By Manju Mittal It is not City to Surf when thousands of people walk or run the much publicised 14 Km walk. It can be 14 km or even as long as 65 km and is a holy pilgrimage starting from one temple of Sydney to end up at another temple 65 km away. The […]
Eating out is taking a new meaning to Indian food. With the weather change the Harris Park eateries are also modifying themselves. One place that is a favourite of many is Taj Sweets and Restaurant on 91, Wigram Street, Harris Park. Its proprietor Ramesh Sharma says that he has been doing it for many years […]
On Saturday the 25th of September Vishva Hindu Parishad of Australia Inc – Victoria Chapter, HOTA VIC forum host for 2016 organised a very successful Raksha Bandhan celebration with a gala dinner night at Encore Events Centre, Melbourne. Chosen due to its strong focus on family values, female empowerment and the celebration of universal […]
Toyota recently announced the winners of the ‘Feeling the Streets’ competition – unearthing six of the world’s greatest unknown street performers and bringing them together to form a Global Band. Indian finalists, Maneswita Jaiswal, Drummer, 19, from Lucknow, India and Chelei Solo, Vocal (Guitar), India are amongst the world’s best street buskers and between […]
By Neena Badhwar Swami Sridharananda in his closing address of the 3-day Yoga Conference held at Western university in Parramatta organised as part of Confluence – Festival of India in Australia by the Government of India, said, “For the last three days we have feasted on infinite ideas and possibilities on the practice of yoga […]
Mind Blowing Films say to the filmgoing community in Australia, “It is our favourite time of the year and we have two amazing movies lined up for you this month. Mirzya is a folklore from Punjab and is the love story of Mirza “The movie releases on 7th October and is directed by Rakeysh Om […]
By Kersi Meher-Homji It was a triple triumph for India. They won the second Test against New Zealand in Kolkata by 178 runs to win the series 2-0. This enabled them to regain their no. 1 Test ranking, overtaking Pakistan. Winning the toss, India scored 316, […]
Remembering Lal Bahadur Shastri, late Prime Minister of India whose birthday falls on 2nd of October as well as the great Mahatma Gandhi. Both were great souls and sons that India produced. This is review of the book written by Sir C.P. Srivastava, an IAS officer who was Shastri’s aide, friend and a biographer. […]
By Rekha Bhattacharjee Mahatma Gandhi and Pandit Nehru breathed life into these concepts and gave a practical and patriotic impetus to them during the freedom struggle. It was widely believed that the development of India depends on the development of the villages. “Only a developed and disciplined […]
The Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India will organize the following four Know India Programmes (KIP) from December 2016 to January 2017: KIP No. Dates Partner State 37 17.12.2016 to 10.01.2017 Uttar Pradesh 38 17.12.2016 to 10.01.2017 Kerala 39 27.12.2016 to 20.01.2017 Gujarat 40 27.12.2016 to 20.01.2017 West Bengal 2. […]