Shourya Nidhi Indian community is forging ahead and making its mark in play writing thanks to the efforts of Abhinay School of Performing Arts. Three short plays – ‘The Hostage’ by Shourya Nidhi; ‘Waning Shadows’ by Sukhpreet Dhamoon and ‘Rocky II and the Indian Bride’ by Neena Badhwar have made it to Short+Sweet […]
Young, energetic and a true revelation Umesh Yadav By Dilip Mahanty The First Test between India and Australia in Melbourne which offered so much hope to Indian fans, was dashed to pieces through inept Indian batsmenship. Having put Australia under pressure for most of the match, the abject surrender of the batsmen when they were […]
A study conducted by a Griffith university researcher has put Sachin as the greatest cricketer of all time, Sachin Tendulkar has officially usurped Sir Don Bradman as the greatest Test batsman. A study done by an Australian professor found Tendulkar greater than Bradman. Researcher Dr Nicholas Rohde used economic theory to compare batsmen […]
[youtube KH8TpOLROOQ] Move over all the Jalebis and Munnis! As the British-born ‘My name is Sheila’ girl Katrina Kaif has now taken the lead with ‘Chikni Chameli’. Industry members are smitten with the song. They feel it will definitely be a USP of Karan Johar’s remake of his father’s classic “Agneepath”, and overshadow “Munni”, “Sheila”, […]
Rahul Dravid was invited to give an oratory speech at the Sir Don Bradman Oration 2011 at War Memorial in Canberra [youtube qr4bK63WxXY]
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By Kersi Meher-Homji Call me a name-dropper but November was a month to remember for me when I mingled freely with 16 past and present Test cricketers at the Sydney Cricket Ground. On 24th November I attended the launch of Greg Chappell’s book “Fierce Focus” when I had the opportunity to meet the Chappell trio […]
By Neena Badhwar Dev Anand, the suave, debonair evergreen actor of Indian cinema is no more. He passed away in London at the age of 88 when he was there holidaying for a couple of weeks. Dev Anand died peacefully in his sleep of a heart attack. Dev Anand’s film career spanned six decades when […]
‘Man of the Moment’ R Ashwin By Kersi Meher-Homji In view of the fears thatTwenty20 cricket is throttling Tests and one-day internationals (ODIs) it is heartening to note that within the last fifteen days in November we have witnessed three thrillers — two Tests and an ODI. I refer to the Tests in […]
Barry distributing cricket equipment to local school children at the announcement with the Mumbai Cricket Association and Cricket NSW of the new Cricket Cup to be played between the two States every two years. Barry at the 40K Foundation in Bangalore, a NSW charity that has established a school for the children on quarry workers. […]