Gaurav Joshi, The Indian Down Under Reporter, has a chat with Ajinkya Rahane in Mumbai Indian great Rahul Dravid made his debut in July 1996 at the home of cricket – Lord’s, a place where people are immaculately dressed, the pavilion is a heritage building, to leave-the-ball-outside-the-off- stump is appreciated and the perfect technique respected. […]
Shailja Chandra, host of radio program Voice of India – Monika Geetmala (FM89.7, Sundays 10 am ”“ 3 pm reminisces her meeting with her idol Gulzar at his residence in Mumbai Car rolls onto ‘dhadkati’, pulsating roads of the maximum city, Mumbai. Not blinking…on my way to Boskiyana, where he, Gulzar, lives, breaths, reads, writes, […]
By Kersi Meher-Homji The death of Tony Greig came as a shock to me as to all us. An interesting character, it was always interesting discussing cricket with him in the SCG Press Box. He had that certain presence, that certain aura, a charisma that attracts. At 6’7” he was larger than life size […]
By Kersi Meher-Homji 2012 has been a miserable year for Indian cricket. The 2011 World Cup champions who were at one stage ranked on top in Test cricket that year have plummeted down, down, down. Not only overseas but also on home pitches made for India’s strength; spin, spin, spin. In the previous few years, […]
Cheteshwar Pujara – classy batsman By Kersi Meher-Homji Wish we can press the delete button in real life as we do on the computer keyboard! Everything was roses and glories for Indian cricket till 2 April 2011 ehen they won the World Cup with Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir, Yuvraj Singh, Zaheer Khan and […]
Journalist Joe Hildebrand with Amer, Mahima, Radhika and Gurmeet Dumb Drunk & Racist documentary made with Daily Telegraph journalist Joe Hildebrand and four Indians screened on ABC 2 early this year has earned a Logie nod Joe being nominated for ”˜Best New Talent’ . The series was also controversial as it put the popular Indian […]
The Gillard Government will extend tourist visas for parents of Australian citizens and permanent residents to enable them to visit their family in Australia for longer, the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Chris Bowen MP, announced on September 3. Minister for Immigration and Citizenship Mr Chris Bowen “I know that many people are patiently waiting […]
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Wisconsin rallies after the horrific Sikh Temple In an emotional interview with SBS, the nephew of Satwant Singh Kaleka has paid tribute to his uncle who died earlier this week, trying to save others from an armed gunman at a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin. The horrific mass murder claimed six lives. […]
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