Deep in the heart of Asia TOPA is a place that is not a place – an ephemeral crucible of constant change that might just change you in return. Welcome to XO State (ex-oh state), running from 22 – 26 February. Breathtaking master singer, instrumentalist, painter and storyteller, Parvathy Baul, is one of the leading […]
Hema Malini with Dharmendra and Amitabh Hema Malini: beyond the dream girl By Ram Kamal Mukherjee To be released in October 2017 14 February 2017, New Delhi: HarperCollins Publishers India has acquired the world rights for Ram Kamal Mukherjee’s authorized biography of Hema Malini, titled Hema Malini: Beyond the Dream Girl. For those who […]
Dharmica Mistry By Neena Badhwar Indian academics, wherever they have settled in the world, have contributed through their innovative work in the fields of science, engineering and research. Quietly, they have transformed the society, at times recognised, working in labs using ingenuous ways and techniques to make life better in the 21st century. Veena Sahajwalla […]
By Neena Badhwar Evil habits propagate fast. From India, the bane of dowry is now spreading Down Under. Not altogether an unworthy custom originating in ancient India, dowry was a gesture of goodwill that parents practised in a tradition that honoured women as goddesses, in an act of giving and never taking anything away from […]
Parwinder Kaur, killed in 2013, By Nitasha Bhatia Tasmin Bahar who had recently separated from Dave Pillay, her partner of six years, told relatives she was starting to get her life back on track. On Father’s Day, she took her three-year-old daughter to spend time with her dad. However, the decision to visit her […]
By Vijay Badhwar & Kanwaljit Kanwar Indian seniors at Indian Senior Hornsby Group Now is the time that the community starts a serious conversation about the seniors: where and how they will spend their later lives, the care they may need and the options there are so that they are relatively in a conducive environment […]
By Neeru Saluja The dusky and svelte beauty clearly stood out as the winner at Miss India Australia, but it was her positivity and confidence that made her won the title of Miss Supermodel Universe in Bulgaria. With a one month preparation, many sleepless nights and mentoring from her coach Reena Koak, director of Miss […]
By Neeru Saluja 23-year-old Sukhmani Khaira stands confident yet calm as she wins the title of Miss India Australia 2016. A perfect mix of beauty and brains, she is all set to fulfil her dream of joining the film industry and follow the footsteps of her sister, Punjabi actress Japji Khaira. To fulfil this […]
By Sanjeev Raja Babasahib Ambedkar did a lot for the untouchables. But it seems he was unable to read into the minds of humans and the greed that drives them. While achieving his life-long goal to uplift the lower castes that had been downtrodden for centuries, the institution of reservations for them in the Indian […]
All merged councils across NSW will remain in place as communities continue to enjoy the benefits of savings and improvements to services, Premier Gladys Berejiklian, Deputy Premier John Barilaro and Minister for Local Government Gabrielle Upton announced today. “Since becoming Premier, the Deputy Premier and I have been travelling across NSW, listening to the views […]