Shabana Azmi with Russell Crowe at AACTA ceremony in Sydney By Rekha Rajvanshi Veteran actor Shabana Azmi is known for powerful and impactful films like Ankur, Arth, Mandi, Fire, Mrityudand and Godmother. Shabana was one of the main female actors who dominated the films of the so-called “Parallel Cinema” in India in the 1970s and […]
The fantastically funny performers delivering a captivating serve of comedy culture this year, include: Azeem Banatwalla (India), one of India’s premier comedy stars known for his sharp comedy writing, intelligent stand-up and natural charisma. A member of the popular comedy collective ‘East India Comedy’, he recently landed his own Amazon Prime stand-up special. Watch Azeem […]
Students of IABBV with Ekta Chanana, Kusum Chaudhary and Rekha Rajvanshi By Neena Badhwar Pravasi Bhartiya Divas was celebrated in Sydney on January 9, 2018 with around 80 people at the Consulate General of India. We are in Sydney around 200,000 in number but to see a function so sparse did not reflect the strong […]
By Neena Badhwar Senior Labor leader and Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen has been to India five times, but, he says, “India still remains a mystery to me.” The Federal Member for Fairfield visited India recently to attend the 3rd Annual Australia India Leadership dialogue along with Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs, Penny Wong. “Although FTA […]
6.2.2018. A robotic window cleaner, a water filter made from agricultural waste, and a plastic made from prawn shells are the main winners of the 2018 BHP Billiton Foundation Science and Engineering Awards for school students announced in Melbourne today. Angelina Arora, winner of the Innovator to Market award, set out to develop a bioplastic […]
Pics by Rupali Rastogi and Ken Leanfore By Neeru Saluja When the world’s most beautiful woman lands in one of the world’s most beautiful city, it has to be a dazzling experience. International actress and former Miss World Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was in Sydney as the Longines Ambassador of Elegance, to officially launch the Longines […]
Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Warramunga’s crew has seized another 414 kilograms of heroin valued in excess of $124 million during an operation in the Western Indian Ocean. Warramunga has now seized and destroyed narcotics from seven vessels since deploying to the Middle East in November, totalling 11.5 tonnes of hashish and 1.5 tonnes of […]
By Kersi Meher-Homji India’s future in cricket is bright. Their Under-19 cricket team thrashed Australia’s Under-19s by 8 wickets with 67 balls remaining in the Final of ICC U-19 World Cup at Mount Maunganui, New Zealand yesterday [Saturday]. Winning the toss, Australia was going well at 4 for 183, Jonathan Merlo (76 runs) and Chandigarh-born […]
By Neena Badhwar Everyone is enjoying the heavenly Australian mangoes this summer – Kalypso, R2E2, Kensington Pride, Honey Gold, Palmer, Keitt, Kent, Parvin and Brooks. In India we used to have over 200 varieties of mangoes which included the aromatic Alphonsos, Dooseri and many more. Then there are the Thai green mangoes which one […]
Attending National Day celebrations is a ritual they must attend. The flag-hoisting ceremony is an occasion the community reminisces with nostalgic pride – the long struggle for independence and sacrifices made to claim the nationhood. This 26th January was the 69th Republic Day the community celebrated at the Indian Consulate in Sydney. The large hall […]