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Naureen is what makes Azhar unusual: Prachi Desai

  Prachi Desai as Naureen,  first wife of cricketer Mohammad Azharuddin played by Emran Hashmi in the movie ‘Azhar’.  A Mind Blowing Films release ‘Azhar’ hits the screens on May 13. By Neeru Saluja Actress Prachi Desai knows how to make the audience take notice of her. Be it the small screen or the big […]

Mum’s the word – which nationality loves mum the most?

Flowers and chocolates might seem like standard gifts for Mother’s Day, however for many migrant communities, remittance numbers back home spike For migrant communities in Australia, particularly those from developing countries, remittances back to home countries increase significantly around milestone events, but particularly Mother’s Day, according to data by money transfer service, WorldRemit. The data […]

Sreelakshmy Govardhanam – a treat for all the senses

                        A consummate Kuchipudi dancer, Sreelakshmy Govardhanam, a treat to watch, her dance, her abhinaya and presentation stole the show leaving Sydney audience mesmerised by her performance By Aruna Iyengar As a Kuchipudi Dancer in Sydney, it is a rare treat to get to […]

Essay competition on Dr. Ambedkar

                  “Cultivation of mind should be the ultimate aim of human existence.” – B. R. Ambedkar 125th Birth Anniversary Celebrations of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Essay Competition organised by the Consulate General of India, Sydney As a part of 125th Birth Anniversary Celebrations of Dr. B. R. […]

Ranaut returns for her third National Film Award

              The 63rd National Film Awards were held on May 3 in Delhi  and the winners conferred with awards  in a lavish presentation by  India’s President Pranab Mukeherjee.                         From the main set of awards, S S Rajamouli’s […]

SBS Radio Explores Identity in 70 Languages

                  L-Fresh the Lion grew up in Sydney’s south west. He has a Law degree, and over the last few years has worked within the community helping to advise refugees and settle new migrants.  “I think my identity is a combination of many elements, (…) I was […]

May Movie Releases

Month of May has interesting Bollywood movies lined up for release. Honey Singh fans will see him in Zoravar looking for his long lost brother and so is Aishverya as Daljit Kaur in ‘Sarbjit’ who struggles to get her brother Sarbjit Singh out of Pakistani jail. A fine performance by Ranjit Hooda as Sarbjit who […]

IPL 2016 more ho-hum than heave-ho

              By Gaurav Joshi For the first time in nearly a decade IPL seems to have dropped in TV ratings in India. Recent survey suggests that people of India have not taken to IPL like in the past. As in the past IPL has had its controversies with the […]

A wedding and a whole lot of issues that emerge when you see this album

                  Saba Abdi, director of ‘Wedding Album’ with Sumi Krishnan By Neena Badhwar An interesting Sunday has been shaping up, all decorated, all rehearsed, all costumes decided with a lot of hard work gone in for the past one year. Yes, a whole one year. And the […]

ABS on the look for field officers to help conduct census 2016

                Census Australia 2016 will be conducted on Tuesday August 9 this year     The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has begun a nationwide search for up to 38,000 enthusiastic people committed to making a difference in their community, as Field Officers for the 2016 Census of […]