Stand up comedy with Umit Bali CENTURY ENTERTAINMENT presents Coming to Australia is the story of a teenage Fijian-Indian boy’s journey through the cultural swamp of bureaucracy to the promised land of permanent residency. A collection of oddball characters & anecdotes told through the eyes of this fish-out-of-water. Umit Bali is one of Sydney’s most [...]
Kushma Ram says she loves saris, “Sari is an exclusive garment and I love the touch, the feel of it. The materials, the fabric, their colours are so exciting that nobody can escape the charm of a Sari.” Kushma Ram brings to Sydney the rich tradition of Sari with her Kay Collections in an exhibition [...]
Mr. Biren Nanda, presently Ambassador of India to Indonesia has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to Australia. He is expected to take up his assignment in Canberra shortly. Upon completion of his Post Graduation in Economics from the Delhi School of Economics, Mr. Biren Nanda joined the Indian Foreign Service in [...]
Message from Prime Minister Julia Gillard After 20 years of debate, the Gillard Government’s Clean Energy Future legislation has been passed by our Parliament and will become law. The Government has fought hard to do the right thing. We have acted to protect our environment for our children and our grandchildren. The Australian Government’s [...]
A mix bouquet of yellow and pink roses mean “friendship” while the combination of red and pink roses gives the receiver message of strong romance and passion. A bunch of red and white roses convey message of unanimity and strong relationship. Red and yellow rose’s bouquets signify faithfulness and joyous feelings. A bouquet of red, [...]
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 [...]
Muragan Temple in Mays Hill is holding its consecration ceremony on Sunday at 10.30am. The event, at one of Sydney’s largest Hindu temples, only occurs once every 12 years. The deeply spiritual ceremony calls for rejuvenation in the temple and within the local Hindu community. Federal MP Ms Julie Owens will be attending the ceremony [...]
‘India is a good friend’ – PM Julia Gillard Third Eye by Rekha Bhattacharjee Rekha Bhattacharjee interviews Julia Gillard for The Indian Down Under about various current issues, including uranium sale to India. If there is one individual who can seek some gratification for getting credit for changing Labor policy on uranium exports to [...]
Swami Damodarananda with children By Vijay Badhwar Some comment on his skin being as fresh as that of a child, some talk about the glow on his face; Swami Sridharananda at the Vedanta Centre says that you have to poke him as in a beehive to enjoy the sweetness of honey pouring out. I see [...]
Anurup Bhattarcharya with son Abhigyan Any Indian parent one sees while bringing up the kids is that they first start feeding them with their own hands and the meal time with the little ones is such a focused activity that with a lot of patience the child is introduced to various tastes, textures and aromas [...]