Category archives for: Community

Ozindcare appeals for Manoj Kumar Masih’s family

This is an appeal for the family of Manoj Kumar Masih who was recently killed in a car accident on the corner of Hume highway and Cumberland highway. Like any other migrant, Manoj left his village in Punjab and migrated to Australia five years back with the hope of supporting his family back in India […]

Shri Arun Kumar Goel joins office as the new Consul General of India, Sydney

Mr Arun Kumar Goel, new Consul General of India, Sydney   Shri Arun Kumar Goel has recently assumed office of the Consul General of India in Sydney as the new Consul General of India, Sydney. Mr. Arun Kumar Goel is a career diplomat. Since joining the Indian Foreign Service in 1979, he has served in […]

Astha elected president of Sydney University Union

Astha Rajvanshi 20 year old Astha Rajvanshi became the president of USU, Student Union of Sydney University where she is studying media/communication combined degree. Astha had said as she stood for the prestigious and sought-after position, “The USU is the driving force behind the vibrant student life at Sydney University. With negotiations between the union […]

Sydney celebrates Pandit Suman’s birthday

Pandit Ram Chandra Suman:   A life in rythm Pandit Ram Chander Suman, a well know tabla player of Sydney turned 80 on April 1 this year. Sydney classical community, Sarod player Adrian Mcneil and Pandit ji’s disciples have come together for a concert to celebrate the maestro’s contribution to the Indian classical scene by […]

Toxic Food — Poison On Our Plate?

Satyamev Jayate Episode 7 Aamir Khan talks about organic versus the normal fruit and vegetables produced by heavy use of pesticides and fungicides in agricultural practices in India. Endosulphan pesticide is used in India where there are no regulations to check its growing use and its teratogenic effects that it is passed on to the […]

Cross-cultural Kindness spreads to Melbourne

There is perhaps no better way of understanding other cultures than by their art, and Melbourne audiences will have the chance to view work by more than 140 writers, visual artists and musicians from Australian and India when an RMIT Gallery touring exhibition opens at the Swanston Street gallery this week. Kindness/Udarta. Australia-India Cultural Exchange […]

Ek Do Teen”¦Alka Yagnik live on August 18!

Well known playback singer Alka Yagnik is on her way to Australia and will perform live in Sydney in UIA’s Freedom Concert a pre event that UIA is involved in with Showbizz before their August 19 Friendship Fair on Sunday. The famous ‘Ek do Teen’ and ‘Mere Angne Mein’ singer Alka will croon her famous […]

Ekal Australia sponsors 425 schools and targets 500 this year

Education is the best gift you can give to a child “If the  poor children  cannot come to the school, then school must go to them”. -Swami  Vivekananda Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation of Australia (EKAL) is one of seven overseas chapters of parent NGO, Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation, in India.   This is a unique concept bringing […]

India born people up in NSW by 67 per cent

Minister for Citizenship and Communities Victor Dominello with Nihal Gupta, Chairman of NSW Multicultural Business Advisory Panel and member of Ministerial Consultative Committee NSW is in an ideal position to reap the benefits of its cultural diversity, with analysis of yesterday’s Census results revealing rapid growth in the local Chinese and Indian communities, Minister for […]

Census 2011 Results out today!

India the leading place of birth for people arriving from overseas since 2006 Australia’s annual population growth rate was 1.4% for the year ending 31 December 2011, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) results released today on June 21. Australia’s population increased by 302,600 people to 22.5 million (22,485,300) people. And the Indian […]