Book Review by Kersi Meher-Homji Many cricket books are recently written in Australia as we approach Christmas. For instance autobiographies by retired Test cricketers Michael Clarke, Mitchell Johnson, Brad Haddin … reminiscing about their playing days and their love-hate relations with team mates and selectors. But Cricket’s Greatest Test Teams A-Z by John Mason […]
Brisbane, Australia: Manoj Bajpayee won Best Performance by an Actor narrowly beating Nawazuddin Siddiqui who was awarded a Special Mention in the same category at the 10th Asia Pacific Screen Awards, announced in Brisbane tonight. Winners in the 10th Asia Pacific Screen Awards, the region’s highest accolade in film, were announced on November 24, […]
For live viewing of the APSA Award ceremony tonight November 24, 2016, please go to http://www.asiapacificscreenacademy.com/the-awards/the-ceremony/ceremony-webcast/. By Neeru Saluja Actor Manoj Bajyapee is known for his unconventional roles, but his role as a gay professor in Hansal Mehta’s biographical drama Aligarh is making him the critics favourite. Nominated for the Asia Pacific Screen award […]
By Manju Mittal Joyti and Sultana, popularly known as ‘Nooran sisters’, they are most popular sufi singers of India and now known all over the world. Their grandmother Bibi Nooran was a musician of repute as music formed an integral part of their childhood with Nooran sisters following in her footsteps. Gulshan Mir, […]
By Neeru Saluja He’s the most celebrated director of Indian cinema. Bringing together India’s most loved sport that is cricket and the spat with British Raj, he took his film ‘Lagaan’ to the Oscars and made us proud. Known for his films Swades, What’s your Rashee, Jodha Akbar and most recent Mohenjodaaro, director Ashutosh Gowariker […]
By Neena Badhwar Life comes in small pleasures. Those intimate moments you share with like minded people who are appreciative enough as they enjoy life and what it offers. It was not one of those hugely advertised concert, no stars from overseas, no big venues. Yet to listen to Avijit Sarkar’s ‘A Tribute to Talat […]
By Kersi Meher-Homji The three musketeers of Indian cricket – skipper Virat Kohli, stylish batsman Cheteshwar Pujara and off-spinner Ravi Ashwin – have ensured that India keep winning Test matches and retain their number one Test ranking. Kohli is making strong claims that he is the best captain / batsman India has produced in […]
In language Theatre Festival of various Community Theatre Groups South Asian Theatre Festival is first of its kind to support community based theatre groups in NSW. There are many South Asian community theatre groups who are running plays for many decades. Nautanki Theatre will work along such organisations and help them keep practicing theatre as […]
Women with endometriosis will now have better access to information and support with new resources from one of Australia’s leading not-for-profit health organisations for women. Jean Hailes for Women’s Health has released four new resources that will help women and health professionals recognise, diagnose and manage one of women’s most common but widely misunderstood medical […]
Mind Blowing Films’ Indian Film Festival of Melbourne is the winner of the 2016 Melbourne Award, under the category Contribution to Multiculturalism by a Corporation. Now in its 14th year, the Melbourne Awards program recognises significant contributions to the city and highlights the inspirational stories and achievements of Melburnians from all walks of […]