10th ASIA PACIFIC SCREEN AWARDS Brisbane: Six films from India have secured eight major nominations in the 10th Asia Pacific Screen Awards. Indian film Psycho Raman also received a total of three nominations for Best Performance by an Actor for Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Achievement in Cinematography for Jay Oza and Achievement in Directing […]
By Manju Mittal Hindu Council of Australia (HCA) held a successful Diwali Fair at Parramatta Park on Sunday October 23, 2016. A large number of people came together to celebrate one of the most vibrant and largest festival of India. Diwali -the festival of lights is perhaps the one festival that elicits the most mixed […]
By Kersi Meher-Homji If you are a cricket lover living in Sydney, you should be at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG). And soon! Now! The eye-catching and rare cricket exhibition ends on Thursday the 27th October. As a part of Confluence- Festival of India in […]
Celebration of Deepavali on November 13 2016 at 10.45am for 11.00am start Deepavali (or Diwali), the Festival of Lights, which is unquestionably India’s biggest festival, will be celebrated at 11.00am Mass at St Mary’s Church, corner of Miller and Ridge Streets, North Sydney, on November 13. To be comfortably seated before the start of […]
By Sumi Krishnan It is undeniably the age of the Bollywood. Nothing wrong with that. Occasionally, witnessing evenings such as today, 22 October 2016, my faith is restored in the beauty of the artform of Bharathanatyam. Hailing from the pages of several centuries of practice and tradition, it can never die for its force […]
Aamir Khan’s Dangal is his next movie that one ought to take note of… The heartwarming story of Mahavir Singh Phogat, the amateur wrestler who coached his daughters and nieces into champions, has inspired the Aamir Khan starrer Dangal. Directed by Nitesh Tiwari (Bhootnath Returns), Dangal stars Khan as Phogat, who turns his disadvantage […]
Lovers of textile art, fashion and culture are invited to a free exhibition showcasing beautiful, intricately-crafted Khadi, India’s national fabric, at QUT from 18-22 October. Bapu ”“ The Craftsperson’s Vision ”“ A Khadi Exhibition is a Brisbane highlight of Confluence: a Festival of India in Australia celebrating India’s artistic cultures and traditions. It’s on show […]
Sydney based Old Students of Vipassana Meditation bring you an opportunity to learn India’s most ancient technique of meditation discovered by Gautam Buddh. Vipassana Meditation teaches you to directly experience yourself things as they “really are” and not as they “appear to be”. Vipassana Meditation makes you realise the “true source of suffering” and […]
Mind Blowing Films is extremely honoured and delighted to announce that the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) has been selected as a finalist for the Melbourne Awards by the City of Melbourne. IFFM has been nominated under the category, ”˜Contribution to Multiculturalism by a Corporation.’ The Indian Film Festival of Melbourne hosted by Mind […]
MESSAGE FROM THE HON JOHN AJAKA MLC Minister for Multiculturalism Diwali It is my great pleasure to send warm greetings Australians celebrating the traditional Indian festival of Diwali, or Deepavali. From its beginnings as a Hindu festival of light, Diwali is now celebrated across the world by communities of Indian ancestry, shared by Hindus, […]