Category archives for: Community

Lean In is helping newly arrived migrant women

The Lean In Inc Lighthouse event    held on 26 th August at Coronation Club Burwood, aimed at empowering migrant women, was a resounding success.   The Lean In Inc team comprising of Sue Advani, Gauri Ahuja,Urvashi Arora, Ekta Nankani, Sunaina Chand Gowan and Kiran Jassal successfully delivered a program that was well received by […]

Chinese students, expats are now flexing muscle over Doklam in Australia

The cars were decorated with the Chinese flag and stickers featuring slogans including: “Borderline is our baseline;” “China: Not even a bit can be left behind;” and, “Anyone who offends China will be killed no matter how far the target is.” By Rekha Bhattacharjee SYDNEY (IANS): While the international community is heaving a collective sigh […]

Part II: Overseas-born cricketers to play Tests for England and for India

By Kersi Meher-Homji In Part I, we had a look of overseas-born Australian Test cricketers. Now let’s widen our periscope and enumerate overseas-born cricketers to play Test matches for England and India. Did you know that 16 India-born cricketers played for England? They are K.S. Ranjitsinhji (‘Ranji’), Edward Wynyard, Richard Young, Neville Tufnell, Douglas Jardine, […]

Sydney Gujaratis to dance for Sanjay Vaidya, Stephen Hawking and MND

Sanjay and Hema Vaidya By Aradhana Bhatt Over the years, the Red Nose, the Pink Ribbon, the Bandaged Bear and the Daffodil have become icons of Australian generosity and empathy. The Blue Ribbon, the shaved heads and the grown beards and moustaches are relatively recent additions to the list of our medical missions to conquer […]

An MoU for establishment of ICCR Chair at University of Wollongong

On August 29, 2017 Consul General Shri B. Vanlalvawna, on behalf of Indian Council for Cultural Relations signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the University of Wollongong (UoW), New South Wales for establishment of ICCR Chair of Indian Studies. Prof. Alex Frino, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Global Strategy) signed the MoU on behalf of UoW in […]

To be born overseas is no problem for Test cricketers

By Kersi Meher-Homji Part I: Overseas-born Aussie Test cricketers It’s a funny world we live in. There are so many life-threatening and vitally important issues in this world today; a World War III in the looming, terrorism, domestic violence, poor getting poorer, climate change, education, housing, transport ”¦ And what do our politicians think about? […]

All women Indian team to sail around the world

A six-member team of all women from India will start journey in early September to circumnavigate the globe; the voyage will culminate on their return in March next year The team of the Indian Navy will set sail in early September to circumnavigate the globe on the sailing vessel, INSV Tarini. This is the first-ever […]

Is back stiffness all in the mind?

  New scientific evidence from a University of South Australia researcher shows – for the first time – that feelings of back stiffness may purely be a protective mechanism to avoid further injury. A  paper  published today in  Nature  journal  Scientific Reports  by  Dr Tasha Stanton, Senior Research Fellow in UniSA’s School of Health Sciences, […]

In Search of India: Book launch and exhibition

On August 24, 2017, Prof. Cat Hope, Head of Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music at Monash University, opened the “In Search of India: Book Launch and Exhibition.” A new book, titled Louise Lightfoot in Search of India: An Australian Dancers Experience, highlighting Australian connection to Indian classical dance was released by Ms Manika Jain, […]

India Club Diwali party on October 7 !

India Club (IC) Diwali Party  preparation are in full swing, the president Shubha Kumar who was honoured by the NSW Premier last year, says, “Our Diwali Dinner and Cultural Nite is repeatedly acclaimed by the attendees as the best and an iconic event in Sydney. Members and their guests celebrate IC Diwali with extra zeal.” […]