By Rohit Revo
4 people of Indian ethnic origin were recently assaulted by 20 people outside a pub with an equal number of bystanders watching and shouting racial slurs like Go back to India. No, this did not happen deep inside Taliban territory in Afghanistan. The despicable act happened at a place which is the epicentre [...]
Engaging the Diaspora: The Way Forward
The next Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) Convention will be held at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi on 07-09 January 2010.
The 8th edition of this flagship event of the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs has been differently structured this time around with a view to provide the delegates with an opportunity to [...]
September 2009 Edition
By Rohit Revo
Master of the Sarod, Ustaad Amjad Ali Khan visited Australia as part of Freedom Concert 2009 and performed in Sydney and Perth mesmerising his audiences in both shows. The show was organised by Sanjay Raina and Raj from the Core4 Entertainment. The Sydney concert was held on 15th August evening at the [...]
By Aarti Kapur Singh
Sonam Kapoor has been told not to look at her umpteen designer gowns for some time. The young actress who has a penchant for dressing up in internationally known designers’ outfits, will have to give her expensive wardrobe a miss and get down to basics, quite literally. Her new wardrobe will mostly [...]
By Aarti Kapur Singh
Actor Saif Ali Khan has added another feather to his cap – that of producer. Though his debut in this role, Love Aaj Kal has earned mixed reviews from viewers, it has definitely made a mark at the box office.
Aarti Kapur Singh: Why did you decide to produce? So you could have [...]
John Aqualina
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born in Porbandar, Gujarat, India, on 2nd October 1869, the son of the Prime Minister of Porbandar State in the Kathiawar Agency of British India. Tragically, his father’s first three wives had all died in childbirth, so it was indeed a joyous event when Mohandas was born, the son of [...]
Hate the sin, love the sinner.
I cannot teach you violence, as I do not myself believe in it. I can only teach you
not to bow your heads before any one even at the cost of your life.
I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it [...]
Jim Masselos
Every year when the birth and death anniversaries of Mahatma Gandhi come around India’s news and media are full of assessments of his achievements and his importance. The assessments can be somewhat mixed in their approaches though from this distance in Australia it is clearly indisputable that Gandhi remains the one personality who is [...]
Ronnie D’Souza
We are celebrating UN declared “International Non Violence Day” a 140 years birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi on 2nd October 2009.
Are Gandhi’s teachings on Truth and Non-violence universal remedy to the rising crimes, assaults, violence, intolerance and racism? Is Non Violence the answer to aged old wars between the countries, dictatorships and unjust government [...]