By Vijay Badhwar It was only an act on stage by two NSW parliamentarians in opposite camps, impromptu and impermanent, but an apt reminder on the second International Yoga Day that union of minds is a joyful experience, an occasion to celebrate the oneness even in our diversity. Jodi McKay, NSW Labor Member from Strathfield […]
Kersi Meher-Homji was entranced with Seema Bhardwaj’s melodic voice Recently I was at the Mukesh ”“ Mohammed Rafi Mehfil presented by Vinod Rajput. As detailed in my previous story, it made me feel very nostalgic listening to old melodies sung by Vinod, Seema Bhardwaj and Kedar Pagaddinnimath. […]
By Kersi Meher-Homji Although the legendary playback singers Mukesh and Mohammed Rafi have passed away over three decades ago, they came back to life last Saturday, 18th of June, at a Mehfil orchestrated by Vinod Rajput at the residence of the Dugals in St Ives, Sydney. […]
Australia Telugu Samithi and Sydney Telugu Association jointly celebrated UGADI festival on May 7th at Bahai Centre, Silverwater. More than one thousand Telugu speaking people in Sydney participated in the event. The guests were welcomed by Dr. Bharathi Reddy (President, ATS) and Mr. Siva Sankar Peddibhotla (President, STA). The program was hosted by Masters of […]
Australian voters are reminded that this Saturday 2 July is election day and it is compulsory for every enrolled Australian to vote. “Voting in the 2016 federal election is compulsory for all enrolled Australians and polling places will open at 8am and close at 6pm sharp,” Electoral Commissioner Tom Rogers said. “More than 70,000 […]
The month of July brings some interesting Mind Blowing Films’ releases in our cinema halls. Salman Khan in ”˜Sultan’ which had created a bit of a stir when Salman had mentioned that after every shoot, based on the life of ”˜Sultan Ali Khan’ a champion wrestler, he felt like […]
The Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM), the southern hemisphere’s greatest annual celebration of Indian cinema,today unveiled details of the 2016 program Taking place from 11-21 August with “Women’s Empowerment” as its unifying theme, this year’s festival explores the richness of contemporary cinema from India and the […]
By Kris Raman This is my brief review of the I Oz show held at Panthers on Sunday the June 12, 2016. It is always a pleasure to write about a successful show planned, organised and conducted by a group of dear friends, who are also […]
By Rekha Bhattacharjee With the dust settling on a raucous election campaign and with a new regime taking the reins in its hands, an analysis of the Assam poll results becomes apparent. The passing of the baton from a well-entrenched Congress to a debutant (in the state) BJP should be seen as nothing less than […]
Indian Tea exports breach 230 million kgs mark after 35 years Kolkata, June 17: India recorded total tea production of 1233.14 million kgs during the financial year 2015-16, which is the highest ever recorded by the country so far. As compared to 2014-15, the total tea production […]