By Neena Badhwar Sister Shivani is the flavour of the month in Australia as she zips across the country through the cities of Perth, Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Hobart and Gold Coast. Thousands turn up to her talks. Here we are a witness to her following in Sydney when she came and talked to […]
By Rekha Bhattacharjee August 12, 2018. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Federal Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg will be confronted in party room by Tony Abbott and other critics who want, in effect, the plan to be made less green on Tuesday the 14th August 2018. The Labor States need the Commonwealth legislation to go through […]
By Manju Mittal Director Atul Manjrekar’s ”˜Fanney Khan’ is a compelling, musical drama, which will throw up some unexpected surprises for even the most avid of Bollywood fans. Atul had started his career working in ad films, then approached by Rakyesh Omprakash Mehra to direct ”˜Fanney Khan’, which is an official remake of Oscar-nominated Belgian […]
AHIA (Australia Hindi Indian Association) provides a busy programme for seniors. It is an excellent platform to keep them engaged. AHIA has been operating since 1994 and will be celebrating its 25th year in 2019. The Association’s newsletter ‘Sandesh’ edited by well known writer Santram Bajaj is eagerly read by the members as well as […]
I am pleased to send my good wishes to all Indian Australians in NSW who are celebrating Indian Independence Day. While Indian Australians celebrate the establishment of modern India, the NSW Government and others pay tribute to the many contributions by people of Indian ancestry to our state. Members of the Indian community continue to […]
Message on India’s Independence Day by Hon. Alan Tudge, Federal Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs Indian Independence Day as Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs, I extend my best wishes to our diverse Indian community celebrating the anniversary of India’s Independence. Indian Independence Day is celebrated each year on 15 August and commemorates India’s […]
By Rekha Bhattacharjee DMK Patriarch M. Karunanidhi, 5 time Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, dies at age 94 Chennai: Nothing embodies the vibrancy of Indian democracy than the rags-to-riches story of M Karunanidhi, the five-time chief minister of Tamil Nadu. When he started off, he was the underdog among underdogs. Money power and caste influence determine […]
By Rekha Bhattacharjee She is one and only Indian executive who broke the glass ceiling in corporate America. She was also among the few female executives to lead global corporations. An immigrant and a woman, she served as chief executive of PepsiCo for 12 years – a position that placed her among the world’s most […]
By Sudha Kumar Every once in a while a movie is made that makes one sit up and frown, question, think. MULK is one of those. Director Anubhav Sinha has very courageously laid bare well known but rarely articulated facts that have in recent times become a normalised mindset. Perhaps a mindset that is prejudiced? […]
By Lokesh Varma It was a packed house that greeted Bollywood’s Queen of Melody Shreya Ghoshal on the evening of August 4. The crowds that comprised 3300 of her die-hard fans had all come to see her perform as they thronged the Hillsong Convention Centre in Baulkham Hills. This was notwithstanding that she had visited […]