Prof Christensen “Having a clear purpose in life is essential for balance. Arthur Ashe “When I was holding the Wimbledon Cup , I never asked God: Why me? Robert Bosch “I don’t pay good wages because I have a lot of money. I have a lot of money because I pay good wages.” […]
By Kanaka Ramakrishna No one gets bitter out of choice. Yet many of us cannot prevent ourselves from getting scorched in the fire of bitterness sometime or other. Bitterness is a frozen form of latent anger and resentment. When one is offended or disappointed with others and allows the hurt to germinate in one’s heart, […]
The Kersi Meher-Homji Column Only a fool or a genius can predict a winner. And I am neither. But on current form five teams are in the running for lifting the Cricket World Cup (WC); India, Australia, South Africa, Sri Lanka and England. But then who can ignore Pakistan, terrific one day, terrible the next? […]
By Dilip Mahanty It was bloody. It was brutal. It was gladiatorial where combatants parried muscular thrusts with skilful ripostes. The heavy broadsword met impenetrable shield. Every advance was met with counter attack. No quarters asked, none given. It was a fight to the finish between two titans of Test cricket-the champion and the challenger! […]
Mind Blowing Films are presenting another Indian Film Festival after the huge success of last year’s inaugural festival. Not only the festival will have India’s three most beautiful actresses as guests as Vidya Balan, Juhi Chawla and Malaika Arora Khan, Pakistani sensation Ali Zafar and charismatic and talented film makers like Arbaaz Khan, Kabir Khan, […]
Fatima Meer with Nelson Mandela A postscript from Durban South Africa By Rekha Bhattacharjee “The sun never sets in the Indian Diaspora”, was said by Dr LM Singhvi ”“ Chairman, High level committee of Indian Diaspora and former High Commissioner of Great Britain. He had held wide consultation with the Indian Diaspora of 20 million […]
It’s election time in NSW, less than a month away. But there is no excitement, as if the election has already been won and lost ”“ Liberals winning by default and the Labor losing, ridden by scandals and wont for change. The pity is that the Liberals are able to form a government in the […]
By Mallika Ganesan NSW Parliament has a fixed four year term with the state elections held on the last Saturday of the month of March in the fourth year of the term of the government. The state elections are due this year and will be held in March. The current Labor government has been in […]
Karam C Ramrakha ex Fiji politician and a self-confessed elections and news junkie writes of the doom that faces Kristina Keneally on March 26. Mr Ramrakha is a practising lawyer (email karamcramrakha@gmail.com.), phone (02) 98082760. By Karam Ramrakha On Remembrance Day 1975, Gough Whitlam, on being sacked, uttered the famous “Well may we say God […]
By Vish Viswanathan Apart from reiterating his election Mantra “Rebuilding the NSW economy” and “Restoring honesty and accountability by the government”, Barry O’ Farrell has offered to “engage with the Indian community to take advantage of their skills for the benefit of families across the state”. Answering a direct question by TIDU whether he can […]