By Neena Badhwar Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary was celebrated by the Indian Consulate General of India, Sydney and Soka Gakkai International at SGI Cultural Centre at Sydney Olympic Park on August 23. The function was attended by about hundred members of the Indian community as well as Soka Gakkai members along with Chief Guest […]
Urdu International Australia (UIA) held it’s 7th International Poetry Recital (Mushaira) in Sydney on Sunday August 25, 2019. The event was attended by renowned overseas Urdu poets and a number of local poets. As in the past years, Mushaira was held at the beautiful Civic Theatre, Hurstville Entertainment Centre, Hurstville with 200 plus select audience in presence. The […]
Come November this year, Satya Events founded by Aditi Janveja and Amit Anand, will present its maiden Bollywood musical venture, “Jashn”, a celebration of music! The “Jashn” team comprises of four skilled vocalists ”“ Aditi Janveja, Amit Anand Will Bhatnagar and Poornima Bhat . They have put their hearts and souls into designing an evening that will aptly display […]
Sydney girl, Srishti Aggarwal, 22 years old, double degree finance/commerce student, is the Raj Suri Miss India Australia 2019 winner. Srishti is in the final year of her graduation from Macquarie University, Sydney. In addition to English, Srishti can speak Hindi and Punjabi. Srishti is passionate about body image and self-confidence in women across Australia. She personally was over […]
By Anu Jose Ravi Jain is coming to Melbourne. The Canadian Indian entertainer who acts, writes, directs and is also artistic director of ”˜Why Not Theatre’. The show he is bringing to Melbourne includes his mum and it is their story. ”˜Brimful of Asha’ has played to audiences in London, Toronto and the US. It […]
By Kersi Meher-Homji Two days have passed since the epic Leeds thriller between England and Australia and I am still in shock. I was ecstatic when England chasing 359 for an unlikely win lost their ninth wicket at 286. In walked last man Jack Leach; bespectacled, balding and shaking with nerves. With England still needing […]
By Sudha Kumar Triple talaq became illegal in India on 1 August 2019, replacing the triple talaq ordinance promulgated in February 2019. In a major political win for the Modi government, the Rajya Sabha(upper house of Parliament), where the ruling NDA did not have a majority, approved the bill (99”“84 in favour) after a lengthy debate. The […]
By G Parthasarathy The mandarins in Beijing never imagined that India would directly challenge a growingly powerful and arrogant China Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s action to annul Articles 370 and 35(A) of the Indian Constitution predictably triggered anger, outrage and breast-beating across Pakistan, and shock in Beijing. Pakistan’s feudal, land-owning, political elite and military […]
By Kersi Meher-Homji The main advantage of being bi-national is that a victory compensates for a defeat a few hours ago. I’ll explain. I was devastated by Australia’s one wicket loss to England in the Leeds Test last night thanks to England’s dynamic all-rounder Ben Stokes’s magical 135 not out with 11 fours and 8 […]
On Friday 16th August 2019, finalists for the sixth annual India Australia Business & Community Awards supported by Trade & Investment Queensland were honoured at the IABCA Stars event in Sydney. The IABCA Stars welcomed more than 500 CALD community members to the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences. The IABCA Stars Event, whilst primarily […]