On November 23 Premier Kristina Keneally and Education Minister, Verity Firth announced that NSW Government will more than double the funding for Community Language Schools – ensuring the children of migrants retain the language of their parents. There are more than 33,000 children studying at 435 Community Language Schools around NSW – in 48 different […]
Premier Kristina Keneally announced on November 24 that NSW Government is working to establish the Parliamentary Friends of India – to foster strong links between India, the Indian community and NSW Members of Parliament. The Premier has written to the Opposition Leader seeking bipartisan support for the plan. Member for Macquarie Fields, Dr Andrew […]
[youtube VwZnh9i1gWE] [youtube vi1FTCzDSck] [youtube TVlJqwft9I8] [youtube PQDqEUd53YQ] A leading environmentalist Dr. Vandana Shiva was awarded the Sydney Peace Prize on November 4 in a ceremony by the Sydney Peace Foundation for her commitment to social justice. Earlier Sydney Peace Prize recipients of Australia’s only international prize for peace include previous Nobel recipients Professor Muhammad […]
By Neena Badhwar Leviathan – a novel by John Birmingham depicts migrants as the mythical monster coming from the seas, which is how local Australians react when any new wave of migrants come. It charts the history of Sydney’s migration over 200 years of its settlement. During the gold rush it was the Chinese who […]
By Neena Badhwar Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan Sydney celebrated Hindi Divas on September 14 at the NSW Parliament House theatrette with an impressive launch of a recently published anthology of poetry – a collection of poems by 47 poets from the subcontinent now living in Australia. Leader of the House, John Aquilina, said at the launch, […]
By Murali Dharan Over 20,000 devotees immersed in ‘Vaikunta Abubhava’, the divine experience of the Abode of Lord Vishnu, at the Sri Venkateswara Temple’s Brahmotsavam Festival, held over 10 days during October 8-18. It was massive, colourful and a feast for the mind, body and spirit with special attractions such as chariot processions, fireworks, free […]
On the occasion of Hindi Diwas, September 11, a Kavi Sammelan was organised at the Seniors’ Leisure and Learning Centre, Epping, by popular poet Rekha Rajvanshi, and co-organiser and co-compere Swechchha Kulshreshtha. Twenty one poets from Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne participated in the programme as they entertained with their poetry, at times thoughtful and at […]
Short+Sweet theatre festival is debuting in Delhi on November 12 -20 at the Habitat Centre in Delhi and Epicentre in Gurgaon. The biggest showcase of short plays of 10 minute duration has entered a new chapter by inviting writers, scripts, directors and actors from India for a first ever launch by staging the event in […]
Gandhi’s bust sits magistically in the NSW University forecourt. Pictures of Dandi march on October 2 as members of the Indian community who proudly took part with children of the Indo-Aus Bal Bharti Hindi School. Consul General Mr. Amit Dasgupta and Mr. Neville Roach conducted the Gandhi Jayanthi celebration. NSW university installed a bust of […]
The Indian Citizenship Act, 1955, does not allow dual citizenship. However, many individuals continue to retain their Indian passports and some even travel on them, even by suppressing information several years after acquiring foreign citizenship. Keeping an Indian passport after acquisition of foreign citizenship constitutes an offence under the Indian Passport Act and […]