Film Review by Neena Badhwar Gurinder Chadha’s latest film ”˜Viceroy’s House’ dwells in a topic that’s close to her heart: India’s Partition. It made her family a refugee – her grandmother ending up in a camp with five children, one of whom died from starvation during the move, her grandfather looking for them for years […]
By Gaurav Joshi live from Dharamsala It is half way through the first session on the first day at Dharamsala, Steve Smith has already crossed fifty when a spectator from the crowd echoes thoughts of one billion people in India: ”˜Aré yaar this guy [Smith] just doesn’t get out’. The spectator is spot on. […]
Indian participation in 2016 Piers Festival Multicultural Arts Victoria (MAV) is excited to announce the 6th Piers Festival on April 9, featuring a vibrant mix of artists and cultures; iconic sounds, new collaborations, music, dance and activities for all ages. Piers Festival celebrates and reflects on the collective historical and contemporary migration stories at its […]
March 24, 2017. Innovation and Science Australia (ISA), has today released the 2030 Strategic Plan Issues Paper to drive the national conversation around the future of Australian innovation, science and research. The Issues Paper will form the basis for consultations with stakeholders in the development of a Strategic Plan for Australian innovation out to 2030. […]
Time is running out to register interest to attend a Census Data Seminar. Find out what the 2016 Census tells us about our communities and Australia from July 2017 when the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) holds a series of free Census data seminars in each state and territory. The seminars will follow the official […]
By Vijay Badhwar It’s a sign of a dysfunctional Government which distracts public attention from main issues, matters that matter, towards completely irrelevant issues, unimportant in the context of building a nation, its future and the society that can live in harmony. Rather, it indulges in things that polarise the society, highlight differences that separate […]
By Vijay Badhwar A marathon rain even could not dampen the spirit of Holi in Sydney as there were many coloured faces walking the CBD streets, thanks also for a respite in the afternoon with the weather clearing on March 19. Vijay Jogia spiritedly entertained the small crowd at Tumbalong Park at Darling Harbour with […]
By Vijay Badhwar Sri Om Care announced ramping up its services for aged care to a new level at a briefing session that included variety entertainment and dinner held on 18 March at the Parravilla Function centre in Parramatta. From providing care to only a few seniors seven years ago, Sri Om Care now […]
By Manju Mittal Lata Mangeshkar is a living legend of Bollywood playback singing. Lata, by calling her melody queen or malika-e-tarranum we honour her, as she has ruled our hearts for more than five decades. And she still does. Fondly addressed as Lata didi by the Mumbai fraternity and dubbed as the Nightingale of India, […]
By Melvin Durai Foreigners interested in adopting from India are in luck: there are numerous potential adoptees, as long as the adoptive parent doesn’t mind if the adoptee is malnourished, lives on the street, and has four legs and a tail. Adopting an Indian child is hard, but adopting a stray dog is far easier […]