By Devaki Parthsarathy This movie is a typical example of how to take a million dollar plot and slap it in its face! Fantastic storyline, about how a perfectly happy housewife turns into firebrand woman of steel, is outstanding! The movie is not just another domestic violence episode. Its also not just about women’s empowerment. […]
By Kersi Meher-Homji Do you remember the old song: Why can’t women be more like men? It was more funny than chauvinistic. After India’s women cricketers performing magnificently in Australia in the Twenty20 World Cup and Indian male cricketers losing the first Test against New Zealand at Wellington, I feel like saying: Why can’t Indian […]
By Kersi Meher-Homji What a thriller, what a climax! I am referring to the Women’s World Cup match between India and New Zealand in Melbourne yesterday. The result was in doubt till the final ball. New Zealand batter Hayle Jensen had to hit the last ball of the match for a four to secure a […]
By Vijay Badhwar Prime Minister Modi must be banking on second term election of US President Trump to invest so much goodwill on the family’s recent one-and-a-half-day visit to his (Modi’s) home state Ahmedabad, the monument of love -Taj Mahal- and lastly, capital Delhi. The optics of Air Force One landing in Ahmedabad and the […]
Avijit Sarkar set the mood for a Sahir evening By Neena Badhwar Heart & Soul Production’s Fourth ‘Taal Se Taal Mila’ event was a sold out show when Sydney’s Sahir Ludhianavi lovers of his filmi poetry congregated to be transported to an era of music that has left an indelible mark in our memory. Sahir […]
Mind Blowing Films’ Bollywood releases in the months of March and April, 2020: March 6: ‘Baaghi 3’ release date; starring Tiger Shroff, Riteish Deshmukh, Shraddha Kapoor, An upcoming Indian action thriller film directed by Ahmed Khan. Produced by Sajid Nadiadwala under Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment and distributed by Fox Star Studios, it is a spiritual sequel to […]
By Kersi Meher-Homji I have seldom missed the flag-hoisting ceremony during India’s Independence Day and Republic Day functions hosted by the Indian Consul General of Sydney. Apart from reading of Indian President’s speech by the Consul General, the feature to me has been singing of patriotic Indian songs by Jelam Vachharajani in recent years. I […]
Joint Secretary Tarika Roy and Under Secretary Sanjay Singh from the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPWD) in India are visiting the University of Melbourne this week to advance a number of collaborations, including a co-designed community-based disability course. Developed in partnership with DEPWD and the University’s Melbourne Disability Institute, the unique course […]
संतराम बजाज पिछले कुछ दिनों से अजीब सी बोरियत छाई हुई है| भारत के टीवी वालों को जैसे सांप सूंघ गया है| सब चटपटी खबरें गायब सी हो गई हैं|कुछ तो तरस करो यारो, हम खाली बैठ कर क्या करेंगें, हम समय कैसे काटें? शायद उन का भी कसूर नहीं है | वे बेचारे क्या […]
By Kersi Meher-Homji Indian readers, you saw it all – either live from the Showground in Sydney waving Indian tri-colours or on TV sitting comfortably on your sofa with family and friends, clapping every four hit by the Indian girls or every wicket taken by them. I mean watching the opening World Cup T20 Women’s […]