By Neena Badhwar She is 83-years-old, has survived breast cancer and chemotherapy, and has a condition called pulmonary embolism. Marie Ross, recently, had a hip operation, too. All the usual problems associated with old age. One thing that sets her apart from many other old people […]
By Neeru Saluja She makes me ROFL and I’m sure she has the same effect on you. She is the talk of the town, the spice to the kitty parties and the muse of MIL-DIL relationships. You have to admit a slice of Pammi Aunty lives in every Punjabi household! Pammi Aunty’s hilarious videos with […]
By Nitasha Bhatia “The more you talk about it the less shameful it becomes. It’s like any other lifelong condition, there needs to be a better understanding of it as a legitimate medical problem.” Aparna Nancherla, an American-born Indian comedian, speaks openly about her personal battle with depression in her stand-up shows. Earlier this year, […]
Multi-award winning Indian actress Vidya Balan visited La Trobe University on Friday (19 August 2016) to meet staff and students taking part in a new international effort to help children with disabilities in India. Led by educationist Dr Mary Keeffe, the first cohort of fifteen La Trobe students […]
By Manju Mittal Leena Yadav won Best Director for her film ‘Parched’, Sonam Kapoor Best Actress for ‘Neerja’ and Nawazuddin Siddiqui Best Actor award for his role in ‘Raman Raghav’ and Fawad Khan won ‘Diversity Award’ at IFFM 2016 IFFM, is an 11-day festival, established in 2012, Indian Film Festival of Melbourne is an […]
Cricketer Brett Lee at the beakfast Brett urges people with hearing difficulties not to live in silence More than 100 Cochlearâ„¢ implant recipients joined cricketing legend Brett Lee, Cochlear’s Global Hearing Ambassador, at Cochlear’s global headquarters at Macquarie University for a special breakfast to celebrate Hearing Awareness […]
India is a key and growing international visitor market for Sydney Airport Sydney Airport on August 29, 2016, celebrated the third anniversary of Air India’s inaugural direct service from Delhi to Sydney, which has significantly boosted tourism and trade over the past three years. “We are celebrating the occasion with a social media competition offering […]
Manmeet Singh gets a rakhi tied by Ms. Jenny Aitchinson On Thursday, 25th of August 2016 Om Shanti UTS (Indian Cultural Society) in collaboration with White Ribbon Australia successfully launched Project: White Rakhi. The event based on the custom of Raksha Bandhan focused on promoting an end to domestic […]
By Neeru Saluja While India was celebrating Janamashtmi enacting ‘Raas-leelas’ and building ‘Dahi Handis’, Sydney was treated to a musical spectacular show based on Lord Krishna, the most loved God of Hindu mythology. ‘A Magical Journey with Krishna’ at Riverside Theatre, Parramatta took the audience […]
By Rekha Rajvanshi Recently I was invited to view a private exhibition of a talented author and art collector Durva Gandhi. She co-hosted a private viewing of her collection with an English poet Bhupen Thakker for Sydney’s art fraternity. The program was a unique blend of art, music […]