Author: vbalaraman

Ola. As we go into the Fall Season this year many families have been travelling to various parts of this globe for various reasons. Just this past week Sundari and I completed a brief...

Vanakkam. The beginning to August has been both tumultuous and heart warming for our community.  The loss of Lahaina town and the unknown number of lives lost brings back the stark reality of limitation...

Namaste. Hope your summer is progressing well and you all have had some for of recreational travel to meet up with family and friends.  This is a good time to recharge as we get...

The Year 2023 is progressing rapidly and the half year mark will soon be passed. We are in the beginning of both a hot summer season and the Pacific Hurricane Season.  Both of these...

May is here and we are transitioning from Spring to Summer.  This is typically graduation season. We as a family had the honor of going to the Lei ceremonies associated with the High School...

Namaste Friends. A quarter of the year has passed.  LOTUS celebrated Holi on March 19th following the regular 3rd Sunday Pooja in Wahiawa.  The event was a great success with over 150 people participating...

LOTUS is starting 2023 with a renewed vigor and hope that the community will share our enthusiasm and join us on this journey.  In the time frame between March and May we anticipate having...

Let me begin this post by wishing all the best for this year 2023.  It is the Year of the Rabbit in the Chinese Zodiac Calendar.  There will be a multitude of names for...

Fall is upon us and with it brings a many a Indian celebrations. Currently many of the Indians from different regions are celebrating the festival of Navaratri and Dussehra in their own traditional ways....