By Shailja Chandra (As Gulzar Saab heads to Sydney, we reproduce Monika geetmala presenter Shailja Chandra’s interview with Gulzar when she met him a couple of years ago) Car rolls onto ‘dhadkati’, pulsating roads of the maximum city, Mumbai. Not blinking”¦on my way to Boskiyana, where he, Gulzar, lives, breaths, reads, writes, creates! Meeting Gulzar […]
Girls out-performed the boys again in NSW HSC 2017 exams, with 83 girls and 38 boys on the merit list as they topped in the state in varied subjects. . Education Minister Adrian Piccoli said it was an incentive for boys to work harder in 2018. “It’s a great outcome for the girls in these […]
A special Vipassana course has been organised for the Indian subcontinent community from April 4 – April 15, 2018 at Blackheath. Course will be conducted in Hindi and other Indian languages as well as in English. Register interest at: https://www.dhamma.org/en/schedules/schbhumi
By Lasantha Pethiagoda Popular myth puts his birth on December 25th in the year 1 C.E. The New Testament gives no date or year for Jesus’ birth. The earliest gospel – St. Mark’s, written about 65 CE – begins with the baptism of an adult Jesus. This suggests that the earliest Christians lacked interest in […]
India and Pakistan will face off in the final of the MoneyGram Thunder Nation Cup at Spotless Stadium on Sunday 7 January 2018 (3.45pm). For the third year running, India and Pakistan will grace Spotless Stadium in the decider of the multicultural cricket competition. Stars XI (Pakistan) and Malwa (India) made their way through the […]
This year on January 30, UNSW’s Gandhi Oration 2018, India’s reputed journalist Shoma Chaudhary will be delivering the Oration on: The Significance of Gandhi in a Post-Truth World Following is the program on the day: Remembrance Ceremony Time: 5.00pm for 5.30pm start until 5.45pm Venue: Library Lawn, UNSW Kensington Campus The UNSW Annual Remembrance Ceremony […]
15 year old Cherrybrook girl Simran Keswani raises $5,000 for girls in need to raise awareness against sexual violence by hosting a White Ribbon fundraiser Simran along with her mentor, Sue Advani organized an event to help raise awareness of White Ribbon Australia’s work to end men’s violence against women. All funds raised will support […]
By Kersi Meher-Homji India defeated Sri Lanka in all three formats of cricket this November-December in India; 1-0 in Tests with 2 matches drawn, 2-1 in One-Day Internationals (ODIs) and 3-0 in Twenty20 Internationals (T20I). Thus out of nine matches India won six, Sri Lanka one with two drawn heavily in India’s favour. Although Indian […]
Commissioner of Police Brigadier-General Sitiveni Qiliho listens to Votualevu Tirath Dam Mandir treasurer Shiu Chandra on December 21, 2017. Photo: Lusiana Banuve December 22, 2017. Hindus worldwide are highly concerned after reports of desecration in Votualevu Tirath Dham Hindu Temple in Nadi area of Fiji. According to reports, desecration was caused on December 16 night, […]
The reception ceremony of Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli and actor Anushka Sharma at a hotel in Delhi was more of a traditional affair with a select few including Prime Minister Narendra Modi among the invitees. One of the most talked-about couples in both Tinseltown and cricket pitches who tied the knot in a private […]