COVID-19: GHARS initiates special welfare programs
“Imagine listening to that statement by the Prime minister as a newly enrolled student who arrived in February-March this year to start their semester,” Monica Raizada told Indian Link. “Those...
View ArticleCOVID-19: Aussizz Group announce special consultation and booklet for...
The Aussizz Group are receiving over hundred calls a day and hundreds of messages to enquire about visa and PR application status, the company’s Girish Patel told Indian Link. “There are parents stuck...
View ArticleEchoes Global Education: Free consultation to COVID-19 affected international...
Mihir Shah of Echoes Global Education believes that the statement from the Prime Minister, about international students and temporary residents to return home, could have been worded better as the...
View ArticleCOVID-19: Sant Nirankari Mission Australia steps up outreach efforts
“There are around 100,000 Indians on temporary visas and only around 500 registered with the Indian Consulates so far. It is difficult to extend support if we don’t have details or contacts. We are...
View ArticleCOVID-19: Gurudwara Sahib Blackburn continues outreach
“Prior to COVID 19 many students used to visit the Gurudwara Sahib, eat the langar and take food away for the rest of the week,” AP Singh told Indian Link. “They may not have cooking facilities or...
View ArticleCOVID-19: Vasan Srinivasan on disruption to international students
According to Vasan Srinivasan, Vice chair of the Mental Health Foundation Australia, announcements have been made at Federal level for students and visitors with concerns over their visa status to...
View Article‘India must celebrate its military history too’
Having participated in the ANZAC Day Parade for a few years now, many of those who march as part of the Indian contingent are beginning to feel that perhaps India should organise its own memorial...
View ArticleBringing cheer to sick children, with a bit of Starlight
When you see your child singing and dancing in a hospital environment, it’s a stressbuster for us as parents too, says Smital Patel, mother of Aradhya (Aru) Rathod. Describing her daughter’s hospital...
View ArticleRanveer Harsh: Young Indian actor gets his big break on 10Play’s How to Stay...
When 17-year-old Melbourne lad Ranveer Harsh went in for his audition for Ten’s second season of How to Stay Married, he had a huge pimple on his forehead. It probably helped him score the role of the...
View ArticleMelbourne not-for-profit brings comfort to Victorian front liners
Disha donating bags What started as a joke at Simba Global’s leadership meeting has ended up raising hundreds of dollars in donations for Disha – The Direction to Hope, a not-for-profit organisation....
View ArticleLiving room’s got talent
Bollywood Dance School Australia ‘If you cannot reach dance, we will make sure that dance reaches you’ claims the new promo for Bollywood Dance School Australia. When the COVID pandemic hit the...
View ArticleHappy 100th birthday, Ligorio!
Goan at heart but Aussie in spirit, Melbourne’s Ligorio Trindade D’Souza celebrated a milestone birthday this past week. Bringing in his 100th birthday on 30 May, he celebrated with the hallmark...
View ArticleWhat if all hiring managers put their personal biases on the job advertisement?
Yesterday, 7 News reported about the disability care provider from Melbourne who had requested for “no dark-skinned” applicants. It said the ad was removed soon after it was posted and launched an...
View ArticleCoronavirus spike: why getting people to follow restrictions is harder the...
With residents in ten Melbourne postcodes banned from non-essential travel until at least July 29, the need for continued vigilance is clear. Across Victoria, the ongoing spike in coronavirus cases...
View ArticleMelbourne Goan musicians strike a global chord
As if assembling a large choir isn’t enough of a task, imagine assembling 250 singers and musicians in different time zones across the globe for a virtual choir. This month, that was exactly what the...
View ArticleCOVID-19: Gurudwara Sahib Blackburn continues outreach
“Prior to COVID 19 many students used to visit the Gurudwara Sahib, eat the langar and take food away for the rest of the week,” AP Singh told Indian Link. “They may not have cooking facilities or...
View ArticleLocked down again in Stage 3 restrictions
At the stroke of midnight, when the rest of Australia slept, Metropolitan Melbourne reverted into stage 3 restrictions, albeit kicking and screaming. The six-week clamp down came with little warning...
View ArticleA history of the Sri Vakrathunda Vinayagar temple
The latest COVID-19 lockdown in Melbourne has caused delays in the consecration ceremony (Maha Kumbabhishegam) of the largest Hindu temple in the Southern Hemisphere. The temple comes with a rich...
View ArticleGanesha’s new abode in Melbourne
Much to the disappointment of thousands of devotees, the latest COVID-19 lockdown in Melbourne has caused delays in the consecration ceremony (Maha Kumbabhishegam) of the largest Hindu temple in the...
View ArticleNatyadarpan’s Prism festival of monologues: The show must go on(line)!
Mansi and Rushi Shah The world stage may be temporarily shut down but for a people-centric industry like theatre suffering under isolation, virtual venues are fast becoming the new normal. Despite the...
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