By Rekha Bhattacharjee What has become of our great organisation? Instead of a party that fired the imagination of the masses throughout the length and breadth of India, we have shrunk, losing touch with the toiling millions, said Rajiv Gandhi while addressing the Congress centenary session in Bombay (now Mumbai) on December 28, 1985. […]
MARU TARANG will be performing at Sydney Festival on 10th January at The Lennox Theatre, Parramatta Maru Tarang offer an exquisite fusion of Indian folk and Australian roots, founded in the desert lands of Rajasthan, India. Famed Australian guitarist Jeff Lang and table player Bobby Singh […]
Andy Warhol, American 1928–87 Three Marilyns 1962, acrylic, silkscreen ink, and graphite on linen 35.6 x 85.1 cm The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh; Founding Collection, Contribution The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. © 2015 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc./ARS, New York. Licensed […]
By Neena Badhwar Achieving Higher School Certificate is an important milestone in anyone’s life. It is a passport to a life and a career decision that is extremely important and decides the pathway one wants to take. Young people work hard for it for […]
By Vijay Badhwar The Delhi battle is getting uglier by the day. The raid by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and alleged sealing of CM Kejriwal’s office on 15 December morning is an unprecedented act of disrespect shown to a democratically elected office not only in India […]
The annual tradition of free parking returns this holiday season with Parramatta City Council turning on-street parking meters off and providing free access to Council car parks. The free parking period will run from 12am Wednesday 23 December until midnight Monday 28 December 2015 and from 12am Thursday 31 December 2015 until midnight Friday […]
By Manju Mittal Oscar winning film “The Slumdog Millionaire” kid Dev Patel doesn’t need any introduction. He is well known in India and abroad having acted now in numerous films such as ‘The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel’, ‘The Last Airbender’. He was 17 when ;Slumdog Millionaire; happened […]
Dr Cindy Pan, Parramatta 2016 Australia Day Ambassador Parramatta residents are being encouraged to nominate outstanding community members for an Australia Day Local Award by Sunday 10 January 2016. The Awards recognise excellence and exemplary achievement in the local community and acknowledge the significance of their service […]
By Neena Badhwar Pupinder Mintu is Sydney’s great asset, an artist who came to Sydney from Perth when he was a young man. A handsome Punjabi boy with his dazzling smile won everyone’s heart. He had recently released ‘Australian Jugni’ having written the words himself, a […]
A short story by Rajpal Sandhu In that freezing cold night, even the trees seemed to be giving an illusion of the paranormal. I’d just finished my studies and started driving a cab once a week. The Saturday night’s take helped cover my entire week’s expenses. It was 2AM. Still an hour to go […]