Archive for: February, 2018

Dravid and his family of happy Under-19s

By Gaurav Joshi Every time a member of India’s victorious Under-19 team is quizzed about the World Cup they won on February 3 in New Zealand, the players are quick to highlight that the triumph was achieved not over three weeks but over a campaign that lasted two years. No wonder, then, on the eve […]

Sharma hits a fluent century and India wins the ODI series

By Kersi Meher-Homji The fifth One Day International (ODI) between India and South Africa last night at Port Elizabeth in South Africa was a roller-coaster but India eventually triumphed by 73 runs to win the series 4-1 with one match still to be played on Friday at Centurion This was India’s first bilateral series win […]

Sleep well with the help from Vastushastra

By T.  SELVA One of the biggest challenge of almost every individual is getting a quality sleep every night. Most of us go to bed but how many of us really get a decent snooze? Getting an adequate number of hours of slumber is important for our body, mind and spirit; and this regime is […]

Parramasala 2018 – March 9 – 11 : 40 Nations. One Cuture. in one and only one Parramatta.

The NSW Government has committed an additional $600,000 over three years to one of the State’s largest multicultural arts and cultural festivals, Parramasala. Now in its eighth year, Parramasala celebrates the cultural diversity of NSW through music, dance, theatre, food and film, representing more than 40 nationalities. Minister for Multiculturalism Ray Williams announced the additional […]

Shabana Azmi – An actor of substance

Shabana Azmi with Russell Crowe at AACTA ceremony in Sydney By Rekha Rajvanshi Veteran actor Shabana Azmi is known for powerful and impactful films like Ankur, Arth, Mandi, Fire, Mrityudand and Godmother. Shabana was one of the main female actors who dominated the films of the so-called “Parallel Cinema” in India in the 1970s and […]

Comedy Zone Asia returns to Melbourne for the fourth time

The fantastically funny performers delivering a captivating serve of comedy culture this year, include: Azeem Banatwalla (India),  one of India’s premier comedy stars known for his sharp comedy writing, intelligent stand-up and natural charisma. A member of the popular comedy collective ”˜East India Comedy’, he recently landed his own Amazon Prime stand-up special.  Watch Azeem […]

Sydney celebrates Pravasi Bhartiya Divas and Vishwa Hindi Divas

Students of IABBV with Ekta Chanana, Kusum Chaudhary and Rekha Rajvanshi By Neena Badhwar Pravasi Bhartiya Divas was celebrated in Sydney on January 9, 2018 with around 80 people at the Consulate General of India. We are in Sydney around 200,000 in number but to see a function so sparse did not reflect the strong […]

Chris Bowen is all praise for Indian Diaspora

By Neena Badhwar Senior Labor leader and Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen has been to India five times, but, he says, “India still remains a mystery to me.” The Federal Member for Fairfield visited India recently to attend the 3rd Annual Australia India Leadership dialogue along with Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs, Penny Wong. “Although FTA […]

Angelina Arora wins BHP Billiton’s Innovator to Market Award for making plastic from prawn shells

6.2.2018. A robotic window cleaner, a water filter made from agricultural waste, and a plastic made from prawn shells are the main winners of the  2018 BHP Billiton Foundation Science and Engineering Awards for school students announced in Melbourne today. Angelina Arora, winner of the Innovator to Market award, set out to develop a bioplastic […]

Aish dazzles in Sydney!

Pics by Rupali Rastogi and Ken Leanfore By Neeru Saluja When the world’s most beautiful woman lands in one of the world’s most beautiful city, it has to be a dazzling experience. International actress and former Miss World Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was in Sydney as the Longines Ambassador of Elegance, to officially launch the Longines […]

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