Archive for: September, 2015

Double delight ”“ Paes and Mirza repeat their Wimbledon triumph

              By Kersi Meher-Homji Is this a case of déjà-vu? Is it Wimbledon or US Open? Is it July 2015 or September 2015? The results have been almost identical in Women’s Doubles and Mixed Doubles events. Like in Wimbledon two months ago, two Indians did themselves and all us […]

Young people smash stereotypes at forum for cultural diversity

            The dangers of labelling and stereotypes were debated by more than 200 students from NSW schools and youth organisations at Multicultural NSW’s annual Youth Leaders’ Day, IDEATION 2015, on Wednesday 9 September. An energetic day of workshops and performances at the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney was guided by the […]

Café allegedly underpaid 457 Indian visa-holder $22,000

  The former owner-operator of a Sydney café will face the Federal Circuit Court after allegedly underpaying a 457 visa-holder employed as a pastry chef more than $22,000. The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against Arthur Antonopoulos, who formerly owned and ran the Wild Sage Café at  Cammeray  in the inner north. Also […]

Refugee crisis has shook the world

              Leading refugee and migrant settlement agency AMES Australia has welcomed the federal government’s announcement that Australia will take an extra 12,000 refugees from Syria. AMES Australia CEO Cath Scarth said Australia was well placed to accept the increased number of refugees. “Australia has the infrastructure and capacity to […]

Katti Batti and Talvar in cinemas from September 18

  Katti Batti Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a23GO0NXOtg Synopsis: Katti Batti is a modern day romance that traces young architect Madhav Kabra’s (Imran Khan) love for the free-spirited Payal(Kangana Ranaut). They make for a perfect couple until a sudden turn of events creates an unanswered distance between them. What follows is a series of events that tests the […]

RIP Mayaji: A royal lady of great refinement, depth and compassion

                                    By Rekha Bhattacharjee September 5  saw the passing away of a dear friend, elder sister who passed away on her birthday, on Janmashtami, at the age of 79 in Sydney.  Jogmaya Narpat Singh, or  Mayaji, as we […]

National Gallery of Victoria showcases Lord Krishna and Lord Rama

    A  new clientele is illustrated in an early-nineteenth-century folio, also depicting Rama’s coronation, from a manuscript in the NGV collection (fig. 7). National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) in Melbourne (Australia) is showcasing Lord Krishna and Lord Rama images in an exhibition “Gods, Heroes and Clowns” till October 4th, 2015. It includes over 50 […]

Good bye Maya ji!

                      10 Aug 1936 – 06 Sep 2015 Jogmaya Narpatsingh, a well-known poet in the Indian community in Sydney, has passed away at the age of 79 years following a brief illness. Known lovingly by her friends as ”˜Mayaji’, she belonged to a royal background […]

We remember Shyama, a classic beauty of the fifties!

                    Shyama, once she said in an interview,  “Allah must have made me with fursat!”   Shyama an old time actress was a chiseled beauty, born in Lahore and was Khursheed Akhtar when Vijay Bhatt gave her the name Shyama. She married cinematographer Fali Mistry who […]

Baird is deeply affected by the refugee crisis

  Premier Mike Baird has sent this compassioned response to The Indian Down Under on the growing international crisis as millions of refugees head to Europe. Germany has decided to take in 800,000 refugees while some other countries such as Hungry have decided to build walls to keep them at bay:     “Sometimes you […]

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