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Visit AHC Stall at the Fairs and support Hindi as a language subject in schools

 AHC Co-Ordinator, Tarachand Sharma Tarachand Sharma, Co-ordinator of Australian Hindi Committee (AHC) requests all the local Indian community to join in and support the issue of Hindi Education in Australia. AHC is holding Hindi stalls at CIA’s India Day Fair at Parramatta Park on August 7 and UIA’s India-Australia Friendship Fair 2011 on August 14 […]

If numbers don’t show, we miss out: Sheba

      (Sheba Nandkeolyar is the CEO of Multicall Connexions, the agency which has been selected by ABS Census Australia to communicate about the Census 2011 messages to all the multicultural communities. She is the marketing strategist and works closely with clients to target multicultural audiences.)   Sheba Nandleokyar says that Census 2011 is […]

Be counted in Australian Census

Paul Lowe, Head of the Australian Population Census program   By Neena Badhwar   Paul Lowe is the Head of the Australian Population Census program and is responsible for all aspects of the program from enumeration through to the dissemination of the results.  He has over 20 years experience in census taking in Australia and […]

Till marriage do us part

Shahid and Kareena in ‘Jab We Met’ By Neeru Saluja They were together for 25 years and had four children. Their marriage was considered as one of the most successful Hollywood weddings. Their divorce shook up the whole industry and the sanctity of marriage was being questioned. It was all over the headlines – former […]

Hadlee remembers Lillee, Imran and Kapil

Sir Richard Hadlee with Kapil Dev By Kersi Meher-Homji New Zealand’s cricket legend Sir Richard Hadlee was the Chief Guest at a function jointly held by the Cricketers’ Club of NSW and the LBW Trust which collects money for the underprivileged cricketers in India, Pakistan and Zimbabwe. It was a pleasure chatting with him. He […]

Triple milestones for the Lord’s Test

Sachin Tendulkar,   on the verge of a unique milestone – 100 international centuries   The first Test between England and India starting on 21st July will usher in three milestones. Firstly, it will be the 2000th Test in cricket’s colourful history. In 1985 I had written a book titled “1000 Tests” (Strata) which gave […]

Good news as Indian Passport & Visa Fees slashed

Passport and Consular Fees Reduced   The High Commission of India in Canberra is pleased to announce that the Government of India has revised   passport & consular fees with effect from 1st July 2011.   An indicative list of revised charges, as compared to present charges is given below:   Present charges Ordinary Indian […]

Experience higher consciousness with Deepak Chopra

Deepak Chopra The Mind, Body and Soul Retreat. Come and be inspired. This is it””the conference you’ve been waiting for! I Can Do It! has it all: ”¢ A host of dynamic speakers to entertain and enlighten you ”¢ Fascinating seminars and workshops ”¢ Book-signing events with the authors after each session ”¢ The companionship […]

Be a 10-minute playwright with Alex Broun

  Alex Broun took Short + Sweet Play festival to India in November last year and also conducted workshops in three cities this year. He himself got some good ideas to write plays while traveling in India which can be quite a unique experience. Here he is in interview with Shourya Nidhi. Says Alex, “Abhinay’s […]

Double Dhamaal and Delhi Belly come to town

Kangana Ranaut   Starring Sanjay Dutt, Arshad Warsi, Ritesh Deshmukh, Kangana Ranaut, Malika Sherawat. The much awaited sequel to the blockbuster DHAMAAL is in Sydney cinema halls now from June 24. Its the story of four Dhamaal (fun/mischievous) boys Roy, Adi, Manav and Boman who still want easy money in life. They bump into Kabir […]