All members of the community are invited by the Consul General of India, Sydney to participate in Indian Independence Day Flag Hoisting Ceremony at the Consulate General of India on Wednesday 15th August 2018 at 2015 265 Castlelreagh Street Level 2, Sydney from 9am to 11am. Other events celebrating India’s Independence Day are: India […]
Bobby, Amanullah Shamroze Khan with his wife Janet By Neena Badhwar Everyone calls him Bobby but his real name is Amanullah Shamroze Khan, one of the last surviving members of the Afghan cameleers that roamed the Australian countryside taking stores from one remote area to the other. Meeting Bobby was by chance when we went […]
Dr Graham Farquhar, Senior Australian of the Year 2018 with Professor Michelle Simmons (NSW), 2018 Australian of the Year; Eddie Woo (NSW), 2018 Australia’s Local Hero; and Samantha Kerr (WA), 2018 Young Australian of the Year. Nominations close midnight 31 July 2018 australianoftheyear.org.au Time is running out to nominate someone for the 2019 Australian of […]
Australian High Commissioner to India Harinder Sidhu with Laurie Pearcey, UNSW Pro Vice Chancellor (International) at the UNSW office launch in New Delhi New Delhi July 18, 2018: In a major step to take forward its widening outreach to India, including in student recruitment and collaborations in cutting-edge research, the University of New South Wales, […]
By Neeru Saluja Actress Sonali Kulkarni has come a long way from being a versatile actress to a mature performer. The critically acclaimed actor who is known for her performance in films like Dil Chahta Hai, Mission Kashmir, Singham, Deool and Kaccha Limbu believes in being spontaneous when it comes to acting. And she once […]
India and Australia have a strong and productive bilateral partnership. Underpinned by trade and investment, the scope of Australia’s relationship with India has increased in line with India’s rapid economic and strategic growth. Australian exports to India are on the rise, India is now Australia’s 4th biggest export market underlining the importance of India as […]
By Kersi Meher-Homji Until a week ago, Indian cricketers were going great guns, beating England 2-1 in T20 Internationals and winning the first One Day International (ODI) by 8 wickets with spectacular batting by Rohit Sharma and skipper Rohit Kohli and mystery spin bowling by Kuldeep Yadav. Critics were predicting that India will win the […]
From a young age, Mahasvin Gogi was immersed in engineering – his father was a software engineer. Born in Mumbai, his family came to Australia when he was in primary school. He later returned with his family to India to attend high school, before coming back to Australia to attend university. In high school, he […]
By Neena Badhwar Sri Om Care Foundation held its annual dinner on July 13 at the impressive Madison Lounge in Dural. About 125 people had an intimate dinner and entertainment by the Bandeesh Group privy to much needed, worthwhile work contributed by the organisation to the seniors in the community who are now aplenty in […]
By Neena Badhwar The play ‘Gardish Mein Taare’ staged on July 14 at the John Clancy auditorium, UNSW, Sydney, indeed left an impression, a deep impression. On the way back home, there was nothing else to talk about except that tragic tale of the Dutt family on which the play is based. The story had […]