, OR TO ADVERTISE, PLEASE CONTACT US AT 713-789-6397 or at [email protected]

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4-6pm INTERVIEWS (Guest host Gautam Sinha in for Sanchali)

Here’s the guest line-up for Sat, April 4, 2026 from 4 to 6pm CST on Indo American News Radio (www.IndoAmerican-news.com), a production of Indo American News. We areon 98.7 FM and you can also listen on the masalaradio app.

By Monday, hear the recorded show on Podcast uploaded on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Pocket Casts, Radio Public and Breaker or go to our website and click on the IANR link. Our Podcast has been rated #2 among 100 Podcasts in Houston by feedspot.com. We have 6 years of Podcasts and have had thousands of hits.

TO SUPPORT THE SHOW, SELECT FOLLOW ON OUR FREE PODCAST CHANNEL AND YOU’LL BE NOTIFIED OF NEWUPDATES.

4:20 pm It is two weeks before the dreaded income tax returns are filed on April 15 and accountants and individuals are frantically sharpening their pencils and juggling numbers on calculators! Navigating the volumes of IRS rules and regulations can make many minds swirl with tension. Into this fray, we bring you Dr Arpita Shroff, an Associate Professor of Accounting at the University of Houston Downtown who also runs the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance firm which offers FREE advice and tax review. She is with us in the studio today.

4:50 pm In the desi world of visual and performing arts, Jasmeeta Singh is a whirlwind of boundless energy. She has organized and produced memorable Vaisakhi cultural stage shows with the Punjabi Society of Greater Houston for the past three years. A veteran of many community functions, Jasmeeta is well known for her unique style of couture and choreography which she attributes to her skill as a kathak dancer. This year, once again, the PSGH will bring the Grand Vaisakhi Night Mela production to the stage on Saturday, April 18 at the GSH Event Center. She joins us today to give more details.

5:20 pm Immigrations cases have been thrown into a chaos with changing rules of enforcement ever since the TrumpAdministration took office. Thousands of immigrants have been rounded up and deported or detained in rapidly deployed detention facilities and there have been deaths of at least two US citizens provoking national protests. Onerousrequirements for student, visitor, labor and H1-B visas have resulted in fewer people coming to the US. Immigrationattorney George Willy talks about these issues and what avenues still exist for living and working in the US.

Also stay tuned in for news roundup, views, sports and movie reviews.

TO BE FEATURED ON THE SHOW, OR TO ADVERTISE, PLEASE CONTACT US AT 713-789-NEWS or 6397 or at [email protected]

Please pick up the print edition of Indo American News which is available all across town at grocery stores. Also visit our website indoamerican-news.com which gets 90,000+ hits to track all current stories.

And remember to visit our digital archives from over 18 years. 

Plus, our entire 45 years of hard copy archives are available in the Fondren Library at Rice University.

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Anudip Foundation Explained

Here’s the interview with Rafik Bawa on Sat, Mar 28, 2026 at 4:20 pm CST on Indo American News Radio (www.IndoAmerican-news.com), a production of Indo American News.

This Podcast of the recorded show is uploaded on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Pocket Casts, Radio Public and Breaker or you can go to our website and click on the IANR link.

Anudip Foundation is a nonprofit organization preparing underserved youth - especially women - in India for the future of work. Anudip was a pioneer in digital skills training during the Internet revolution and is now focused on equipping students with AI-relevant and tech-enabled skills leading directly to jobs in the global economy.

We are joined by Board Member Rafik Bawa who will explain how Anudip’s visionary programs offer digital and AI skills training that can transform opportunities for young people from underserved communities.

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4-6pm INTERVIEWS

Here’s the guest line-up for Sat, Mar 28, 2026 from 4 to 6pm CST on Indo American News Radio (www.IndoAmerican-news.com), a production of Indo American News. We areon 98.7 FM and you can also listen on the masalaradio app.

By Monday, hear the recorded show on Podcast uploaded on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Pocket Casts, Radio Public and Breaker or go to our website and click on the IANR link. Our Podcast has been rated #2 among 100 Podcasts in Houston by feedspot.com. We have 6 years of Podcasts and have had thousands of hits.

TO SUPPORT THE SHOW, SELECT FOLLOW ON OUR FREE PODCAST CHANNEL AND YOU’LL BE NOTIFIED OF NEWUPDATES.

4:20 pm Housing affordability is a big issue nationwide with many being priced out of the market. Recently through the efforts of key agencies like the Houston Land Bank and Houston Community Land Trust, more people have become aware of other avenues to owning their homes. Just 7 weeks ago, we had HCLT Executive Director Dr. Ashley Allen with us to explain how, since 2019, the groups program has led 200 limited-income Houston families to an affordable home. Justa week ago, we went on a tour of a few properties all across Houston that the HCLT has helped people to move into, from rental to purchase. We are joined by the Ashley again today to further explain how HCLT can help provide permanentlyaffordable home ownership.

4:50 pm Anudip Foundation is a nonprofit organization preparing underserved youth - especially women - in India for the future of work. Anudip was a pioneer in digital skills training during the Internet revolution and is now focused on equipping students with AI-relevant and tech-enabled skills leading directly to jobs in the global economy. We are joined by Board Member Rafik Bawa who will explain how Anudip’s visionary programs offer digital and AI skills training that can transform opportunities for young people from underserved communities.

5:20 pm If you are a longtime Houstonian, you will remember Sakowitz, the trendsetting luxury department store chain operating from 1902 to 1990, with its flagship at Post Oak andWestheimer. It was famous for high-end fashion, unique merchandising, and exceptional customer service way before Macy’s, Saks or Bloomingdales barged into town. Founded by the Sakowitz family, the store grew to 18 locations before closing. We have with us today in the studio a scion of the family, Robert Sakowitz, to retell the days when the mere mention of “Sakowitz” was synonymous with luxury. 

Also stay tuned in for news roundup, views, sports and movie reviews.

TO BE FEATURED ON THE SHOW, OR TO ADVERTISE, PLEASE CONTACT US AT 713-789-NEWS or 6397 or at [email protected]

Please pick up the print edition of Indo American News which is available all across town at grocery stores. Also visit our website indoamerican-news.com which gets 90,000+ hits to track all current stories. 

And remember to visit our digital archives from over 18years. 

Plus, our entire 45 years of hard copy archives are available in the Fondren Library at Rice University.

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Featured on Sat, March 28, 2026 from 3 - 4 pm on the “IAN UNPLUGGED” segment of Indo American News Radio (www.IndoAmerica-News.com) on 98.7 FM:

On “Hey, Wassup?”, Jay & Sanchali speak with the deeply devout Gopal Aggarwal on the meaning of Ram Navami which was celebrated this past Thursday. They also speakwith volunteer Shri Chada and past president Rajeev Aluru to learn of the tremendous work that Ekal Vidalaya has done in educating rural backward communities in India,

IAN UNPLUGGED 2612 032126Featured on Sat, March 21, 2026 from 3 - 4 pm on the “IAN UNPLUGGED” segment of Indo American News Radio (www.IndoAmerica-News.com) on 98.7 FM:

On “Hey, Wassup?”, Jay & Sanchali delve into Oriental Rugs and speak with Sam and Omana Abraham who are celebrating the 50th Anniversary of their very popular and much-admired business, Abraham’s Oriental Rugs.