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welcomed. Details at www.marrickville.nsw. gov.au

OZINDCARE fundraiser

12 Sept OZINDCARE in association with Hamsa Venkat’s Samskriti School of Dance presents Anuragh, the experience of being in love - an expression through the stories of Shakuntala and Meera at the Science Theatre, 14 Baker St., Kensington, 6.30 pm. For tickets contact: Geetha Mahadevan 9624 1314, Hamsa Venkat 9620 6026 or Anita Kurien 9825 6772

Hindi Divas

13 Sept India Club celebrates Hindi Divas at Castle Hill RSL, 4.30 to 6.30pm. The theme is to speak in Hindi. For every word of English spoken, speakers donate 50 cents. Collected funds go towards nominated charity Ekal Vidyalaya. Details Shubha Kumar 0402 257 588.

Seminar for pensioners

15 Sept Centrelink Parramatta and Parramatta City Library jointly present a seminar in Hindi entitled Helping you to understand Australian Pensions. Find out directly from a Centrelink Financial Information Officer everything you ever wanted to know about your finances. Venue: Parramatta City Library (Darug Room), 1B, Civic Place, Parramatta (behind Parramatta City Council). Time: 10.30am-12.30pm. No bookings required. Details Pauline 02 9806 5159.

Durga Puja

19 Sept Charitable organisation Sydney Utshab will perform Durga puja at Croydon public school. Details at www.sydneyutshab.org

Experiencing Inner Power and Protection

20 Sept Teacher and yogi Mr Jagdish Raniga presents a free public program in Hindi at The Max Webber Public Library, Level 1 Function Room, Flushcombe Rd, Blacktown, 5pm - 7pm. Details email: marg.1@ virginbroadband.com.au or phone 8600 0150

Classical music duet

25 Sept – 30 Oct The South Indian Fine Arts Association of Canberra sponsors the visit to Australia of Indian classical musicians Debapriya and Samanwaya, vocal and sitar performers. While in Australia, Dev and Sam are scheduled to perform at various venues in Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Brisbane and Byron Bay. Details email devasaman@gmail. com or visit website www.myspace.com/ debapriyasamanwaya

National Vegetarian Week, 28 Sept – 4 Oct Pledge to Try Veg is the theme of this year’s National Vegetarian Week, as announced by the Australian Vegetarian Society. Australians are encouraged to make a pledge either to try a plant-based meal, increase their plant based meals or commit to eating vegetarian for the week by visiting www.vegetarianweek. com.au. For every pledge, one dollar will be donated to the Great Barrier Reef Foundation to help fund research into protecting the national icon and tourism drawcard from environmental threats such as rising water temperatures and water acidification.

MEFF Eid Festival

11 Oct Sydney’s annual Multicultural Eid Festival and Fair (MEFF), a family event to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr and showcase Islamic unity in diversity and Australian multiculturalism, will be held at Fairfield Showground. Details visit www.meff.com.au.

Happiness Seminars

12-14 Oct Happiness Guru Sunanda Parthasarathy will present talks on spiritual health and wellness at South Campus, Blacktown TAFE, 1 Main Street, Blacktown. How to Beat Stress 7.30pm Monday, 12 Oct 3 Spiritual Laws of Success 7.30pm Tuesday, 13 Oct

The Secret of Happiness 7.30pm Wednesday, 14 Oct Tickets www.vedanta.org.au or call Mohan on 0412 995 230.

Curries by Candlelight

13 Dec Enjoy a Christmas meal with an Indian feel, at Pennant Hills Community Centre, cnr Ramsay and Yarrarra Rds. All proceeds will be donated to Hornsby Hospital’s Koala Care Cottage. Details Pam 4733 0445 or Shalini 0410 485 522.

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