Alok and Rekha Rajvanshi with Keith Salvat and Mrs Salvat By Ajoy Ghosh The Dreaming Hindi Translation Won AUSIT National Excellence Award, 2011 on Friday 11th November 2011. Hindi Translator, Author and Poet Rekha Rajvanshi of Sydney won a national level award for translating aboriginal dreamtime animation films in Hindi. AUSIT Excellence Awards 2011 […]
Peter Roebuck By Kersi Meher-Homji I still can’t believe that Peter Roebuck, my favourite cricket writer and a good friend, is no more. To die at a relatively young age of 55 is sad but to commit suicide by throwing oneself from the sixth floor of his hotel is too tragic for words. Many hours […]
Sachin Tendulkar congratulates R Ashwin who took 9 wickets – three in the first and 6 in the second innings to beat West Indies By Kersi Meher-Homji India has retained her squad for the second Test starting in Kolkata next Monday the 14th after beating West Indies by five wickets earlier on the 9th with […]
Meenakshi Iyer reports from New Delhi New Delhi: The phenomenal rise of Mayawati, the chief minister of India’s most populous and key electoral state of Uttar Pradesh, didn’t happen overnight. After years of playing the Dalit card extremely well and known as the single-most entity that brought a complete paradigm shift in the electoral pattern […]
‘Australian Hindi Indian Association’ (AHIA) had its AGM on Sunday the 30th October. This years’ AGM had a tight election as two candidates stood for president’s and vice-presidents’ position. AHIA has been an active Indian organization incepted in the nineties with growing needs of Indian community in mind. It has established membership […]
NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell will lead a senior delegation of industry and business leaders to India next week – a key strategy in the NSW Government’s efforts to rebuild the State’s economy. Departing Sydney on Saturday 12 November, the one week mission includes meetings with leading Indian government officials, business leaders and investors in Mumbai, […]
Shubha and Aksheya Kumar India club this year has planned an excellent Diwali function at the Castle Grande, Pioneer Hall in Castle Hill. There are plenty of entertainment that include dances, best dressed Diwali couple with other interesting surprises in store. This year India Club has announced the launch of India Club Hero in four […]
Phillip Rolfe By Neena Badhwar Phillip Rolfe, festival director Parramasala – the Australian Festival of South Asian Arts, has this year lined up an interesting mix of artists from the region that include world-renowned artists – including Australian premieres by Mavin Khoo with O.S. Arun and by The Chandralekha Group, accompanied by the Gundecha Brothers. […]
Farhan Akhtar By Neeru Saluja It all started in the summer of 2001. Fresh out of college, ready to embrace the corporate life and struggling to take the leap of love, he brought all of us 20 something’s an answer. Like a fresh breeze he gave us a reason to love and laugh with his […]
Arun Jagatramka (middle), wife Mona and daughter with miners and workers Gujarat NRE 1 Colliery By Neena Badhwar Driving down the scenic highway leading to Wollongong the coal town where Gujarat NRE have organized a day for all guests to take a look at the huge set up of machinery to demonstrate how […]