By Sumi Krishnan The Confluence Festival of India is an ambitious project bringing professional acts from India which is being held from August to November. Said the High Commissioner Navdeep Suri when it was launched in July, “Working closely with India’s Ministry of Culture and the Indian Council for […]
By Manju Mittal Bollywood buffs of Sydney gathered and enjoyed the fascinating Bollywood blast a mix of glitz, dance, and glamour evening on Saturday August 20, 2016 at Beecroft Community Centre. Spring is just around the corner and every winter must end with a Bollywood Blast. Here is a little sneak review of a mesmerising […]
By Dr Sunder Das There are many expressions in the English language, which relate to the eyes, like ‘apple of one’s eye’, ‘an eyesore’, ‘see eye to eye’, ‘give the eye’ and so on. Out of all the anatomical references current in day-to-day conversation, the eye seems to be mentioned four times as frequently as […]
By Manju Mittal Pakistani heart throb Fawad Khan, and now of a billion Indians and NRIs, entered Bollywood year before last. Fawad Khan is charming, gorgeous and has Bollywood eating out from the palm of his hands. Fawad is the new face of Bollywood leaving the Indian Khans behind – Amir, Shahrukh and Salman. He […]
By Sumi Krishnan For God’s Sake! Indian Serials!! horrible!!! intolerable, distasteful and completely lacking with zero social value and an utter waste of time. From music to their screaming long monologues, unending storylines and dialogue deliveries, overdressed bejewelled women, against a background of artificial settings, poorly written and predictable plots, […]
By Neena Badhwar She is 83-years-old, has survived breast cancer and chemotherapy, and has a condition called pulmonary embolism. Marie Ross, recently, had a hip operation, too. All the usual problems associated with old age. One thing that sets her apart from many other old people […]
By Neeru Saluja She makes me ROFL and I’m sure she has the same effect on you. She is the talk of the town, the spice to the kitty parties and the muse of MIL-DIL relationships. You have to admit a slice of Pammi Aunty lives in every Punjabi household! Pammi Aunty’s hilarious videos with […]
By Nitasha Bhatia “The more you talk about it the less shameful it becomes. It’s like any other lifelong condition, there needs to be a better understanding of it as a legitimate medical problem.” Aparna Nancherla, an American-born Indian comedian, speaks openly about her personal battle with depression in her stand-up shows. Earlier this year, […]
Multi-award winning Indian actress Vidya Balan visited La Trobe University on Friday (19 August 2016) to meet staff and students taking part in a new international effort to help children with disabilities in India. Led by educationist Dr Mary Keeffe, the first cohort of fifteen La Trobe students […]
By Manju Mittal Leena Yadav won Best Director for her film ‘Parched’, Sonam Kapoor Best Actress for ‘Neerja’ and Nawazuddin Siddiqui Best Actor award for his role in ‘Raman Raghav’ and Fawad Khan won ‘Diversity Award’ at IFFM 2016 IFFM, is an 11-day festival, established in 2012, Indian Film Festival of Melbourne is an […]