Oscar Winner Music Maestro

Leena Munjal
 A.R. Rahman….An inspiring and multi-dimensional artist – Indian film composer, record producer, musician and singer. Two-time Oscar winner is the undisputed superstar of contemporary Indian music. His songs embrace Indian, Western and Asian influences, connecting with hearts and minds all over the world.
 Life History and Career
Rahman belongs to a musically affluent family.  He started [...]

Head-Up, close and personal with Arjun Rampal

Nehal Parekh
                                                                                                     
‘I only watch my films once,’ said Arjun Rampal when he spoke exclusively to The Indian on one of the striking locations of Sydney.
 Blue jacket, black jeans, unshaved beard and moustache, long hair, and a cool pair of sunglasses was the look of the evening for model turned actor Arjun Rampal who was here [...]

VVS Laxman reveals his journey with Sachin Tendulkar

Boria Majumdar
 He is one of the famous four to have dominated world cricket for over a decade and one who has shared the dressing room with Sachin Tendulkar for almost a 100 Test matches. Here’s VVS Laxman on what distinguishes Sachin Tendulkar as a pan indian icon. A conversation with Boria Majumdar
 Boria- You have shared [...]

First an Indian

Boria Majumdar
 
My first encounter with Sachin Tendulkar was at the age of 11. The year: 1987. As a child grow­ing up with cricket, it was inevitable that I’d [...]

Exclusive – Sachin Tendulkar Interview

Boria Majumdar
In a fascinating one hour of cricket addabaazi, Sachin Tendulkar talks to Boria Majumdar about what it means to him to be playing for India for 20 years and much more. An Indian exclusive.
When I reached the gate of the Four Point Sheraton Hotel at about 10 am on Tuesday, 10 November, it looked [...]

Movie Review

Sharmistha Gooptu
 Paa
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Vidya Balan, Jaya Bachchan, Paresh Rawal
Director: R. Balakrishnan
Rating: 3/5
 Paa should definitely be counted as one of the important films of this year. Whether hit or not, it’s a film which takes an important stride in emboldening filmmakers, with its story of the relationship of a father-a son whose lives [...]

Proposed Cooperatives National Law

A new Cooperatives National Law is being proposed to create a uniform system of governance for co-operatives across States and Territories.
  The proposed Cooperatives National Law aims to:

Provide a nationally consistent replacement for the separate legislation currently regulating co-operatives in States and Territories.
Provide a method for efficiently applying and maintaining consistent co-operatives legislation – including Regulations.
Make [...]

Petition to Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister supporting Laurie Ferguson MP for a seat in the next Australian parliament

On the 30th of November concerned citizens and members of CALD communities submitted a petition to Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard to support Laurie Ferguson MP for a seat in the next Australian parliament. The campaign was endorsed by over 175 community organizations and in addition over 1,200 individual signatures [...]

Employment and Workplace issues affecting Women Globally

Leena Munjal
 There is no doubt women have struggled to get to where they are today. After years and years of fighting for a more equal society, they have finally gotten their feet off the ground and chased for what they believed in. Women have definitely come a long way in the working world, but there [...]

It’s Time We Integrate and Compete

Boria Majumdar
In matters of food, I am like the majority of my countrymen. Even when I am far from the Indian shores, I tend to crave for the traditional Indian spice that spruces up my food. So much so that the first time I had been to Devon, the South Asia hub in Chicago, and [...]