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E-Paper August-September 2016

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Heart-rending stories of love, sacrifice and saving lives

                    By Manju Mittal One had to be there on last Sunday of the month August 28, 2016 when the audience at Riverside Theatre felt deeply moved hearing stories of grieving parents. A mother who decided to donate organs of her young son while another was […]

Saint Teresa was a mother first for millions of India

                Mother Teresa, a Catholic nun who devoted her life to helping India’s poor, has been declared a saint in a canonization Mass held by Pope Francis in the Vatican. Pope Francis delivered the formula for the canonization of the Albanian-born nun — known as the “saint of […]

A euphoric night with ‘Taal Se Taal Mila’

  Members of Viva Band with Arun Nanda, Srijani Dan, Shailja Chandra, Priya Dass, Jasmine Gill, Jagpreet Grover and Gul Hora By Manju Mittal ‘Taal Se Taal Mila’ concert captivated a house full audience in Sydney, UNSW on Saturday August 27, 2016. It was yet another unforgettable local musical show that Sydney witnessed and indeed […]

Tigress of Bengali cinema roars in Sydney

By Neeru Saluja Actress Rituparna Sengupta is in her finest moment of glory. As the ruthless, foul mouthed and courageous madam of the brothel caught in a crossfire during the partition of India, Rajkahani has brought out her best. In Sydney for the opening night of the ‘Indian Film Festival’ organised by Mind Blowing Films, […]

Get ready for Confluence – Festival of India’s Gala event at Opera House on September 18

            By Sumi Krishnan The Confluence Festival of India is an ambitious project bringing professional acts from India which is being held from August to November. Said the High Commissioner Navdeep Suri when it was launched in July, “Working closely with India’s Ministry of Culture and the Indian Council for […]

India Club’s Bollywood Blast a huge success

By Manju Mittal Bollywood buffs of Sydney gathered and enjoyed the fascinating Bollywood blast a mix of glitz, dance, and glamour evening on Saturday August 20, 2016 at Beecroft Community Centre. Spring is just around the corner and every winter must end with a Bollywood Blast. Here is a little sneak review of a  mesmerising […]

The eyes have it

By Dr Sunder Das There are many expressions in the English language, which relate to the eyes, like ‘apple of one’s eye’, ‘an eyesore’, ‘see eye to eye’, ‘give the eye’ and so on. Out of all the anatomical references current in day-to-day conversation, the eye seems to be mentioned four times as frequently as […]

Handsome Pakistani actor Fawad Khan charms Melbourne

By Manju Mittal Pakistani heart throb Fawad Khan, and now of a billion Indians and NRIs, entered Bollywood year before last.  Fawad Khan is charming, gorgeous and has Bollywood eating out from the palm of his hands. Fawad is the new face of Bollywood leaving the Indian Khans behind – Amir, Shahrukh and Salman. He […]

Pakistani Serials are a slap on the face of Indian Serials

          By Sumi Krishnan For God’s Sake! Indian Serials!!  horrible!!! intolerable, distasteful and completely lacking with  zero social value and an utter waste of time. From music to their screaming long monologues, unending storylines and dialogue deliveries, overdressed bejewelled women, against a background of artificial settings, poorly written and predictable plots, […]