By Neena Badhwar Whenever one talks of the great K L Saigal and his songs some people respond with ”˜Ki wo gata hai ya rota hai’ (that does he sing or does he cry). But it was K L Saigal who set the trend of making songs the mainstay of any film of the film […]
A concert featuring Sarod player Adrian McNeil and Tabla player Bobby Singh at Marrickville. It has been a while since these two musicians have played together and as always it will be a very special event. The concert will be held in the afternoon so there will be a chance to hear some different Ragas […]
Lalgudi GJR Krishnan with sister Lalgudi Vijayalakshmi A great Carnatic music fest in the heart of Parramatta! Sydney Music Festival, Swaralaya Fine Arts Society’s fifth year classical Music Festival ”“ an ultimate experience of music by popular artists from the Indian subcontinent will be held this year at the Riverside Theatre Parramtta Cnr Church St […]
A Gujarati movie shot at Sydney locations by Vipul Vyas with Sydneysiders cast as many characters with storyline revolving around migrant experiences in a foreign land. It will be screened at Riverside Theatre Parramatta on April 28 and at Wetherill Park Hoyts on april 29, May 5 & 6. A must see for all.
Ridwan Hassin and Aishverya Nidhi in ‘Waning Shadows’ Abhinay School of Performing Arts presents “Waning Shadows’ at the Short + Sweet Theatre Festival 2012. Written by Sukhpreet Dhamoon and directed by Ridwan Hassim in which he also plays a role ‘Waning Shadows’ had won the top spot in ‘Indradhanush’ – a Hindi play […]
Come and support and see these excellent Indian short plays in the 2012 Shot+ Sweet Festival, Sydney Shourya Nidhi’s ”˜The Hostage’ will be on Wednesday, February 29 ”“ Sunday Mar 4. Neena Badhwar’s ”˜Rocky II and the Indian bride’, as part of the Wildcards, will be played on Saturday, February 18 ”“ Sunday, February 19. […]
Raj Kapoor and Nargis in Awara – A retrospective on the great showman will have 13 movies of Raj Kapoor screened in Melbourne. From 16 February until 14 March, the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) in Melbourne in conjunction with TIFF Lightbox, Canada presents Focus on Raj Kapoor, a spotlight on the late […]
Mahatma Gandhi A Gandhi Oration event, planned to be held annually, is being organised by UNSW and the Australia India Institute, with the strong support and guidance of the Consul General of India and Neville Roach, AO Patron of the Australia India Institute. The Inaugural Oration will be delivered by one of Australia’s most […]
Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre is proud to host the book launch of Close to the Edge: In Search of the Global Hip Hop Generation Written by Dr Sujatha Fernandes Join author Sujatha Fernandes as she discusses her latest book, Close to the Edge: In Search of the Global Hip Hop Generation. Fernandes and a panel […]
6th January 2012 Dear Friend, It gives me great pleasure to invite you to celebrate the Republic Day of India (January 26) at my residence (No. 2 Pleasant Avenue, East Lindfield, Sydney, NSW 2070) from 0900 hrs. As in earlier years, there would be a flag hoisting ceremony, singing of the National […]