Archive for: January, 2011

Asha on the way downunder

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Asha Bhosle is making a long journey to Australia in what will almost certainly be her last visit. She is the living legend and the singing diva of Bollywood. To date, she has captivated billions of listeners around the world and her concerts have been super successful all over the world. She was recently named among the world [...]

The Good Ol’ Mela in High Flying Mumbai

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Montek Singh riding a lumbering elephant

Montek Singh and wife

Ishar Judge Ahluwalia and Montek Singh Ahluwalia By Rekha Bhattacharjee Volumes have been written about the rise and rise of the Indian economy in the last two decades. While the impressive growth of the economy has been well documented, the architects behind this phenomenon mostly remain un-applauded. The Indian economists and planners problems are compounded [...]

Look good and feel great naturally

mental exercise

By Devaki Parthasarathy I have spoken time and again about the need to keep our souls and body fit, but I have rarely spoken about the necessity to nurture the brain. We often underestimate brain power. The human brain is a thinking organ that learns and grows by interacting with the world through perception and [...]

सबसे बड़ा उपहार

बगदाद का बादशाह बेहद उदार व दयालु था। वह निर्धनों की सहायता में हर समय लगा रहता था। बगदाद से थोड़ी दूर एक गांव में एक गरीब परिवार रहता था। वह किसी तरह रूखा-सूखा खाकर अपना गुजारा करता था। एक दिन पत्नी ने पति से कहा, ‘तुम देख रहे हो कि हमारे पास खाने के [...]

अखियों के झरोखों से

hindi humour

-  संत राम बजाज कुछ समय से आंखों को ले कर अजीब  सी परेशानी  चल रही थी  | श्रीमती जी से बिना मतलब की तू तू मैं मैं हो रही थी | ” यह कौन सा वाशिंग पाउडर यूज़ कर रही हैं, कमीज़ें सब पीली पीली दिखाई पड़ रही हैं”| ”देखूं, अच्छी भली तो है, दूध की [...]

Pravasi Bharatiya Samman for Veena Sahajwalla

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Sir Satyanand with Lady Susan Satyanand, Veena Harbahagwan Sahajwalla This year’s awardees of Pravasi Bharatiya Samman include New Zealand Governor General Sir Anand Satyanand, Governor General of New Zealand and Prof. Veena Harbhagwan Sahajwalla, Director of Centre for Sustainable Materials Research & Technology , UNSW , Australia also received the coveted Pravasi Bharatiya Samman. She [...]

Jalota’s bhajans a bliss for the soul

Anup Jalota

By Kumud Merani He has a glimmer in his eye as his notes reach the heavens and shower down the on the sacred surrounds of the Muktigupteshwar Temple in Minto on November 28. He takes you through the forests of Vrindavan, then rocks you on the gentle waves of the Ganges and narrates tales from [...]

Suraiya

Suraiya – Woh Paas Rahen Ya Door Rahen By Neena Badhwar After coming across a survey in India’s Outlook magazine about the top twenty Indian film songs, it was sheer curiosity that TIDU set about to find out the favourites of the non-resident Indian community from Down Under. What songs they loved to hum and [...]

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