What’s On

Free Holiday Performances

Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays in January 1.30pm

Journey into cosmic realms to meet the Hindu deities with Lingalayam Each week we discover a different deity through classical and folk dance, music and stories.

5 – 7 Jan Dancing Ganesha

12 – 14 Jan Shiva the Cosmic dancer and his two consorts

19 – 21 Jan Krishna in his infinite incarnations

Decorative art workshops

Monday 11 – Friday 15 January 2010

Rangoli Demonstration

23 -24 Jan 12 noon-4 pm Café Circulation Area

Watch artists from Rajasthan create a rangoli of traditional patterns and symbols from colured rice powder.

Soul to soul: Healing music and nada yoga

Collar Indian Association.

Was a single taxi driver invited to Canberra by the Indian High Commissioner for her “community conference”? Are all the papers/ associations only for white collar workers? Or do we have to take our shirts off each time, to get front page coverage?

Prakash Singh, Melbourne ***

Fans no more

I know your magazine featured the Stepmom shoot (Indian Link December 1 issue), so here is what happened from a fan’s point of view, when we went to meet the stars.

As I was such a big fan of Kareena’s, my friends and I went looking for her when we discovered that she was in

8, 15 and 22 Jan 9-10am

9, 16 and 23 Jan 9-10am

Indian music and chant to lift the spirit led by Nirmal Jena and friends. Join exercises in breathing and sound vibrations with vocal and instrumental accompaniment. Garden Walk: Royal Botanic Garden Divine Landscape self-guided tour

Experience the sensuality, tranquility and beauty of the gardens, stopping at locations reminiscent of the maharaja’s palace. Download the self-guided tour from www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/gardenswalk

Sikh Youth Australia (SYA) Summer Camp

12-17 Jan This year’s camp theme is Kirat Karni (Honest living). Venue Sydney Academy of Sport and Recreation, Wakehurst Parkway, Narrabeen, Sydney. Enrolments close 3rd Jan 2010. Details call Ajmer Singh Gill 0419 409 608 or Sukhvinder Singh 0414 573 060. Check out SYA website at www.sikhyouthaustralia.com

Sydney. We got to the location at Palm Beach early in the morning, and as soon as we reached there we discovered that tents were being put up for the cast and crew, for lunch. We waited for two hours. Then the producer came by, and he was angry at my friends and me for being aware of this so-called ‘secret’ location. He told us we could get to see Kareena if we waited for another three hours. Because we were all fans, we decided to stay on. After four hours we saw Kareena from a distance.....We were sooo excited and started making our way towards her, until we were stopped by the security, who told us that we couldn’t talk to her or take any pics. The guards also told us off for staring at her, as she was feeling uncomfortable! (What the hell...? What else were we expected to do, after coming all this way just to see her?) Anyway, we waited some more until she finished her lunch, and once again got really excited as she walked towards us. And then to our surprise, she walked right past us, less than 1 metre away, without even a smile... just a death stare! She was sooo rude - there we were, with full-on smiles and waves, and she just walked right past us! We are definitely not fans of Kareena’s now, in fact, quite the opposite. But later, Saif came along and we got his autograph and photo – he seemed sweet! We also got talking to the crew and they told us that Kareena is really snobbish and doesn’t even speak to them. They were quite rude about her, calling her some uncomplimentary names.

Nikita Kalra, Sydney

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