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Confluence – Bringing the best of Indian culture to Australia

  His Excellency Navdeep Suri and Mrs. Suri at the launch of Confluence – The Festival of India in Sydney   By Neeru Saluja   “Two countries, Two Cultures, Seven Cities, One Festival”– Confluence, the festival of India in Australia had it’s official media launch at the Australian National Maritime Museum on 26 July. Travelling […]

An Indian Wedding in New Jersey

              Beautiful Vartika Singh of Sydney married Saurabh Singh of New Jersey, America By Manju Mittal NRI weddings have become latest craze all over the world. Would be couples now connect with each other through the net and there are marriages where girls and boys seek each other across […]

Festival of India website launch

              July 18, 2016 Confluence Festival of India in Australia today launched a new website which will engage audiences nationwide and host highlights and detailed information on this celebration of Indian art and culture. Announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to Australia in November 2014, the […]

Odyssea 3D: See ocean as you’ve never seen before

              Jean-Michel Cousteau (middle) at the premiere of ‘Odyssea 3D’ By Manju Mittal I was invited to a cocktail party to celebrate Jean-Michel Cousteau’s new documentary film ‘Odyssea 3D’ on May 17 at Cannes International Film Festival, ‘The ocean as never seen before’ is a tribute to his father […]

A magical journey with Krishna

A sea of sequins and saris will descend upon Parramatta’s Riverside Theatre with  A Magical Journey with Krishna  – a sequin-studded Bollywood stage spectacular, which will be performed for one night only on August 27. Produced by Swastik Institute of Dance, the play will feature sweeping dance performances, foot-tapping music, dazzling costumes, and a cast […]

Welcome Shreya, we Sydneysiders look forward to listening to you

                  By Kris Raman A singer of the top echelon is prudently judged by the respect and following of the music lovers the singer attracts. Shreya Ghoshal triumphs in this regard, judged by the huge caravan that follows her religiously to whichever venues where she performs. ‘Piu’ […]

Indira Naidoo pitches for green cities

                    By Neena Badhwar What should news anchors do when they move on. Should she find another job, or start a new program was the dilemma former ABC news presenter Indira Naidoo faced. She had seen enough, watched enough footage of gruesome stories, wars, abuse and […]

Dr. B. R. Ambedkar bust unveiled at Western Sydney university

            The bust of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, donated by ICCR was unveiled at the Law School of Western Sydney University on July 15 by High Commissioner Sh Navdeep Suri and Deputy Vice Chancellor & Vice President (Academic) of Western Sydney University, Prof. Denise Kirkpatrick. During the event, High Commissioner […]

You can reverse ageing with Deepak Chopra’s mantra on genes

                By Neeru Saluja If you want a happier and healthier life, what would you change first? Will it be your lifestyle, your diet, health or your daily routine? According to Deepak Chopra, the world’s renowned pioneer in alternative medicine and personal transformation, it’s our genes. Combining cutting […]

Good, at long last the 2016 elections are over

  Kersi Meher-Homji heaves a sigh of relief The 2016 elections created more interest than State of Origin, football grand final, Test cricket, rock concerts and Wimbledon put together. But what a waste of time! I am all for democracy – Government for the people, by the people. But do we need so many parties […]