By Kersi Meher-Homji Having known Ervad Dr Peshotan Katrak for 43 years, it was a thrill to learn that he was awarded the AM (Member of the Order of Australia) in the 2018 Australia Day Honours List. He is honoured for his significant service to rehabilitation medicine, to medical education and to the Zoroastrian community […]
Singer Mukesh, Shailendra, Raj Kapoor and Jaikishan discussing a song By Neena Badhwar Shailendra is fondly remembered by Gulzar as the greatest poet and a lyricist, though Gulzar himself is no less having penned many well-known film songs. Shailendra was spotted by Raj Kapoor when he was reading a poem in a mushaira in Mumbai. […]
Shrimad Bhagwat Katha by Pujya Shri Ramesh Bhai Oza At Shri Shiva Mandir from September 15 – 22, 2018 Time: To be announced 201 Eagleview Road Minto NSW 2566
By Kersi Meher-Homji Somehow Virat Kohli and India have become synonymous in the last few years. Whenever Kohli bats well, India wins. In the first One Day International (ODI) at Durban last night, Kohli scored a polished century against South Africa and India won by six wickets with 27 balls in hand. South Africa batted […]
Delegates from Australia and India gathered for Australia India Youth Dialogue 2018 in India A new digital platform to sell indigenous art from Australia and India using blockchain technology is in the offing. This winning idea was among the many ideas pitched by young leaders from Australia and India at the recently concluded Australia India […]
By Vijay Badhwar Sam Pitroda is their leader and star attraction. He has tech appeal to woo the professional Sydney Indian community. It’s his first visit Down Under. At Homebush Bay’s Novotel Hotel on a Thusday evening, the numbers are small, at least in comparison to BJP friends’ events with their star casts. The Indian […]
Gulzar Saab in conversation with Salim Arif By Aradhana Bhatt Gulzar ! The name is associated with versatility; it is associated with subtle expression of emotions of fine human sensibility and deep universal truths. Sydneysiders got a taste of these elements and a lot more when they attended ‘Guftagu with Gulzar Saab, curated by Salim […]
By Kersi Meher-Homji What a Test of paradoxes with twists and bumps galore! Can you imagine an Indian Test team without a spinner? It’s like Agra without Taj Mahal, Paris without Eiffel Tower and Sydney without Opera House. Four days ago I had criticised Indian skipper Virat Kohli for including a fifth seamer Hardik Pandya […]
By Devaki Parthasarathy LIPSTICK UNDER MY BURKHA: Speaks eloquently of women finding their space in a male dominated world. Director Alankrita Shrivastava, comes up with a film which touches upon the current status and sexual desires of women in the India I left behind many year ago. I was quite intrigued by the name of […]
Review by Devaki Parthasarathy Padmavat: Well why they got rid of the ‘I’ is beyond me!!! Why there was any controversy is even farther than that! Especially from the Rajput community! SLB did a colossal job of keeping the Rajput, “aan baan and shaan”! Firstly, it’s a Bollywood movie”¦ and Bollywood movies are best, when […]