What’s on

Ugadi celebrations

Sunday 14 April from 10:30am onwards, till we run out of dosas at Westall Primary School, Fairbank Road, Clayton South. Ugadi festival celebration with dosa mela and BBQ fun games, organised by the Melbourne Kannada Sangha. Entry fee: $5 per person (RSVP only fee), and kids under 6 eat free (RSVP only). $7 per person without RSVP. Phone / SMS Nagendra (Nagi) on 0402 782 836; Srinivasa Sharma on 0401 900080; Pratima Beleri on 0413373538 or email melnudi@gmail.com

Public lecture by Dr RA Mashelkar

Monday, 15 April at 5:30pm at Storey Hall, RMIT University. RMIT University is hosting a public lecture by Dr RA Mashelkar,

Padmashri and Padmabhushan recipient; President, Global Research Alliance; Chairman/ Chancellor of the Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research.

Topic: ‘Inclusive Innovation: The Global Game Changer’. Contact Professor Suresh Bhargava, FTSE on 9925 2330 for more details

VSA Vaisakhi Dinner

Saturday 20 April from 6pm - 10pm at Ashwood Hall, 21A Electra Avenue, Ashwood. Come and enjoy a fun-filled evening with family and friends, with a hot buffet dinner. Tickets:

VSA members - $10 per person / $8 Kids under 12yrs. Nonmembers can join on the night. For more details and to book, email victoriansikhassociation@ gmail.com

ANZAC Day Daylesford Trip

Thursday 25 April from 7.30am – 6.30pm, trip to Daylesford. Enjoy a lakeside lunch, a visit to the chocolate factory. Boating is also an option (fare not included in cost). Organised by Sangam Association. Price: $40 for Sangam members; $45 for non-members. Kids 10 & under - $25.00 Enjoy a fun-filled ANZAC Day. Contact: sangamassociation@ yahoo.com.au

Bollywood bedazzled charity ball

Saturday, 27 April at Thornbury Theatre, 859 High St Thornbury, in aid of Muskaan, a school for children from the slums of Bhopal.

The Bollywood Bedazzled Charity Ball promises to be a colourful and exciting multicultural evening, with a delicious 3 course Indian dinner, spectacular Bollywood dancing, a dynamic Bollywood DJ and exciting raffles, auctions and prizes!

100% of funds raised will go towards the construction of a school campus for Muskaan School, which provides hope, opportunity and respect through effective and relevant education, for children from the highly vulnerable slum communities in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India. Together, let’s make Muskaan’s dream a reality!

Round up your friends for a fabulous night out and enjoy a great evening for a great cause!

Tickets are selling, call Marion on 0411 348 766 or Email: MuskaanSupportAust@ hotmail.com (No door sales).

Meet the motographer Sundeep Gajjar (Sunny) is a motorcycle travel photographer journalist from New Delhi, who is doing a huge solo ride in Australia, starting April 21 from Sydney. The ride is supported by Ducati, and Sunny will be travelling 23,000kms in 65 odd days, shooting photos and videos and talking to people whenever he can. To know more about the ride visit: http://www. thegrandaustralianroadtrip. com. Sunny’s route can be found at http:// thegrandaustralianroadtrip.com/ the-grand-australian-roadtriproute/

Sunny would be happy to meet Indians who ride bikes in Australia. Read more about him on http://www.motographer.com/ motoblog/?page_id=230

Do you know a super special mum out there in the community who deserves the title?

Mothers are those special people who are always there for you, no matter how many tantrums you have, or if you don’t eat your greens.

That’s why, at Indian Link we would like to invite nominations for our inaugural Indian Link Mother of the Year Award 2013 from the subcontinent community. If your mother, wife, sister, friend, or anyone you know is a very special mum, you may want to nominate her for this award.

How to enter?

Tell us in 300 words or less why your nominee should win. Include photographs of the nominee, and any supporting documents.

Email entry to: win@indianlink.com.au

Get your entry in by 5pm on April 24th, 2013 Prize?

The award-winning mother will receive special prizes, including $500 from Indian Link.

The award winner will feature in the May-1 edition issue of Indian Link, as well as on Indian Link radio.

Criteria for nominations

The nominee must be currently living in Australia as a Permanent Resident or an Australian citizen. The nominee must be of Indian or South-Asian origin. The nominee must have certain special qualities that make her stand out from the crowd. Employees, as well as friends and family of employees of Indian Link cannot enter the competition.

We look forward to seeing your nominations!