Meet Subhash Chand Aggarwal and his wife Sheila who adopted three ancestral villages and helped uplift them by acting on some simple ideas By Neena Badhwar What does one do when one retires from a job? The so called active retirees still have so much energy, knowhow and experience left in them. Up and until […]
The world’s visually impaired will be the subject of some serious discussion at the forthcoming second World Congress of Optometry in Hyderabad. Preventable blindness and eye care delivery as a public health issue is of paramount importance to tackling the problem. The Hyderabad congress, from 11-13 September, will address issues of blindness, refractive error, and […]
Top Left to right – Urvashi Arora, Ekta Nankani, Kiran Jassal Down Left to right – Sue Advani, Gauri Ahuja, Sunaina Chand Gowan By Neeru Saluja Australia has the ninth largest group of migrants in the world. In 2016, Australia welcomed around 120,000 migrants to it’s shores. Historically, women account for almost 50 per […]
By Neena Badhwar Who does not know in Sydney or even Perth or in Adelaide, the name of Vinod Rajput. A gentle and down to earth soul who is not only a gentle man but one who has entertained us all with his one and only passion, singing, says he, “I retired from my job […]
By Kersi Meher-Homji Spectators present at the Galle Stadium for the first Test between India and Sri Lanka this week must have been reminded of the Tsunami which hit Galle in 2004 claiming many lives. The Indian batsmen did not claim any life but destroyed the confidence of Sri Lanka cricketers and cricket lovers by […]
The NSW Government is putting power back in the hands of retirement village residents under a new package of reforms announced today. Minister for Better Regulation Matt Kean said the package includes a four-point plan that will put consumers first and protect residents from potentially dodgy practices. “Retirees have worked hard their whole life so […]
By Rekha Rajvanshi Nritya Niketan School of dance presented its 25th anniversary show ”˜Sham-a-Naval’ on 1st July at UNSW Science theatre under the direction of Guru Mrs Neeta Sura. Neeta Sura got her Bharatnatyam training under the able guidance of Guru Mrs Prerana Desai and Guru Dr. Anjani Arunkumar in India. She started NrityaNiketan in […]
India will return to Melbourne to compete in the 2017 AFL International Cup. A stand-alone, division two men’s team will be representing India in the fourth, consecutive International Cup India has competed in. Inaugurated in 2002, the AFL International Cup is played every three years and this year’s sixth tournament will feature seven new teams. […]
By Rekha Bhattacharjee In Darwin 5pm Tuesday the 25th of July, 2017, the multi award winning, internationally renowned artist Dr Yunupingu living in Arnhem Land passed away at the age of 46. When he sang – one could feel every kind of emotion. At concerts his fans would quietly weep as he sang and applaud […]
Upset Hindus are urging Brooklyn (New York) headquartered e-commerce company Etsy, Inc. for immediate withdrawal of toilet seat carrying image of Hindu deity Lord Ganesha; calling it highly inappropriate. Is offering products like this Etsy’s way to “create a better world” whose stated Mission is “to reimagine commerce in ways that build a more […]