By Sudha Kumar. ‘The Anarchy-The relentless rise of the East India Company’ by William Dalrymple, is the story of a country and her people. One of the richest countries of the 18th century that was a leader in manufactured textiles and producer of a quarter of the world’s manufacturing, with her cities being the megacities […]
The Morrison Government is stepping up its commitment to regional Australia by ensuring our migration system encourages skilled migrants to live and work in our smaller cities and regions. In March this year, the Government announced it would reduce the permanent migration cap from 190,000 to 160,000 places, and within that set aside 23,000 places […]
By Neena Badhwar Australian Hindi Indian Association celebrated its silver jubilee as well as Diwali on October 19, 2019 at the Croatian Club in Punchbowl. The occasion was graced by Mr. S. C. Salimath, Vice Consul, Consulate General of India, Sydney and Ms Wendy Lindsay, MP, East Hills. The hall was brimming with excitement as […]
By Sumathi Krishnan Krishnaarpanam, presented, directed and choreographed by Aruna Gandhi of Silambam School of Indian Classical Dance to mark the School’s tenth anniversary was one of the best performances I have seen in sometime to come. Engaging, colourful and scintillating from the word go! Opting to get straight into it, after a brief introduction […]
The glamorous and dazzling event, organised by Global Organisation of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO) Sydney North West Chapter, was held at Bowman Hall, Blacktown on October 20, 2019. The GOPIO Sydney North West Chapter team has been conducting ‘Caring & Sharing’ events for the last 10 years, raising much needed funds for the less […]
After the successful Shabana Azmi and Javed Akhtar’s theatre play ‘Kaifi Aur Mein’ and Arif Zakaria and Sonali Kulkarni’s ‘Gardish mein Taare’ in 2018 and ‘A poetic evening with Deepti Naval’ earlier this year SAI Creative Arts Network ( SCREAN ) Australia now proudly presents comedy English drama ‘The Siddhus of Upper Juhu’ in November. […]
By Devaki Parthasarathy There are movies, then there are great movies and then there’s Super Deluxe movies! With this movie, Director Thiagarajan Kumararaja has set the bar too high for others to follow. In the movie four stories run parallely but are somehow connected. There is a heartless and horny cop, a quirky don, a […]
By Kersi Meher-Homji The just concluded 3-Test series between India and South Africa for the Gandhi-Mandela Trophy was the most one sided and mis-matched series I have watched between two strong countries. India thumped South Africa by an innings and 202 runs in three days and seven minutes at Ranchi to win the series comfortably […]
“I send my warm greetings to everyone celebrating Diwali, the festival of lights. This is a special time of the year for people of multiple faiths. Equally, it is a chance for the broader community to acknowledge the meaning and significance of this occasion and to share in its universal message that even in the midst of […]
By Neena Badhwar As Khushal Vyas the young Emcee started the countdown asking guests to join in: 5,4,3,2, 1”¦ with Premier of NSW Gladys Berejiklian, Dr Geoff Lee, Acting Minister for Multiculturalism; Dr. Harinath, Chairman Multicultural NSW, Indian Consul General in Sydney Mr. Manish Gupta and other dignitaries on the podium, the iconic Sydney Opera […]