Bina Jose in Sydney makes excellent dosas which are a common breakfast practice with Keralite Hindus. Like the paranthas in the north this dosa and coconut chutney breakfast is a norm in many Malayali homes. Urad dal substitutes for proteins while rice provide the carbs. Fresh coconuts are in abundance all around the coast and […]
Chinmaya Missionin Sydney has a busy April month with functions and activities celebrating Ram Navmi as Swami Swaroopananda visits Sydney and graces devotees with his spiritual presence. Swami ji will be giving talks on Yoga Vasishta Sara “Freedom from Daily problems” from April 18-25. Swami Tejomayanandaji will give talks on Sampooram Ramayana from April 17 […]
Appam – a tasty breakfast served on special occasions like Christmas and Easter is a specialty of Kerala Cuisine. Although the batter for making these soft fluffy pancakes needs to be fermented overnight, there is quick recipe by Chellamma Varikkatt who is visiting her daughter and grandsons in Sydney. Says Chellamma, “You can buy […]
Unbelievable! Munni! Bollywood revelers learn dance steps from Malaika Arora Khan in Melbourne. Pic 1. Malaika Arora Khan with son Arhaan and husband Arbaaz Khan celebrating after breaking the Guiness Book of Records for the biggest dance class ever Pic 2. Crowd dancing to ‘Munni badnaan hui’ Pic 3: Malaika with fans; Pic 4: […]
[youtube xyRqueXsCg8] Holi Hullad – A charity event organised by Sydney poet Rekha Rajvanshi and proudly sponsored by Sharma’s Kitchen, The Indian Down Under newspaper and supported by Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan, Sydney Sakhi Sangam, BTS Events and IABBV Hindi School is being organized on March 25, 2011 at Parravilla Lounge in Campbell St, Parramatta […]
By Melvin Durai Everyone’s offering money-saving tips these days, trying to help people survive the economic downturn. It doesn’t take much to save a few bucks here and there, even if you’re already scrimping, even if you order the “short” cappuccino at Starbucks and have reduced your cable TV package to only 380 channels. […]
Lebara Mobile celebrates its 2nd birthday with the introduction of Zero Cent international calls Lebara Mobile is redefining the international calling market for prepaid mobile phones with the introduction of the first ever 0c per minute rate to Australia’s most popular overseas destinations. The move is timed to coincide with Lebara’s second birthday, having been […]
Pic top: Divya Dhingra and Shalini Chandrala compered the evening Pic bottom: HSC students honoured at the function United Indian Associations hosted the Australia day and Indian Republic day function at Grand Westella at Lidcombe on January 21. The function was attended by 400 strong audience from the Indian community including various politicians from both […]
By Anandmurti Gurumaa In India, the term ‘guru’ is so very commonly used in daily parlance by people from all walks of life. But it has now arrived at the global scene as well – after all, what with the recent news of Hollywood’s Brangelina having an Indian guru! The irony nevertheless is that the […]