By Vijay Badhwar Sri Sri Shuddhaanandaa Brahmachari is a spiritual teacher and a motivational speaker rolled in one. A follower of Baba Lokenath, he set upon the social welfare path for the needy, not by charity but by empowering them to take initiatives to manage their own lives and live with dignity. Micro-financing helped thousands […]
By Anu Jose The Indian All Star Comedy Showcase gave an Indian flavour to the Melbourne Comedy Festival and a new notion that Indians are capable of stand up. Starring Sorabh Pant, Azeem Banatwalla, Rahul Subramanian and Aditi Mittal the audience were kept laughing and at times shuddering as they made fun of Indians, Australians, […]
By Neeru Saluja Actress Parineeti Chopra is currently touring Australia and is making everyone jealous with her amazing Instagram photos. The first Indian woman ambassador of Australia, Parineeti is making a comeback visit to Australia to promote the country to millions of potential travellers in India. As the chirpy Chopra looks radiant in her photos […]
By Aradhana Bhatt ‘She came, she saw, she conquered’! A phrase attributed to Julius Caesar and a phrase with many literary allusions truly sums up Kaushiki Chakraborty’s enthralling performance in Sydney on Saturday, 21st April. It was her debut concert in Sydney during her first concert tour of Australia. It is a rare occurrence for […]
By Sudha Kumar A week passed by that was filled with festivities, of music and dance, of sumptuous food and laughter, as communities miles away from their motherland came together to celebrate ushering in a New Year – Tamizh Puthaandu, Vishu and Noboborsho. But as I sat amidst the joyous, my mind was dragged back […]
McGregor Casting – one of Australia’s most respected casting companies is currently doing an Australia-wide search for Kids of Indian descent aged 11 – 16, more specifically IDENTICAL TWINS to play lead and supporting roles in an upcoming Australian TV Drama series. The company is aiming to reach as many people as possible for this and hoping this […]
City of Parramatta Council is shouting the residents and workers of Parramatta a round of lattes – but only if they bring their own cups. Council has joined forces with five local cafés and the Responsible Cafes movement to encourage coffee shops to help reduce litter and landfill by offering discounts to customers who bring […]
Premier Gladys Berejiklian, Minister for Multiculturalism, Ray Williams and Member for Oatley, Mark Coure announced $10,000 funding for the Bengali New Year Festival held last weekend. More than 30,000 people attended the New Year celebrations in Homebush over the weekend. Mr Coure persistently campaigned for funding from the NSW Government and was pleased to secure […]
Premier Gladys Berejiklian is in Delhi and took a tour of the Gurudwara Bangla Sahib, one of the most prominent Sikh house of worship in New Delhi. Soon after she visited George Institute for Global Health in New Delhi to launch an innovative health app pioneered in NSW that will help millions of the world’s poorest […]
By Gaurav Joshi Each year there is one innings from Sanju Samson that features in the top 5 innings of the IPL. Each year there is a shot, that has the commentators and the spectators spell bound. At the end of each IPL, the question on everyone’s lips is ‘When will he be a permanent […]