By Anu Jose Beating Sydney to hold the inaugural Jaipur Literature Festival (JPL) was a treat for Melbournites as they soaked up two days of debate, discussion and entertainment from some of India and Australia’s best writers, artists and thought leaders. The migrant experience, women’s writing, state of India, the colonisation experience, transgender issues were […]
By Rekha Bhattacharjee Australia’s legendary cricketing brothers Ian and Greg Chappell are facing severe criticism from political quarters and media for sermonising Indian mining tycoon Gautam Adani to abandon plans to open a mega coal mine in Australia’s north. Ian and Greg Chappell had joined 89 other prominent Australians in signing a letter appealing Gautam […]
Khushaal Vyas from the Indian community received the Youth Medal on Premier’s Harmony Day Dinner Awards where Premier Gladys Berejiklian presented Multicultural Community Medals to Mohamed Hage – Economic Participation; Robbie Mackinlay – Regional Communities Medal; Carolina Triana – Arts and Culture Medal; Dr Xue Feng Zhang (Commendation); Antoinette Abdelseed – Lifetime Community Service; Moving […]
India Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to Paramahansa Yogananda ”“ on the 65th anniversary of his passing on March 7, 1952 ”“ by issuing a commemorative postage stamp in honor of the 100th anniversary of Yogoda Satsanga Society of India (YSS), the non-profit spiritual organization he founded on March 22, 1917. Three years later, […]
By Gaurav Joshi Ranchi: Normally the dismissal of Virat Kohli is followed by a prolong silence in cricket stadiums in India, but in Bangalore on the third afternoon the minute Kohli trudged off after being adjudged LBW by the DRS system, the crowd continued to roar. The reason was because their other favourite […]
Did you know: Violence against women and their children is a serious issue, destroying families and damaging the community. On average: 1 woman is killed every week at the hands of a current or former partner. 1 in 3 women has been a victim of physical or sexual violence, since the age of 15, from […]
By Vijay Badhwar Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) astounding victory, especially in Uttar Pradesh, was remarkable given the large Muslim vote in the state – 14-18 per cent – which traditionally goes en bloc to parties other than the BJP. It swept the state with 312 seats, largest ever, that confounded political pundits even within the […]
By Gaurav Joshi Ranchi: During the heated final day in Bangalore, David Warner worked a Ravi Ashwin delivery off his pads through the leg-side, the ball thudded into Cheteshwar Pujara pads at short leg and came to a halt. Pujara ever so gently picked it up and tried to throw down the stumps with […]
By Gaurav Joshi Ranchi: Ever since the first picture of the Ranchi pitch started to circulate on social media the criticism started to blow out of proportions. It had an abnormal dark look and the water that was sprinkled gave it a look that was termed as ”˜ugly’. Standing pitch side and keeping a […]
International students from more countries than ever before have joined the City of Sydney’s unique International Student Leadership and Ambassador program that provides training, mentoring and practical work experience. For the first time students from Nigeria, Cambodia, Mexico, USA, Japan, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia are among the 32 international student ambassadors from 14 countries representing […]