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Balvinder Ruby
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Balvinder Ruby came to Australia in 2000, as a scientist but has over the years, plotted his career graph in real estate. After working in real estate industry for few years he started his own company REEX, the real estate experts of which he is the Principal. He has a passion and flair for writing and does write on a multitude of topics ranging from politics, economy, real estate, motivation, science, technology, community issues and social issues.
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Guruswamy Jayraman, a 69-year-old Glenwood resident who migrated from Delhi to Australia in 1991, has been awarded Order of Australia for community work, the highest civilian award in Australia.
The second annual fest ‘Heritage India 2015’ saw a strong turnout from the Indian community and cultural performances from cultures across India.
Australian Indian Cultural Council Inc. organized its annual Diwali Dhamaka event on Saturday (October 24) at Cherrybrook Cultural and Community Center.
In an event organised by the Punjabi Council of Australia at Royal Function Center on Saturday at Blacktown, eminent social activist and radio presenter from Canada Baltej Pannu spoke at length on the issue of rampant drug abuse in Punjab. He said the problem has assumed alarming proportions and that the government still in denial mode. Only those in Punjab who direct or indirect beneficiaries of the drug trade or addicts themselves would probably dismiss the reality, he added.
Jhalak Dikhla Jaa (Dancing with the stars) Australia Spotlight was held on September 6th at Parravilla Function Centre, Parramatta in New South Wales. Harbans Singh, director-general of Geological Survey of India, was the chief guest. The function was a big success with contestants pouring in up to 4 pm.
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Geological Survey of India, represented by Harbans Singh, director general, Geological Survey of India and Geoscience Australia represented by James Johnson, deputy CEO of Geoscience Australia.
The Australian film ‘UnIndian’, directed by Anupam Sharma, has been selected to be screened at the prestigious Montreal World Film Festival and would have its world premiere there.
United India Associations hosted its 21st and biggest India Fair in Australia celebrating its 21 years of service to the community at Blacktown show ground last Sunday.
South-East Asia specialist and Wall Street Journal columnist Sadanand Dhume was guest speaker at a cocktail function at MLC Center here recently.
Indian community organisations organised a reception in honour of Indian high commissioner Navdeep Suri who recently took over in Canberra from his predecessor.
India’s national anthem was heard everywhere as Indian Independence Day was celebrated at many places simultaneously by many Indian Australian associations at function centres, parks and restaurants.
Amid Sydney's numerous numerous associations based on language, culture, region and religion are those that have have restricted their activities to organizing fairs, networking dinners and cultural shows promoting India.
DD Saxena, 62, an IIT graduate from Kanpur, donned the mantle of an entrepreneur after the end of a successful career with Unilever for a couple of decades.
Un-Indian, a romantic cross-cultural comedy with a little spice, starring cricket super star Brett Lee and internationally acclaimed actress Tannishtha Chatterjee was shot in Sydney last summer and is directed by Anupam Sharma, a well-known person of Indian origin in Sydney. It has been in the news for quite some time now and its release in Australia is slated for October 15, 2015.
Wyndham, Melbourne's outer western suburb which is home to about 10,000 Indian immigrants, has emerged a strong contender in its aspiration to host the Indian Cultural Precinct for which the local government has already allotted AUD 500,000. A petition signed by 400 people is already doing the rounds to this effect.
A new not-for-profit club, Australian Punjabi Media Club (APM Club), has been recently inaugurated in Sydney.
Julie Bishop, MP, Minister for Foreign Affairs, government of Australia, the first woman deputy leader of the Liberal Party and only the third woman to have held the title of deputy leader of the opposition met with representatives of the Sikh community paid obeisances at the Glenwood gurdwara on June 12.
Madhvi Mohindra, a double PhD in music, who wrote her theses on "Positive Effects of Music on stress, depression and anxiety" and "Musical Aspects of Haryanvi Folk Dance", was born in Rohtak, Haryana, and had moved to Australia in 2009, not knowing what the future had in store for her in her new home country.
Indian-Australian community organizations of New South Wales jointly under the aegis of United Indian Association (UIA) organized a reception dinner on May 30, 2015 at Grand Marion, Harris Park to welcome and interact with the Indian goodwill delegation of ten Members of Parliament led by Rajiv Pratap Rudy, minister of state for skill development and entrepreneurship and minister of state for parliamentary affairs.
Daniel Mookhey's entry into Australian parliament is unique and could be called a historic moment in many ways.
Nepal, a landlocked country in the lap of the Himalayas, was struck by the worst disaster of its kind, an earthquake of 7.8 magnitude on April 25, 2015 at 11:56 NST that killed more than 8,000 people and injured more than 19,000.
New South Wales policemen and international students will play an exhibition cricket match to highlight the strong relationship between police officers and international students.
Parramatta Local Area Commander Wayne Cox held a community meeting with Indian community representatives at the Parramatta Police station on Friday.
The Global Organization of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO) Young Achievers Awards Night 2015 (Gyaan 2015) was held recently in Sydney to felicitate Indian-Australian achievers who graduated from high school with excellent grades.
Mike Baird, Premier of the state of New South Wales (NSW) hosted a reception for Indian Community on Monday, February 23, 2015 at Deloitte, Eclipse Tower, 60 Station Street,Parramatta.
As it comes to Republic Day celebration for Indian Australians, it simply assumes double significance, because of the fact that January 26, pleasantly and coincidentally, also happens to be the Australia Day, an official national day, a day of festivity and celebrations.
The Central West region of New South Wales is in the grip of severe drought. The drought not only affects the farmers but affects the whole community and the local economy as well.
What are the issues of the Indian-Australian community that need attention?
Australia is essentially a country of migrants: some came a few years ago, some a few decades ago, while others a few generations ago. It is not the question where they come from, but it is important, how seamlessly and quickly they integrate and assimilate with the mainstream over time and contribute to nation-building.
Good sense has prevailed ultimately; the potential and contributions of Indian-Australian community have been realised finally.
