INDIAN INDEPENDENCE DAY On behalf of all Australians, I send my very best wishes to everyone taking part in Indian Independence Day celebrations. This day commemorates something very special””the achievement of sovereignty and freedom for the world’s largest democracy. It is an occasion to take pride in India’s progress over seven decades of independence, and […]
By Neena Badhwar Fifteenth August, even in Sydney, belonged to India. As nationalists from various parts of the city got down from trains at Central Station to join the ritual flag-hoisting at the Indian Consulate, in Belmore Park across the street, there were also greetings from chanting by Hare Krishnas celebrating Janmashtami on the same […]
Above: Roopanter launched on August 6. Below: Sanghmitra and mum Shradha Kumar Roopanter – a clothing apparel brand launched in Sydney recently in the presence of distinguished guests and member of the community on August 6 by young Sanghmitra Kumar, aims to bring to Sydney community, fashion from India which is hand-picked by the daughter […]
By Neena Badhwar A R Rahman Magic concert truly was a night when magic on stage was created by the beautiful singers of Sydney under the banner of Natraj Academy as Jazba band energetically accompanied them with their instruments, even singing in chorus to the main singer. One song after the other followed of A […]
By Kersi Meher-Homji What a 71st Independence Day celebration for India! The Virat Kohli-led Indian cricket team whitewashed Sri Lanka 3-0 by winning the Pallekele (Kandy) Test by an innings yesterday. This was India’s first 3-0 whitewash win in a three or more Test series overseas. And they were massive victories by huge margins. The […]
World’s most beautiful woman, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was in Melbourne as the chief guest of Indian Film Festival Melbourne (IFFM) August 10-22. She also attended Indian community’s Independence Day celebration of India’s 70th Independence at Federation Sqaure and hoisted the Indian flag as thousands of Indians and locals came to watch. The celebrations has become […]
Vision 2020 Australia is a voluntary, non-profit and a charitable organisation registered in the State of New South Wales, Australia. Set up in 2003 with the objective of serving the most needy and helpless in the society, Vision 2020’s initial focus is the welfare of children including children living on streets, working in exploitative conditions, […]
By Manju Mittal Actress Shabana Azmi was at IIFA in New York when I got the opportunity to talk to her after the press conference of ‘The Black Prince’. Amongst all the films made last year, which were honoured at the IIFA, the one film which grabbed the attention of the audience there was ‘The […]
By Neena Badhwar Divya Murthy is a young lawyer who is writing research for a university professor in Sydney on media law but when she is coming home to Wollongong where she lives, sitting in the train in a 3-hour journey she is writing out her ideas and even visualising them and finally turning them […]
