By Kersi Meher-Homji Richie Benaud who passed away last night aged 84 will be sorely missed. He was a spinner, captain and commentator extraordinaire. And a gentleman to who cricket meant fair play. Anything unsporting to him was “not cricket”. We knew each other for decades as we discussed the finer points of the […]
TIDU’s Gaurav Joshi is in India as he previews IPL teams competing in Pepsi IPL 2015 that kicks off today and predicts Chennai as the winners… Kolkata The current IPL champions have boasted a simply game plan over the past two years. It is based around variety of spinners and a home pitch that […]
By Vijay Badhwar Baba Ramdev, the modern day avatar to turn yoga into a household name in India, initiated his maiden Australia Tour on Good Friday at the Whitlam Centre in Liverpool to bring thousands of his followers Down Under in the fold who have been clamouring for his visit for several decades. […]
by Neena Badhwar Swachh Bharat Music Concert organised by Indian Seniors Group, Hornsby and supported by Nautanki Theatre where singers of Sydney namely Vinod Rajput, Pushpa Jagadish, Reena Mehta and Suhas Mahajan will together entertain Sydneysiders with songs of Bollywood films for the last 25 years. The concert raised an unending response and […]
Pandit Shantanu Bhattacharyya accompanied by Bobby Singh on Tabla A beautiful concert of Hindustani classical music by Pandit Shantanu Bhattacharyya, a vocalist visiting from Kolkata is happening on April 12, 2015 at sydney’s Milson’s Point . Possessing the rare feat of having won simultaneous top positions in Khayal and Thumri at All India Radio […]
Fawad Ahmed an exceptional leg-spinner chosen to play for Australia in the coming Ashes test with England By Kersi Meher-Homji What an inspirational journey; an asylum seeker one day, an Australian leg-spinner a few years later! There is hope for all of us; if you are talented, put in hard work and […]
By Rekha Rajvanshi As we settle here and make Australia our home, some of us are also becoming confident enough to play our role in Australian politics. There are various reasons: an inclination towards politics, issues that sit on our minds and our close connection with the our community which is now fast becoming […]
By Amrit Bhatta writes from South Africa his insights into the current cricket world cup finals 1. NZ being tested under pressure in the SF really helps them, Aussies haven’t really had to deal with significant pressure this tournament. But having played all their games on tiny grounds in Kiwi conditions is a […]
Vijay Kumar Singh, Neena Sinha, Abbas Raza Alvi, Ritu Bhamra, Garima Trivedi (standing) Jasbir Singh Ahluwalia, Vimla Luthra, Subhash Sharma (Melbourne), Prabhat Sinha, Rajeev Kapoor and Rekha Rajvanshi (seated) The festival of Holi brings people together in celebration not only over colours, food and festivities, but also large doses of laughter. In many parts […]
Getting to know the people next door or across the street is one of the best ways of avoiding neighbourhood conflict, according to the free NSW mediation service Community Justice Centres. Community Justice Centres’ director Natascha Rohr said Neighbour Day, on Sunday, March 29, 2015, is an opportunity to break the ice. “Neighbours who […]