By Neena Badhwar While there are many stranded still in India, Aussie travellers including Indians settled here who had gone to see their families in India, one flight that recently landed in Sydney repatriated 300 of them, desperate to come back to Australia. The rescue flight was organised by Sai Sharman Pty with travel arrangements […]
A BOOK REVIEW By Kersi Meher-Homji Battle Scars by Dinaaz Lentin, published in Sydney in 2020. Foreword by Dr Patrick Weinrauch. Pages: 243. Price: A$35 including postage and delivery. The book can be ordered from the author by visiting her website https://dinaaz.com/battle-scars In her first book, Dinaaz Lentin takes us to a journey of many […]
Tha Thin Tha is the vibrant new single by Australia’s multi award-winning vocal quintet Coco’s Lunch. Composed by Coco’s Lunch artist Lisa Young, Tha Thin Tha (pron. ”˜taa-din-taa’) integrates the South Indian vocal percussion art form of konnakkol with contemporary scat language, in a song that grooves along in trademark Coco’s lunch five-part harmony. […]
By Manju Mittal Aman Pal is a well trained expert tabla player and vocalist and he has established himself in Sydney as a versatile performer, a skilled tablist who sings soulful sufi songs. Aman’s subtle command in ragas, the melodic structures, their rhythmic disciplines and his mastery on distinctive techniques of tabla is just superb. […]
By Neena Badhwar Imagine twelve women who strike a friendship for as long as twenty five years, staying loyal to each other, something that started when they arrived in Australia after marrying their partners, they have kept up with each other, in between having kids, raising them, running families, some in extended homes, and on […]
By Manju Mittal I really can’t believe that ultimate gem of Indian cinema Irrfan Khan is no more. It is really tragic that Indian cinema lost a jewel. It’s a personal loss for everyone at this point in time. I think of everyone who have watched him in his movies or met him personally, it […]
Sydney Film Festival joins major film festivals across the world and YouTube for ‘We are one: A Global Film Festival’ Sydney Film Festival has joined 20 major film festivals from around the world lead by Tribeca and including Cannes, Berlin, Venice, Toronto, Sundance and San Sebastian, together with YouTube, to present a free 10-day digital […]
Just because you don’t have a backyard doesn’t mean a garden is an impossibility. And with many of us spending more time at home, there has never been a better time to start one. There are plenty of benefits to gardening, aside from being a fun hobby, says UNSW Built Environment Associate Professor Paul Osmond, […]
The ATO is reminding businesses using the ATO’s Business Portal for the first time that they will need to set up a myGovID if they don’t already have one. Through the Business Portal you can apply for certain government assistance programs, lodge activity statements and pay super guarantee through the Small Business Superannuation Clearing House […]
Coronavirus, in-house isolation”¦ (Week 4). By Santram Bajaj and Neena Badhwar Do you remember? “लाइफबॉय हो जहां,तंदरà¥à¤¸à¥à¤¤à¥€ है वहां” “कà¥à¤¯à¤¾ आप के टूथपेसà¥à¤Ÿ में नमक है? “कà¥à¤¯à¤¾ आप के दांतों में सड़न है? Closeup कà¥à¤¯à¥‹à¤‚ नहीं करते हैं?”, घबराà¤à¤‚ नहीं, यह हम नहीं कह रहे, टूथपेसà¥à¤Ÿ बनाने वाले कह रहे हैं| आप यह à¤à¥€ जान […]