Archive for: June, 2017

R.I.P. Sripathy

Kudigram Ramachar Sripathy was among the early Indians who settled in Australia having migrated in 1967. He passed away on 21 May 2017 peacefully, coincidentally on the day of his 59th marriage anniversary, having decided to voluntarily cease dialysis several weeks earlier. Srip, as he was popularly known among all his friends, was 85. Sripathy […]

India enters Champions Trophy final with a Bang

 By Kersi Meher-Homji At the semi final stage, it looks more like Asia Cup than Champions Trophy. Three of the four teams in the semi finals were from Asia; India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. Interestingly, before 1947 it was just one country ”“ India! After trouncing Bangladesh by 9 wickets with 59 balls in hand at […]

The fighter in Sapna fights in ‘Jatinga’ for women’s rights

By Neeru Saluja Celebrity hairstylist Sapna Bhavnani is known to be bold, outspoken and unconventional. You may know her as MS Dhoni’s stylist, the fiery Big Boss contestant who confronted Salman Khan or an inked woman. But she has come to Sydney all the way from Mumbai to show her other side to us ”“ […]

“Shri 420” ”“ a play with a hilarious take on spiritual gurus

Vipul Vyas as the spiritual guru After the tremendous success of its previous major productions, Adakar Theatre and Cultural Group returns to the Sydney stage with “Shri 420:” a fresh, innovative play which examines through a comedic lens the social interactions that shape our lives. Adakar is a Sydney-based community theatre and arts group has […]

India thrash South Africa to enter the semis

By Kersi Meher-Homji It was a night to remember as India thrashed strong South Africa (SA) at The Oval in England to enter the semi final of the ICC Champions Trophy on Sunday. India will meet Bangladesh at Birmingham on Thursday. If they win, they will meet the winners of England and Pakistan in the […]

Talented chicken can teach us a lot

By Melvin Durai If you’ve been on the Internet a lot lately, you’re probably familiar with Jokgu the chicken. Jokgu is a musician and as close to being a celebrity as a chicken can get. Jokgu is the Taylor Swift of chickens, except that Jokgu does not sing about ex-boyfriends. Jokgu’s talent isn’t in singing […]

Oh what a success, this SAFAL fest!

Film Director N Chandra taking a Master class on film making By Neeru Saluja On 20-21 May, Macquarie University witnessed a weekend immersed in the culture and arts of eight South Asian countries. The first South Asia Film, Arts and Literature Festival (SAFAL) brought together the artists of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Sri […]

Bollywood in June

Here is a wide range of entertainment for the month of June by Mind  Blowing  Films: Right from the bone-chilling horror movie,  Dobaara  that releases on the the  2nd of  June  to the eternal love story of the individuals through different lifetimes, in  Raabta, which is set to release on the  9th of  June  to […]

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