By Sunder Das “The great secret is not having good manners or bad manners or any other particular sort of manners, but having the same manners for all human souls.” George Bernard Shaw As Rituals and Etiquette are inextricably […]
By Kersi Meher-Homji Wimbledon 2015 was dominated by Serb Novac Djokovic, Swiss Roger Federer and America’s Serena Williams. Not to forget the antics of Australia’s “bad boy” Nick Kyrgios. Indians did not go empty-handed. Partnering former Swiss great Martina Hingis, India’s Sania Mirza won the Ladies Double […]
By Manju Mittal Mohammed Rafi diehard fan and an exceptionally talented singer and musician Saleem Zaman needs no introduction to his fans in Sydney. Saleem Zaman has performed in Sydney many a times and won us all as we have become his ardent fans and devotees […]
Young Harper Lee with that deserved one smoke after writing literary classic ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ which was published in 1960 89-year-old Harper Lee, American novelist, widely known for her 1960 Pulitzer Prize winning novel ‘To Kill a Mockingbird, which deals with the racism she observed as a […]
The Constitution of Australia, came into effect on 1 January 1901 and is the most powerful set of laws in the nation. It is the foundation of our political and legal systems. It united the British colonies of New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Queensland, Tasmania and later, Western […]
By Kersi Meher-Homji What a pleasant surprise! The Indian cricket team which toured Australia for a series of Tests and One-Day Internationals (ODIs) in 2014-15 will be here again in January 2016 for five ODIs and threeTwenty20 Internationals (T20) against Australia. But wait there is more! For […]
Thursday 9 July 2015 – unINDIAN, one of the most anticipated and much-awaited Australian film release of the year, will open at cinemas across the country on October 15. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QMRiv9a7uI&feature=youtu.be The cross-cultural comedy, starring Brett Lee and Tannishtha Chatterjee, and directed by Anupam Sharma, was filmed in Sydney last summer and is the first […]
Venkatraghavan, Bedi, Prasanna and Chandrashekhar TIDU sport writer famous Kersi Meher-Homji remembers another interesting episode: “I was watching the Indian cricket team doing net practice at the SCG a day before their match against NSW in November 1977. To my surprise Bishan Bedi (who I had befriended in 1971–72 […]
Over the past 6 years, Global Organisation of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO), Sydney North West Chapter has raised significant funds that have been donated to the organisations and the underprivileged in India and Australia. The success of their yearly charity events is result of the commitment and support of GOPIO North West’s sponsors, […]
Actor Shahid Kapoor tied the knot, finally, on July 7, 2015 in Delhi, with young Delhite 20-year old Mira Rajput. The 34-year Bollywood actor met Mira a year ago when he took her number and pursued her as Ms Rajput wasn’t too sure due to the […]