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Sydney farewells former Indian President Dr Abdul Kalam

                        Vice-Chancellor and Principal Dr Michael Spence paid tribute to former Indian President Dr Abdul Kalam who passed away on 27 July 2015, aged 83.       Dr Kalam was awarded an honorary degree from the University of Sydney for his contribution to […]

Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre presents ‘Sweets Festival’

  SWEET AS If you like making sweets eg. jalebis, gulab jamun, balushahis etc. you can participate in  Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre’s annual festival  Sweet As, part of Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Month presented by Citi.  Sweet As  celebrates the vibrant cultures in Liverpool. A festival of aromas, tastes and colour,  Sweet As  is […]

Masaan making waves in India

  Richa Chaddha in Masaan, a powerful performance Film:  Masaan Cast:  Richa Chaddha, Sanjay Mishra, Vicky Kaushal and Shweta Tripathi Director:  Neeraj Ghaywan Rating:  4/5 Set against the visually powerful backdrop of funeral pyres and the burning ghats in Varanasi, Masaan is a poetic narrative of pathos and love. The film takes on the tragedy […]

Brothers and Phantom in cinemas in August

              Brothers   In Cinemas October 14. Cast : Akshay Kumar as David Fernandes, Sidharth Malhotra as Monty Fernandes, Jacqueline Fernandez as Jenny David, Jackie Shroff as Gary Fernandes, Shefali Shah, Ashutosh Rana, Aarsh gyani – David Fernandes (child) Directed by Karan Malhotra Synopsis: Brothers is a story of […]

Indian Support Centre inaugurated

                Subba Rao Varigonda (left) with dignitaries cutting the ribbon for newly opened Indian Support Centre   26 July 2015 was an important and an historic milestone for the Indian Australian diaspora of Sydney and NSW.   The day marked the formal inauguration of the Indian Support Centre […]

Vishal on Shahid and Shakespeare

              Shahid with Vishal at Haider sets   By Neeru Saluja As Haider sweeps six awards at IIFA and Shahid Kapoor hits headlines with his wedding, we talk to director Vishal Bhardwaj about his relationship with Shahid and Shakespeare. Director Vishal Bhardwaj is not only an Indian film director […]

Australian business looking at India as new China

                By Rekha Bhattacharjee Those Australians who are worried over the slowing Chinese economy may have some reason to smile as Canberra is already working desperately to stitch up a Free Trade Agreement with the world’s second most populous country – India. If everything goes according to plan […]

Bobby – the darling Deol

Bobby Deol loves reading newspapers rather than reading news online By Neeru Saluja “Humko Sirf Tumse Pyaar Hai” was the song on every girl’s lips for him. He was tall, handsome, Punjabi and girls went crazy over his dreamy eyes, dimpled chin and wavy hair. His debut film Barsaat came out in 1995 and Bollywood […]

Bachchans, the premier family of Bollywood

            Abhishek Bachchan in Brisbane with Chayan Sarkar, organiser of  Indian International Film Festival of Queensland 2015 (IIFFOQ ) By Manju Mittal   Abhishek Bachchan is a leading Bollywood actor and producer. He has starred in many block busters during his 15-year career in Indian film Industry. From ‘Refugee’ to […]

International student airport welcome desk opens in Sydney

    Thousands of international students intending to study in NSW will receive support on arrival at Sydney Airport with the opening of the International Student Airport Welcome Desk. Minister for Trade, Tourism and Major Events Stuart Ayres said the NSW International Student Airport Welcome Desk would help to ensure international students feel welcome. “Recent […]