Nina is a thirty-year-old English lecturer in New Delhi, living with her widowed mother and struggling to make ends meet. Ananda has recently emigrated to Halifax, Canada; having spent his twenties painstakingly building his career, he searches for something to complete his new life. When Ananda’s sister proposes an arranged marriage between the two, Nina […]
Christmas calls to family and friends overseas will be cheaper with Telstra’s launch of improved International Value Packs. Telstra Consumer Executive Director, Rebekah O’Flaherty, said the reduced international call rates meant calls to overseas landlines and mobile services in more than 70 countries, will cost as little as two cents per minute (plus call connection […]
Do you believe that song ‘Love mera hit hit soniye’ with Shahrukh Khan and Deepika Padukone has made 16 million hits on youtube? Well it is quite a hit worldwide. Next comes with 8 million hits ‘Jab hum jawan honge’ – a song from an eighties movie ‘Betaab’ that launched both Amrita Singh and […]
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Vimala Raman, former Miss India Australia and a Sydney girl, is the busiest star in Tollywood cinema. She appeared in Gayam 2 – a sequel to Gaayam which hit the screens some 17 years back. Shot in Bangkok and Hyderabad Gaayam 2 had been inspired by a Hollywood flick ‘a History of Violence’ and was […]
Parramasala: Australian Festival of South Asian Arts held from November 4-8 was a resounding success despite a big wet as people braved the soaking weather. Hot piping dosas, tandoori chicken from food stalls and on-the-spot made hot chai kept all warm as they tucked into Indian dishes standing under their umbrellas. As one walked towards […]
By Kersi Meher-Homji Last month India’s prolific opening batsman Sunil Gavaskar and Australia’s ebullient wicket-keeper batsman Adam Gilchrist were made Sir Donald Bradman honourees for 2010 at a glittering function at the Sydney Cricket Ground. The previous honourees for the Hall of Fame were all Australians: Norman O’Neill in 2006, Neil Harvey and Sam Loxton […]
