WHA.T'SON

provide training and support i f you are interested assisti ng refugees and asyl um seekers

Details: (02) 91141600 or adrn i n @racs org au

3 rd Australian National Hindu Conference

Sat & Sun 26-27 April

8 30arn -5.30prn

Workshops, networking and discussions O rganised by Vishva Hindu Parishad of Australia Inc.

Both days registr ati on fee: $50

Detail s: www vhp o rg au or email: conference@vhp org au

Tamil Show Terekutu

Sat 15 March 6 30pm

Shakti Terekutu Team Sydney w ill perform the traditiona l terekutu dance in a fund raiser organised by the AusreliefFund Inc, at Serbian Cent re, 259 Hyatts Rd, Plumpton.

D eta il s: Rarnlu 0 400 608 795 Ashok pothi@gmail.com or ca l l Sarnyuktha on + 61 0469 109 308 or facebook com/Help k amalwa l k

The BETTERMAN Pledge Campaign

Mon 3 -Fri 7 March

The recently founded nation al not-forprofit organisation, The BETTERMAN Foundation is ca lling on Austra lian men to take The BETTERMAN Pledge during M arch It i s a men's v io l ence and sui cide prevention campaign and is a timely and thought provoking initiative, wh ich aims to empower young men to make positi ve cho i ces; delivering li fe - skil ls promoting

Letters To The Editor

Community congratulates Indian Link

Congratulations on such great recogniti o n Totally well -deserved Best wishes for many future accolades !

Neville Ro ac h

By awarding Indian Unk in three categories, namely Print Reporting, Online & Digital Media and Young Journalist of the Year (Ritam Mitra) in the multicultural media awards th i s month the NSW Government has also honoured the Australian Indian community Indian Unk was also in the final nomination in many other categor ies by the independent j udges. For years, Indian Link has been contributing to the community silently to create awa reness of complex community issues and need for participation in t he Australian multicultural environment Bringing out timely editions over a long number of years, r ain or no rain, is not an easy task. This speaks of a lot ofteam effort commitment to commun i ty welfare an d also reflects the support from the commun i ty e specially the younger generation and emerging young writers such as Ritam Mitra

The awards to Indian Unk highlight the growing importance of the role of the Indian media in multicultural Australia

Another important po i nt as stated by Mr Pawan Luthra CEO of Indian Link during the awards night, is that it has become more than important to be c onnected with the younger generation using curr ent and emerging cyber technologies and front end tools such as Face book

Well done Indi an Link and best of luck moving forward in your efforts for t he recogn i t ion of the Australian Indian d i aspora Vis h Vi sw ana t han

Huge congratulations on scooping the pool at the NSW Prem ie r's Multicultural Medi a Awards Warm wi shes and kudos to you r capable and award-winning t eam To win the Young Journalist of the Year Best Online Digital Me d i a and Best Print Report of the Year i s something to be proud of, not to mention being short-listed in numerous othe r categories Well done!

Nl hal G upta

Congratulations on winning t hree awards at the Multicultural Media Awa r ds night You doa gre at j ob and deserve all the accolades.

Harr y Har inat h

Congrats once again, Pawan , Raj ni and theteam

Anupam Sharma

Great news Congrats on being so consistent.

Pra dip Pandya

I congratulate heartily the Indian Link team for these awards. Please congratulate Ritam Mitra also Malli Iye r programs and more D etails: Michael Colling 0431 817 130 or michael. colling@betterman org au www thebettermanpledge com

FOOD

Taste of Sydney

13- 16 March

There will be a fantastic line-up of restaurants, over 100 food and wine exhibitors, including AKl's Indian Restaurant, and a host of interactive foodi e attractions and classes At Centennial Par k Details : www.tasteofsydney com.au

MUSIC

Sydney Nadaka Priya's Sondha

Bandham

Sun 30 March 4pm

Sydney Nadaka Priya presents a Tamil drama Sondha Bandham wi t h l ocal tale n ts in aid ofUNNATI, a voca t ion al training and social transformation progra m Venue : Castle H il l High School Castle Street, Castle Hi ll

Details: Krish 04 18 200 724 or Jayshree Sank ar 041 0 169 112

Music Training Workshop by Sri Ramachary

12- 24 April

Letsgivehope (A u stral ia) is proudl y sponsoring a "Learn to sing"workshop in partnership with Littl e Musicians Academy (LMA), India. The workshop will be followed by a Musical Night w it h perform ances by the students and Sri Ramachary

Detai ls: lma.sydneya u stra lia@grnail. com or www facebook.com/pages/ Littl e -M usicians-Academy -Australia

HOLi

Holi M ahot sav Festival o f Friendship and Harmony

Fri 21 11am -2pm, 5 30 -7prn, Sat 22 & Sun 23

11am- 7pm March

Hundreds of artists from India and al l over the world w i ll be perform i ng, alongside delici ous Indian vegetar ian food stalls and craft sta ll s at D arling Harbour

Detai ls: www holimahotsav com au