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Open invitation to all Indian Community Organisations in Australia to participate in Holi Mahotsav 2013. This beautiful festival of colours, friendship and harmony has been running continuously for past ten years ago. Since the beginning we celebrated it in the most prominent location constantly visited by people from every community: Darling Harbour. Darling Harbour was […]
By Anil Sharma Some are born immediately after, others after some lapse of time, a few are not reborn on this earth but eventually get salvation in some higher region, and a very few get absolved here and now. Sage Sri Ramana Maharshi It’s Friday, 14th of April, 1950. Maharshi is in a very […]
By Kanaka Ramakrishna The year 2013 marks the 150th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, the great patriot-saint and nation-builder of India. The year-long celebration in India and all over the world starts on his birthday, January 12, which is commemorated every year as the National Youth Day. Swami Vivekananda was so great […]
By Rekha Bhattacharjee While there has been a flurry of visits to India by the high-power Australian trade delegations and politicians, the observers are baffled by the slow pace at which the bilateral ties are growing. The Australian analysts blame India’s political culture for not only the stunted Australian-Indian ties but also for the […]
Australia’s relationship with India has been further advanced in talks this week between Foreign Minister Bob Carr and India’s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Minister of External Affairs Salman Khurshid. Senator Carr was in New Delhi from January 20-22 for talks on regional security and economic issues, and for the 8th Foreign Ministers’ Framework Dialogue. […]
[youtube kNv_DaimCb4] One of the Hit Bollywood pair Dilip Kumar and Vyjantimala starrer ‘Madhumati’ was holding the record of maximum Filmfare Awards – nine total, for 37 years. It was nominated for 12 awards, including best actor and best actress but got for 9 in all and surprisingly not for Best Actress and Best Actor. […]
Member for Parramatta Geoff Lee is joining other NSW MPs for what should be an entertaining cricket match in North Parramatta this weekend. At 9am on Sunday a team representing some of the finest cricketers from NSW Parliament takes on an equally talented side formed by the United Indian Association (UIA). “This will be no […]
Nainesh Gandhi with sons Dev and Deep welcomes the news There’s good news for dads and partners when a new baby arrives. From 1 January 2013 working dads will be given more support when a baby arrives. Dad and Partner Pay extends the Australian Government’s successful Paid Parental Leave scheme which has helped about […]
The Gandhi Oration commemorates Martyrs’ Day and is delivered by a person whose life’s work exemplifies the ideals of Gandhi. The oration this year on 30th January will be delivered by The Honourable Michael Kirby AC CMG who will address the topic of “What would Gandhi do today? A meditation on the contemporary challenges of […]