By Neeru Saluja She’s bold, she’s beautiful and is unafraid to be controversial! Known as India’s Jackie Collins, Shobhaa De has seen it all being a model, a columnist, a journalist, a socialite and India’s most popular writer. Like a good wine, she just gets better with age. At 70, she has written a new […]
By Manju Mittal To all those theatre lovers of Sydney, a unique theatrical presentation by local artists performing live in an English play will be staged on December 8-9 for two shows. A wickedly dark comedy based on a myth surrounding the Taj Mahal that ”˜nothing so beautiful shall ever be built again’. Rajiv Joseph’s […]
City of Parramatta Council has welcomed the NSW Government’s announcement that it has partnered with The University of Sydney to deliver a Parramatta/Westmead campus. The University, which will complement the Westmead Hospital precinct, will help consolidate Parramatta’s role as a national leader in health and education. “The whole City is excited to welcome The University […]
By Neena Badhwar Prime Minister Sc0tt Morrisson, his wife Jenny in beautiful pink sari and his two daughters graced Hindu Council of Australia’s Diwali Fair at Parramatta Park on November 4, 2018. Other politicians included David Coleman, the Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs and Boarder Protection, Deputy Leader of the opposition Tanya Pilbersek, […]
By Rekha Rajvanshi Diwali is a festival that is also widely celebrated around the world by people of many other faiths. Diwali marks the victory of good over evil and enhances peace and harmony in the community. Communities around the world light diyas or ceremonial lamps, which symbolize the lifting out of darkness and starting […]
Nominations for the 2019 NSW Women of the Year Awards close in one week, with the Minister for Women Tanya Davies today calling on the community to nominate extraordinary women they know by next Sunday. Nominations are sought to recognise women who excel in business, are inspiring role models, have made significant contributions to the […]
Message on the occasion of Diwali in Australia by PM Scott Morrison “Marked by millions of people worldwide, Diwali is a time to come together with family and friends in joyful affirmation of the triumph of light over darkness. Traditionally coinciding with the season of harvest, it is often celebrated with candles and lamps and […]
By Manju Mittal A Tribute to the great composer’s musical concert was a splendid evening on October 20, 2018 at Pacific Hills Christian Hall, Dural organised by E3 Events. This has been the most delightful evening I have had in years as I sat mesmerised by the local talented singers who transported us to another […]
Igor Kreyman as Selim with Reilly O’Byrne-Inglis as Eda By Neeru Saluja It was ten years ago when the ”˜city of dreams’ was shattered to pieces. On 26 November 2008, a group of young Islamic terrorists from Pakistan carried out a series of 12 coordinated shooting and bombing attacks with their primary target being the […]
By Manju Mittal The annual Durga Puja organised by ”˜Vakta Mandir Trust’ (VMT) was held in a small hall at the Northmead High School on October 20, 2018. The crowd at the puja was mostly Bengali, with food stall serving Bengali gourmet fare. Durga Puja is Bengal’s special festival, far away from home in […]