What’s On

REPUBLIC DAY-AUSTRALIA DAY

UIA celebration

Fri 20 Jan The United Indian Associations Inc will celebrate the national day of Australia and India’s Republic Day at Grand Westella Function Centre 12 Bridge St. Lidcombe, 6.30 pm – 11.30pm. Playback singer KK will grace the occasion. Tickets email Team. UIA@gmail.com or visit www.UIA.org.au

CIA celebration

Sun 29 Jan The Council of Indian Australians celebrate India’s Republic Day and Australia Day at Bowman Hall, Blacktown, 6.30pm – 11.00pm. Tickets Keyur Desai 0433 991 974.

Republic Day

Thur 26 Jan All Indian nationals are invited to celebrate India’s Republic Day at the residence of the Consul General of India (Sydney) at No. 2 Pleasant Avenue, East Lindfield, from 9.00 am. There will be a flag hoisting ceremony, singing of the National Anthem and reading of the speech of the President of India.

LECTURE

Gandhi Oration at UNSW

Mon 30 Jan To commemorate Martyrs’ Day, the University of New South Wales will hold its inaugural Gandhi Oration, to be delivered by Aboriginal activist Prof. Patrick Dodson. Arrive at 6:00pm for a 6:30pm start, at Leighton Hall, John Niland Scientia Building, UNSW. RSVP: pvcinternational@unsw.edu.au by Wednesday 25 January 2012 (This is a free event and everyone is welcome; however, RSVPs are essential). The Gandhi Oration will be preceded by a remembrance ceremony at the Gandhi bust in the USBW Library Lawn at 5.30pm, to commemorate the anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi’s assassination on 30 January 1948.

Stage

Sri Purandaradasa aradhane

Sun 12 Feb Singing competition for children.

Venue: Ermington Community Hall, 8 River Road Ermington.

Time: 10 am to 1.00 pm

Age groups: 5-8 years, 9-12 years and 13-16 years

Entry fee: $10 per participant

Last date for entry: 31st

January 2012

Sun 19 Feb Sri Purandaradasa aradhane

Venue: Ermington Community hall, 8 River Road Ermington.

Time: 9.00 am to 2.00 pm

Details Chandrika Subramanyam 02 8677-7178

Screen

Western Union Short Film Competition

Film-makers and digital content creators are invited to submit a short film based on the theme ‘Connections’. Winning films will be screened at the Bollywood & Beyond Film Festival 2012 in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Auckland. Winners from Australia and New Zealand earn a trip to Bombay, the home to Bollywood. The Indian winner earns a trip to Melbourne to present his film at the festival. Winning films are broadcast on SBS in Australia, Triangle/ Stratos in New Zealand and UTV Bindass in India.

Last date for submission 28 Feb 2012. Details at www.indianfilmfestival.com.au

Misc

Relocation notice: Consulate General of India, Sydney

The Consulate General of India in Sydney has