Mohan Dhall, CEO Australian Tutoring Association (second from left) with Geoff Lee MP and Fair Trading Minister Mr Stuart Ayres and members of the Indian community By Neena Badhwar Sending our kids to tutoring so that they can get good marks in school and HSC is something that Indian parents aspire, stress and support. […]
Hindu Council of Australia invites Indian community and their friends from wider community to join in a Padyatra or one can say a day of local pilgrimage of a walk to seven temples right here in Sydney. HCA had a successful 2013, with PADA YATRAs organised three times last year April (Easter Long weekend) October […]
First it was Short + Sweet Theatre Festival that entered India and spread its wings starting from Delhi, to Mumbai, Bengaluru and Chennai and now it is Festival Australia’s Largest Open Mic Comedy Competition, RAW Comedy, that hits Mumbai, Bengaluru and Delhi Melbourne International Comedy Festival is taking Australia’s biggest open-mic comedy competition, RAW Comedy, […]
Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan Finance ministers from the G20 countries will gather in Australia this weekend of February 22-23 2014, a crucial step on the way to November’s Leaders meeting, which will be the most important gathering of world leaders Australia has ever hosted. The G20 leaders’ meeting in Brisbane in […]
Vishva Hindu Parishad of Australia welcomes all to the 3rd Australian National Hindu Conference entitled “Serving Community – Serving Australia ” that will be held on 26th & 27th April 2014 in Sydney at Novotel, 350 Church Street, Parramatta, Sydney. There are many Temples, Organisations, Associations, Institutions, groups and individual in Hindu society working […]
The deadline is looming for Victoria’s ethnic seniors groups to apply for financial assistance to continue their work in alleviating social isolation and providing activities to connect with others. Applications for the third round of the Victorian Government’s Participation for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) Seniors Grants Program must be submitted by February 28, […]
By Kersi Meher-Homji To promote the inauguration of the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand in February 2015, a function was held in Martin Place, Sydney on 14th February, Valentine Day, exactly one year before the mega event. Prime Minister Tony Abbott was the chief guest. He said, “Cricket lays claim to being our […]
The Kama Sutra Diaries Sally Howard A ‘sexploration’ of modern India: Behind the scenes and between the sheets. Description From the heat of anti-rape protest on the streets of New Delhi to the cool hills of Shimla, playground of the Raj; from a Gujurati retirement home for gay men and eunuchs to a busy sex […]
Rogue Elephant Simon Denyer A lively portrait the state of India today and an investigation of what the future holds for the world’s fastest-growing country, as told by those in the thick of the action Description In October 2010, India hosted the Commonwealth Games. While normally a straightforward celebration of athletic prowess, this time the […]
Making Soapies in Kabul Trudi-Ann Tierney The hugely funny and nail-bitingly dramatic account of how a talented Australian TV executive found herself working on Afghanistan’s best-loved soap. Description On an impulse, Trudi-Ann Tierney, Sydney producer and former actress, goes to Kabul to manage a bar. She quickly falls […]