The Hindu Council of Australia welcomes all to Deepavali Fair- the Festival of Lights @ Martin Place, Sydney, on 17 October 2013 from 11 am to 7pm. The festival shares the message of goodwill, peace and harmony among the wider Australian community. This joyful Indian festival brings a cultural extravaganza, full of rich colour, dance, […]
By Neena Badhwar A visit to Delhi’s Titarpur situated between Rajouri Garden and Tilak Nagar has rows and rows of Ravan effigies being constructed with brown paper, glue and body made by bending and tying the sticks with hussian ropes as families get busy day and night to prepare and paint to give final […]
Lucky romances with Shahrukh sitting on top of hubby Balbir as he prays Neena Badhwar While King Khan was making waves in New Zealand and Australia I was in Mumbai – the Bollywood town. It lacked something. Instead of reading about stars, glamour and glitz of Bollywood in the tinsel town the reason being that […]
Adieu Sachin! By Kersi Meher-Homji Some Indians call him God, cricket experts describe him as the best batsman after Don Bradman. To me he will remain a cricketer with dignity and modesty. From teenage sensation to mature maestro, Sachin Tendulkar will remain an icon. Universally recognised as among world’s greatest batsmen, he has finally […]
Gyan Correa’s national award winning Gujrati film ‘The Good Road’ has been nominated to represent India in the best foreign film category at next year’s Oscar. It is based on a lost and found story about a small boy who is lost during a family holiday to Kutch. With stiff competition from films like The […]
Parramasala – a key art and culture festival in the heart of Parramatta is preparing itself for an exciting showcase of free as well as ticketed events. Starting on Friday the 4th of October the festival kickstarts with a parade from Townhall square through to Prince Alfred Park near Riverside theatre. Besides the camels, stalls […]
Ecstatic Nina Duvuluri An Indian beauty studying to become a doctor in America has won ‘Miss America’ beauty title. Nina Davuluri being the first ever Indian to win the title, in a yellow canary gown, won the coveted title along with $50,000 in scholarship as the prize. Contestants, who came from varied cultural background […]
13.9.2013. Narendra Modi has been nominated by BJP as its prime ministerial candidate in parliamentary elections set for next year in either April or May. The choice of Modi, chief minister of the western state of Gujarat, was long expected but opposed by many even within his Bharatiya Janata Party. Several weeks of internal […]
Mukesh Singh, Vinay Sharma, Akshay Thakur and Pawan Gupta who had gang raped Nirbhaya in a most brutal manner last year in December in Delhi have been sentenced by the judge at Saket district court today with death penalty. Nirbhaya survived for 13 days after the attack as whole of India gathered to protest and […]
Urban Agent Events have announced the final line up of their concert ‘Temptation Reloaded’ It is the biggest Bollywood production ever that Australia has seen. When the glitz, glamour and outrageous fun of Bollywood descends upon Sydney for the spectacular production of Temptation Reloaded, Australia will get to witness some of Bollywood’s finest stars. Joining […]