What’s On

Chinmaya Mission events

25 July Guru Poornima Gratitude and Remembrance of Guru 10.00am to 11.30am at Chinmaya Sannidhi Ashram

30-31 July Ladies residential retreat

The Gita Guide to Life with Br Gopal Chaitanya at Chinmaya Sannidhi Ashram. Details visit www.chinmaya.com.au or call 02 8850 7400

29 August The story of Swami Chinmayananda, the inspiration behind the Chinmaya Mission. 5pm onwards at Greenhalgh Theatre, UTS Ku-ringgai, Linfield. For bookings and details contact Rahul on 0402 587 579

Natyotsav Theatre Fest

Kalra 0413 753 134, Rakesh Sachdev 0407 229 093.

Vedanta Centre function

14 Aug Vedanata Centre of Sydney presents Arpanam, an evening of folk and devotional dances, in aid of its building fund. Venue Bahai Centre, 107 Derby St, Silverwater, 5.30pm for 6.00pm start. Details Laju Bhojwani 0414 363 752, Vedanta Centre 02 8197 7351.

Raja Yoga Meditation classes information needs to be relayed to the Police in relation to the most common reportable incidents:

 Crime in Progress, Life Threatening and/or Emergency Situations

 Suspicious Activity

 Minor Crime or Non-Urgent Incidents

 Anonymous Information

Bala Samskar Kendra

Sanskrit language, Hindu heritage and cultural classes for children and youth

2pm to 3.30pm Metella Road Public School, Toongabbie. Contact Rohini 9863 3067

2pm to 3.30pm Liverpool Library, George St. Liverpool. Contact Shipa Srihari 9601 8345

Call for pharmacists of Indian origin

24 and 31 July

The Bengali Association of NSW stage their Annual Natyotsav festival at Strathfield Girls High School, Albert Rd, Strathfield. Four plays will be presented this year.

Details at www.bansw.org.au

Sakhi Sangam

25 July Sydney Sakhi Sangam will be held at the Croatian Club, 921 Punchbowl Rd (Cnr Canterbury Rd), Punchbowl.

Details Nandini Thadani 02 9181 2204, Sushma Ahluwalia 02 9894 0070.

AHIA Manna Dey night

7 Aug Australia Hindi Indians Association (AHIA) announces a Manna Dey night as a fundraiser towards activities of its senior citizens group.

Venue Red Gum Function centre Wentworthville, at 6.30pm. Prsented by Avijit Sarkar, accompanied by Pushpa Jagdish and Srijani Dan. Details Tilak

Om Shanti Margaret Goodwin, on behalf of the Brahma Kumari Raja Yoga Centres in Australia, runs Raja Yoga Meditation classes on Tuesdays 6pm and 7pm. Venue Alpha Park Centre, Alpha St, Blacktown. (Next to the childcare centre, opposite Westpoint). Please call 8600 0150 to book. No charge for the classes, though voluntary donations ma be made to help with the costs to provide the classes.

Multi-lingual brochure on how to make contact with police interpreter easier

Eastwood Police and the City of Ryde have joined forces to produce a multilingual How to Contact the Police brochure that makes it easier for people to request an interpreter. The brochure translated into in Chinese, Korean, Arabic, Hindi and English was developed following requests from various multicultural and community groups in the area. It sets out simple instructions on how to ask for an interpreter and what

Copies of the brochure will be included in the July Council rates notice. Copies are also available from City of Ryde Customer Service, Libraries, Eastwood Police Station and Ryde Police Station. You can also download a copy from www.ryde.nsw.gov.au/contactpolice

Upanishad classes

Weekends June and July SVT Vidyalaya resumes its Upanishad Course taught by Sri Vasudevacharya. Venue Darcy Road Public School, Darcy Road, Wentworthville. Details Kumar 0407 108 372 or Shobana 0422 732 907.

Sydney Veda Patasala

Sundays Vedic chanting and cultural heritage school welcomes interested people (from 5 years to 75 years) to join its classes.

6 to 7pm Crestwood High School, Chapel Lane, Baulkham Hills. contact Subhashree 9894 2897

5.30pm to 6.30pm West Epping Guides Hall, Plympton Road, North Carlingford. Contact Padmaja 9011 5793

4pm to 5pm 1/93 Castlereagh St, Liverpool. Contact Shilpa Ram 9601 8345

Pharmacist Rajeev Malhotra invites pharmacists of Indian origin living and working around the Sydney region to associate together. Contact Rajeev Malhotra at 0422 409 881 or at rmalhotra@scientist.com

UNSW Indian Cultural Association Awards 2010

The UNSW Indian Cultural Association is introducing awards in three categories to be awarded on Sept 1, 2010:

• UNSW International Indian Student academic achievement award

• Best visionary article award (topic India)

• Best visionary article award (Indian students’ contribution to India and Australia)

Submissions may be made to info@ica. unsw.edu.au before 9 Aug 2010