By Ritu Ghai Women and money is a complex combination. Ennobled as Laxmi ”“ the Goddess of Wealth, she is ironically often kept away from it and rarely become a primary stakeholder in matters of finance. Due to societal pressures, she finds it hard to rebel. Jostling between her role as a home-maker essentially and […]
By Vijay Badhwar Strategically, it was a folly to introduce the slogan ”˜Jai Shri Ram’ in rallies led by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) supremo Amit Shah in the Durga heartland of Mamata Banerjee. India is riddled with many religious divides and even within one there are strong preferences that do us apart. Unfortunately! In Ayodhaya, […]
The Bradman Museum & Foundation will donate the takings from the Bradman Museum for the 1 and 2 May (up to $10,000) to the UNICEF Australia India COVID-19 Crisis Fund. The Bradman Museum Foundation has also established an online call to action ”“ the Bradman India COVID Appeal ”“ to help the cricket community raise […]
By Neena Badhwar As you walk into the hall the song with the words that float in your ears ”˜à¤œà¥€à¤µà¤¨ का मतलब तोआना और जाना है, दो पल के जीवन से इक उमà¥à¤° चà¥à¤°à¤¾à¤¨à¥€ है’ beautiful Khushboo Chopra is singing. The message is quite profound. It is a sad start to days of distressing scenes […]
By Neena Badhwar This was a ”˜night out’, girls not painting the town red but stranded on an Indian railway station, in a ladies’ waiting room, as you know the trains in India are forever known to be late, this one delayed by six hours. It is raining heavily, lightening and all, all stuck in […]
By Neeru Saluja With a dream to place Indian home cooking on a global platform, MasterChef contestant Depinder Chhibber is here to stay. A creative and experimental cook, Depinder is smiling her way through the contest impressing the judges with her versatile dishes. Depinder’s cooking journey started from learning traditional recipes from her mum to […]
By Vijay Badhwar It was in 1996, probably, that I went for my first 10-day Vipassana meditation in Blackheath. I had heard about the life-changing meditation from my role model uncle (who died recently from COVID in Detroit). May be it was his memory that drove me to register again for another 10-day course in […]
By Taufeeq Ahmed Sheikh Directed by Mark Nagle, ”˜A Passage to India’ gives the audience an insight of the 1920 era of British Raj and prevailing attitudes in India, while also touching on the intertwined socio economic behaviours amongst the then pluralistic Indians. Premiering in Sydney, by Genesian Theatre Company (GTC), ”˜A Passage to India’ […]