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Happy Independence Day

Multiface Media along with ILASA and Monika Geetmala Radio presents ‘Happy Independence Day’ – an evening of patriotic songs, shero-shayari and poetry to celebrate India’s Independence Day on August 17 at 5.30 pm onwards at Parramatta town Hall. Entries to the event is free and by booking as seats are filling fast. Please call Ajoy […]

Hindu Council’s Donate Organ Forum on July 29

Hindu Council of Australia(HCA) invites all to attend their second ‘Donate Organ Forum’ to be held on July 29 at Granville Town Hall.  This is an initiative of HCA  in association with  Australian Organ and Tissue Authority to raise awareness of Organ and Tissue Donation with in our community in Australia. This is a very […]

India now Australia’s largest source of permanent migrants

Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Chris Bowen MP India has outpaced China and the UK as a source of permanent migrants to Australia. For the first time, India is Australia’s largest source of permanent migrants, the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Chris Bowen MP, announced on July 19. Indian migrants comprised a total of 29,018 […]

Superstar Rajesh Khanna passes away!

  Rajesh Khanna, favourite film actor of the seventies romantic films and heart throb of many millions of fans, died in Mumbai in his home ‘Aashirvaad’ with his family was on his bedside including his son-in-law Akshay Kumar. He had been ailing for some time and was in and out of the hospital. The social […]

Community says adieu to…

Raj Kumari Bajaj (28 December 1942 – 7 July 2012) Raj Bajaj, wife of TIDU writer, Editor of Sandesh and President of Australian Hindi Indian Association (AHIA) Mr. Santram Bajaj unexpectedly passed away on July 7 as a result of complications that arose out of a minor routine procedure of getting a stent put in […]

Harris Park – the ‘Little India’ of Australia

From L to R: Dr Geoff Lee, MP Parramatta and Raj Mahesh, owner of Go-Cool Fruit and Vegetable Market and Victor Dominello, Minister for Citizenship and Communities in Harris Park   By Neena Badhwar People from India make the fastest growing community in Australia registering a whopping 100 per cent increase. Since the 2006 Census, […]

Spotlight on India at OzAsia Festival in Adelaide (September 14-30)

Kailash Kher will perform in Adelaide in September The OzAsia Festival is one of the popular festivals at the Adelaide Festival Centre since it began six years ago and this year we are putting the spotlight on India with a number of Indian performances highlighting the richness of this vibrant country as well as performances […]

‘To Sydney with love’ – a gift of love from an Indian student

You’d have to fall in love because it is from Sydney – soon to be released Bollywood movie ‘To Sydney with Love’ which was shot few months ago on Sydney locations. Its a romantic comedy that tells the story of an Indian woman who goes to the University of New South Wales on a scholarship. […]

Esha Deol marries sweetheart Bharat Takhtani

[youtube 798cOB9OuB4] Esha Deol, daughter of Hema Malini and Dharmendra, married Bharat Takhtani in the traditional style at Iskcon temple on June 29. Esha Deol tied the knot in a South Indian style wedding ceremony at Iskcon temple. Esha looked pretty in a red bridal  sari by designer Neeta Lulla. Bharat Takhtani was clad in […]

Ozindcare appeals for Manoj Kumar Masih’s family

This is an appeal for the family of Manoj Kumar Masih who was recently killed in a car accident on the corner of Hume highway and Cumberland highway. Like any other migrant, Manoj left his village in Punjab and migrated to Australia five years back with the hope of supporting his family back in India […]