Sydney-based theatre personality Aishveryaa Nidhi scores another feat with the launch of Abhinay School of Performing Arts in Sydney’s St George / Sutherland area. The school will hold training classes on Acting, Kathak, Bhangra-Giddha, Bollywood, yoga and Indian music, and will be another medium for popularising different forms of Indian performing arts in Australia.
“Abhinay School [...]
As part of His Holiness Pramukh Swami Maharaj’s global 89th birthday celebrations, and keeping in line with Swamiji’s life motto – “In the Joy of Others lies our Own”, a blood donation drive has been organised on Saturday 5 December 2009 at the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, 40 Eleanor Street, Rosehill. A Red Cross donor [...]
By Rory Medcalf
Strategic ties between Australia and India keep falling short of expectations, despite strong growth in trade. Controversy over the welfare of Indian students has added to differences over uranium exports to cloud what should be promising links between two countries with many common concerns. The relationship will weather recent turbulence. But without major [...]
By Boria Majumdar
Shock, bewilderment, surprise-Chicago’s first round exit from the 2016 bid process in Copenhagen despite having the most powerful man in the world to lead them, had it all. And that’s what makes the choice of Rio more interesting and more relevant. While on the one hand Copenhagen has finally put to rest all [...]
With 360 days to go, Delhi is still under-prepared but it is left with little choice but to get its act together and play to potential in trying to stage a successful Commonwealth Games.
Boria Majumdar
The sob story is finally coming to an end. Things are falling into place. And now is the time [...]
By Boria majumdar
It is time the debate over the health of the one-day fifty over game is put to rest. The quality of cricket already on view in the ongoing Champions Trophy has been of the highest standard, helping me back my claim. Upsets, innovative captaincy, resurgence of quality cricketers like Shoaib Malik and Mohammed [...]
IAAFA has been formed to promote and trans-communicate Art and Culture between Australia and India. An important function of the association is to encourage children in the community to learn and appreciate Indian and Australian music, art and cinema.
IAAFA is conducting Children’s workshop on first Saturday of every month till December 2009. The venue for [...]
By Leena Munjal
Sydney, the largest city of Australia is perhaps the most ideal destination to experience the colors of Christmas. Unlike other countries in the west, in Australia, Christmas is a summer festival. The perfect treasure of nature teamed with warm clear blue sky of December and the city’s most dazzling coastlines dressed with lights [...]
By Leena Munjal
The auspicious occasions of Diwali, Annakut and New Year…commemorated with great fanfare from 17-19 October at BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Rosehill, Sydney. The celebrations took place with the charisma of BAPS Sadhus, Pujya Jnanpurush Swami and Pujya Adarshmuni Swami. The fragrance of flowers, the brilliance of illuminations, the echo of chants, the aroma [...]
ROHIT REVO
Last year I asked a high ranking Indian official for a private comment about the bilateral relationship between India and Australia and he expressed frustration at the efforts to get things working between the two countries. “Every time we try to do something good, something happens which forces us to go backwards. In this [...]