by Neena Badhwar Indian community in the western Sydney has a Labour candidate, Prue Guillaume, who is standing from the seat of Mulgoa. TIDU met Prue at the Indian subcontinent community Labour launch held at Parravilla function Centre in Parramatta. A Nicky Haley look alike, Prue has Indian and French heritage with a grandfather who […]
By Rekha Rajvanshi On Friday, the 28th January 2011 a newly formed Indian organization in Australia, ‘The Council of Indian Australians Inc.’ was launched formally. An event which was planned carefully and organized perfectly was attended by 550 people from all cultures and communities at Bowman Hall in Blacktown, NSW. It surely left […]
By Devaki Parthasarthy People always complain about bloated stomachs, restless sleep after a late night dinner served in catered parties, especially when rich Indian curries are served, which are now plenty as one gets invited to all those weddings, anniversaries as life is abuzz with dinners, disco and drinks. Every one comes dressed in […]
Prof Christensen “Having a clear purpose in life is essential for balance. Arthur Ashe “When I was holding the Wimbledon Cup , I never asked God: Why me? Robert Bosch “I don’t pay good wages because I have a lot of money. I have a lot of money because I pay good wages.” […]
By Kanaka Ramakrishna No one gets bitter out of choice. Yet many of us cannot prevent ourselves from getting scorched in the fire of bitterness sometime or other. Bitterness is a frozen form of latent anger and resentment. When one is offended or disappointed with others and allows the hurt to germinate in one’s heart, […]
The Kersi Meher-Homji Column Only a fool or a genius can predict a winner. And I am neither. But on current form five teams are in the running for lifting the Cricket World Cup (WC); India, Australia, South Africa, Sri Lanka and England. But then who can ignore Pakistan, terrific one day, terrible the next? […]
By Dilip Mahanty It was bloody. It was brutal. It was gladiatorial where combatants parried muscular thrusts with skilful ripostes. The heavy broadsword met impenetrable shield. Every advance was met with counter attack. No quarters asked, none given. It was a fight to the finish between two titans of Test cricket-the champion and the challenger! […]
Mind Blowing Films are presenting another Indian Film Festival after the huge success of last year’s inaugural festival. Not only the festival will have India’s three most beautiful actresses as guests as Vidya Balan, Juhi Chawla and Malaika Arora Khan, Pakistani sensation Ali Zafar and charismatic and talented film makers like Arbaaz Khan, Kabir Khan, […]
Fatima Meer with Nelson Mandela A postscript from Durban South Africa By Rekha Bhattacharjee “The sun never sets in the Indian Diaspora”, was said by Dr LM Singhvi – Chairman, High level committee of Indian Diaspora and former High Commissioner of Great Britain. He had held wide consultation with the Indian Diaspora of 20 million […]
It’s election time in NSW, less than a month away. But there is no excitement, as if the election has already been won and lost – Liberals winning by default and the Labor losing, ridden by scandals and wont for change. The pity is that the Liberals are able to form a government in the […]