What’s on

Children & Teenagers’ Classes

1. Sunday mornings 10.00am to 11.30am at Castle Hill.

Details Chinmaya Sannidhi 02 8850 7400, or visit the website www.chinmaya.com.au

Chinmaya Talent Quest

Competition is open for participants of all ages in the following contests: Chinmaya Art Competition, Chinmaya Bhajan Competition, Chinmaya Writing Competition, and Chinmaya Geeta chanting Competition. Details

Nidhi 02 8850-6263 and Shubra 0417 264 689.

STAGE

Indian Jazz Fusion

Sun 26 Feb Concert featuring Sandy Evans (tenor and soprano saxophone), Sarangan Sriranganathan (sitar), Ben Walsh (drums), Bobby Singh (tabla), at Camelot Lounge, 19 Marrickville Rd, Marrickville, 6.30pm. Details Bobby Singh 0411 708 518.

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 temporarily relocated to Level 10, 190 George Street, Sydney, NSW 2000 until further notice. Inconvenience caused is sincerely regretted. Public dealing hours for consular services will remain unchanged as 9:30 am to 12:30 pm.

Holi Mela 2012

23-25 Mar Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan

Australia announces the 10th anniversary of its annual Holi Mahotsav at Sydney’s Darling Harbour. The three-day long festivities will include events for school groups, musical performances, art exhibitions, cultural diversity workshops, yoga and meditation sessions, and the playing of Holi with coloured powder. Details 1300 242 826.

Harmony Day

Sun 11 Mar Hindu Council of Australia, in partnership with Auburn City Council, is holding a Harmony Day Forum with the aim of bringing together people with various religious and cultural backgrounds to share their ideas and experiences towards promoting harmony between people and communities in the wider Australian society. Auburn Centre for Community, Macquarie St, Auburn, 12.30pm - 7.00pm. RSVP by 29 February to Prof Raja Jayaraman at rajajayaraman@hotmail.com

Hindi studies for high school students

Hindi Language is offered by the Saturday School of Community

Languages - DET at Liverpool Girls High School, Hills Sports High School and Strathfield Girls High School. This provides opportunities for high school students to study Hindi language to Higher School Certificate levels as it is not available at their day school. Board of Studies syllabus is followed. The classes are free of charge and are run on Saturdays from 8.30 am to

10.30 am for Years 7 – 10, and 8.30 – 11.45 am for Years 11-12. Enrolment forms can be accessed from the School Principal of the mainstream school of your child or can be downloaded from www.curriculumsupport. education.nsw.gov.au/secondary/ languages/sscl/

Details 02 9886 7505 / Fax. 02 9886 7514 / Saturdaycl-h.School@det.nsw.edu.au

Seniors Week celebration

Sat 24 Mar The NSW Indian Welfare Association will celebrate Seniors Week at Dundas

Community Hall by hosting a “Vegetarian Masterchef” Competition. Visit www.nswiwa.org.au for more details.

EXHIBITION

Mother India: Video plays by Nalini Malani

11 Feb – 20 May A powerful fivescreen, 15 metre video installation by Indian artist Nalini Malani, Art Gallery of New South Wales.

Love Lace

Until April 2012 Powerhouse Museum presents groundbreaking lace works in a variety of materials. Indian artists Yogesh Purohit and Golnar Roshan are featured.