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 […]
By Manju Mittal All of us have grown up on a steady diet of Bollywood music. Music is a universal language which helps connect to heritage and culture. ”˜70s Ki Yaadein’ live concert presented by Adrian’s orchestra held at Sydney, Bowman Hall, Blacktown Sunday August 5, 2018, was one such unforgettable local musical show that […]
By Neeru Saluja Actress Mouni Roy who ruled the small screen is now all set to make her Bollywood debut with the film ”˜Gold’ opposite Akshay Kumar. The ”˜Balaji’ girl who became a household name with serials like ”˜Kyunki Saas Bhi Khabi Bahu Thi, Devon ka Dev..Mahadev and Naagin, is now keen to rule hearts […]
By Kersi Meher-Homji Just as Sashi Cheliah became Masterchef 2018 last Tuesday, master batsman and captain Virat Kohli played two superb innings of 149 and 51 in the Birmingham cricket Test against England a few days later. To total 200 runs in a single Test as a captain as he did last week is remarkable […]
Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson; June 1, 1926 ”“ August 5, 1962) was an American actress, model, and singer, who became a major sex symbol, starring in a number of commercially successful motion pictures during the 1950s and early 1960s. After spending much of her childhood in foster homes, Monroe began a career […]
By Kersi Meher-Homji The first Test between India and England in Birmingham began only two days ago (on 1 August) but what twists and turns in those roller-coaster days! India’s vibrant captain Virat Kohli has been behind India’s fight back on both days when England looked on top. On the first day England was going […]
By Neena Badhwar Shreya Ghoshal is coming to town this Saturday on the 4th of August to perform live at Hillsong Convention Centre. Star Alliance Entertainment’s Chirag Parikh tells TIDU that this is Shreya’s fifth concert in Australia with the biggest audience this time round. I remember Shreya’s concert that I attended, I think the […]
By Rekha Bhattacharjee Indian born genius Akshay Venkatesh 36 was the youngest ever student at the University of Western Australia at age 14. Currently he is teaching Mathematics at Stanford University Dr Venkatesh received the honour for his “profound contributions to an exceptionally broad range of subjects in Mathematics’. Previous to the Field’s Medal 2018, […]