By Aradhana Bhatt When one goes to watch a Nautanki production one expects the unexpected. Just like their previous play, ‘Last Dance at Dum Dum’, their latest production, ‘The Jungle Book’, recently staged at Parramatta Riverside Theatre, was no exception to the rule. Since its inception in 2008, Nautanki theatre has gained a reputation amongst […]
By Kersi Meher-Homji To follow her 304 run win in the first Test at Galle India repeated her triumphant way by winning the second Test in Colombo by an innings and 53 runs. These victories enabled India to win the series 2-0 with the final Test in Pallekelle to start on 12th August. […]
May 8, 1931 – August 3, 2017 LOS ANGELES, August 4, 2017 – Sri Mrinalini Mata, president and spiritual leader of one of the world’s most influential Yoga organizations, Self-Realization Fellowship/Yogoda Satsanga Society of India (SRF/YSS), founded in 1920 by Paramahansa Yogananda (author of Autobiography of a Yogi and widely regarded as the father of […]
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian and Minister for Multiculturalism Ray Williams have announced the finalists of the 2017 Premier’s Multicultural Media Awards. Now in their fifth year, the awards recognise the valuable contribution made by multicultural media in NSW across 14 categories including Best Investigative Story, the Public Interest Award and Young Journalist of the Year. […]
By Manju Mittal Last Saturday of the month July 29, 2017 Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation of Australia organised charity event Rang Tarang at Sydney Bahai Centre, Silverwater. What was interesting to note that the event drew such a tremendous amount of support from Indian Community, a house full of audience attended by Ekal members and guests. […]
By Neeru Saluja Stand-up comedian Amit Tandon created ripples of non-stop laughter with his debut performance in Sydney. As he touched many chords by recalling what it is living and growing up in India, the ‘married guy’ lived up to his reputation with highly relevant comedy that he had prepared for the audience here. With […]
Meet Subhash Chand Aggarwal and his wife Sheila who adopted three ancestral villages and helped uplift them by acting on some simple ideas By Neena Badhwar What does one do when one retires from a job? The so called active retirees still have so much energy, knowhow and experience left in them. Up and until […]
The world’s visually impaired will be the subject of some serious discussion at the forthcoming second World Congress of Optometry in Hyderabad. Preventable blindness and eye care delivery as a public health issue is of paramount importance to tackling the problem. The Hyderabad congress, from 11-13 September, will address issues of blindness, refractive error, and […]
Top Left to right – Urvashi Arora, Ekta Nankani, Kiran Jassal Down Left to right – Sue Advani, Gauri Ahuja, Sunaina Chand Gowan By Neeru Saluja Australia has the ninth largest group of migrants in the world. In 2016, Australia welcomed around 120,000 migrants to it’s shores. Historically, women account for almost 50 per […]
By Neena Badhwar Who does not know in Sydney or even Perth or in Adelaide, the name of Vinod Rajput. A gentle and down to earth soul who is not only a gentle man but one who has entertained us all with his one and only passion, singing, says he, “I retired from my job […]