May 8, 2019. The 66th Sydney Film Festival program was officially launched today by Sydney Film Festival Director Nashen Moodley. “This year celebrates a resurgent year of Australian cinema, with an exceptional selection of contemporary Australian stories including 23 World Premieres,” said Sydney Film Festival Director Nashen Moodley. “From Mirrah Foulkes’ feminist revenge tale Judy […]
Australian politics has rarely been lacking in drama and intrigue and this election on May 18 will also be undoubtedly packed full of excitement when Australians vote to decide on which political party will run the country – the incumbent Liberal-National coalition, headed by recently catapulted Prime Minister Scott Morrison, or the opposition Labor Party […]
The much lauded annual Hare Krishna Festival of Chariots is expected to set a new attendance record at this year’s event in Brisbane. Last year the event attracted over 5,000 people and filled the streets of Brisbane city with families, festival goers, and vibrant dancers from all over South East Queensland, bringing with them a […]
After seven long years, this famous trio – Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy are coming to Australia and performing at the Brisbane Convention Centre, Hillsong Concert hall in Sydney and Melbourne Convention Centre on the 26, 27 and 28 July 2019, respectively. Shankar Mahadevan is the main vocalist, Ehsaan Noorani is the guitarist and Loy Mendonsa is a multi-instrumentalist […]
by Neena Badhwar Sonu Nigam is coming to Sydney performing live on July 20. He is well known playback singer, composer, host and an actor. Someone who wanted to become a scientist in his school years, Sonu was a child prodigy when at the age of four years he sang along with his father Mohammed […]
By Radhika Bhandari yatra nÄryastu pÅ«jyante ramante tatra devatÄḥ| yatraitÄstu na pÅ«jyante sarvÄstatrÄphalÄḥ kriyÄḥ || (Manusmriti 3:56 – The divine is happy where women are honoured, there the gods rejoice; where, on the other hand, they are not honoured, there all rites are fruitless.) Following our scriptures, myself with two other friends, Varsha Khandelwal and […]
By Sudha Kumar Jallianwalla Bagh – a hundred years on, is a poignant reminder of the price of our freedom, our birthright. On April 13, 1919, British troops fired on a large crowd of unarmed Indians in a walled space Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar, Punjab, killing several hundred people, men, women and children, and wounding […]
By Manju Mittal Sydneysiders were left spellbound at Satinder Sartaaj’s intensely powerful and energetic performance with Sufi music on April 27, 2019. Presented by SEEG Production, Satinder’s power-packed performance filled the ambience of the Australia’s icon, Sydney Opera House with divine energy. The concert hall was jam packed with diehard fans of Satinder Sartaaj, making […]
A Review By Preeti Gupta Inspired by a French short film L’Accordeur or The Piano Tuner (2010) by Olivier Treiner, AndhaDhun is a nerve-racking tale of fear, deceit and crime, which definitely keeps one on edge of their seat as it totally messes with your mind. The pun on the title ‘Andhadhun’ is brilliant; initially […]
By Manju Mittal Seeg Productions organised a great evening on April 25, 2019 Meet & Greet and a press conference hosted by Satinder Benepal of the Maharaja Haveli now at its new location in Dural in the presence of organisers Harpreet Singh Sahni, Jatinder Vicky, Councillor, Blacktown City Council Moninder Singh and major sponsors and […]