By Neena Badhwar We speak to Lalitha Chellappan, a songstress, beautiful Sydney girl, who is ready to go an extra mile for her love of Bollywood. I remember listening to her at Natraj Academy’s musical evening where she sang ”˜Hawa Hawai’. She fully worked on the execution of it with fellow actors for memorable stage […]
Hazara refugees from Afghanistan have helped to transform the Port Adelaide and Enfield local government area socially, culturally and economically, according to a new report being launched today. The report has been prepared by the University of South Australia and Charles Sturt University, in partnership with the Multicultural Communities Council of SA. It looks at […]
By Kersi Meher-Homji The final One Day International (ODI) between India and England was a real nail-biter, the end of the match and the series in doubt till the final over, the final ball. The series was level at one-all when the third and final ODI started at Pune. Amid mind-blowing tension India won by […]
Indian communities across Victoria are set to benefit from a new Indian Community Centre opened by the Hon Alan Tudge MP in Rowville today. The centre was partially funded by the Australian Government with $2.5 million in funding. Federal Member for Aston Alan Tudge said that once final council approval is complete the two-storey building […]
By Neena Badhwar and Santosh Gupta India’s High Commissioner in Australia for just over a year, Gitesh Sarma, leaves Down Under having turned 60 on March 7 this year, the community remaining unfulfilled not having seen enough of Mr Sarma due to COVID-19 and a relatively short stay. Mr Sarma is an erudite bureaucrat and […]
Holi 2021 Message from the Prime Minister Namaste to all my Indian Australian friends as you celebrate the Festival of Colours. Holi is a story with ancient origins ”“”“ a timeless festival that draws Indian families and communities together around the world. Last year, the colour, life and enthusiasm of Holi was overshadowed by the […]
By Neena Badhwar When it comes to Chemistry during school years and college, both Organic and Inorganic chemistry intrigued me a lot. But didn’t realise how important it was in my day-to-day life and the body’s health. Chemistry is fully involved in all our biochemical reactions in the body. Forget how we used to separate […]
By Devaki Parathsarathy AMAL (Now on Prime) So many times i have complained that a movie is soooo long that the message is diluted. So many times I have reviewed a movie is super cliched! As if Director Richie Mehta has heard me, he paces the movie excellently at 101 minutes! Big tick of approval […]
New national research undertaken by online tutoring platform, Cluey Learning, has discovered many Australian parents will be using this year’s NAPLAN results as a yardstick to determine the impact Covid-19 has had on their child’s learning progress. An astounding 74 per cent of Australian parents whose children are undertaking NAPLAN this year feel that their […]
By T Selva Anyone who has set foot on the grounds of Lumbini, the birthplace of Gautama Buddha, will instantly feel the aura of a holy place. Whether knowingly or otherwise, visitors bow as a Whether knowingly or otherwise, visitors bow as a mark of respect to the sacred site. Dubbed as one of the […]