WHAT’S ON

Festival

Diwali and Bandi Chhor Diwas

Thur 19 Oct Gurudwara Turramurra

Sikh Temple (at 81 Kissing Point Rd, Turramurra NSW) will organise a special Diwali and Bandi Chhor sangat in an all-day event, 7.30am-9.30pm.

Details 0 2 9449 8253.

Diwali and Annakut celebrations at BAPS Mandir

Thur 19 and Fri 20 Oct Festivities include Diwali Chopda Pujan, grand Annakut Utsav, New Year Aarti and Mahapouja and Satsang sabha. BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, 40 Eleanor St, Rosehill.

Details 02 9760 2277.

Deepavali at church

Sun 5 Nov (6.00pm-7.00pm) St

Mary’s Church, corner of Miller and Ridge Streets, North Sydney will celebrate the Festival of Light, India’s biggest festival. Ceremonies will include blowing of the conch shell, lighting of the ceremonial lamp, special Indian music, including Christian hymns and prayers in Indian languages such as Hindi and Gujarati and a Sanskrit mantra and devotional and festive Indian dances.

Details 02 8918 4101

Diwali

Opera House Diwali

Tues 17 Oct (7:00pm) The NSW government is arranging for the Sydney Opera House to be lit up in festive lights for Diwali. The lighting can be viewed from the Museum of Contemporary Art, 140 George Street, The Rocks

Deepavali Mela

Sat 14 and Sun 15 Oct The Hindu Council of Australia presents its annual Deepavali Mela at Parramatta Park, Parramatta. Details www. deepavali.com.au

Diwali Dhoom

Fri 13 Oct (7.00pm onwards) South Sydney Indian Association presents Diwali Dhoom celebration. The Sapphire Function Centre, 7 Station Rd, Auburn.

Details yogeshmanav@hotmail.com

Diwali Competitions

Sat 14 Oct Arya Pratinidhi Sabha of Australia and HilLs District Aray Samaj announce a Rangoli competition and Kids’ Fancy Dress Competition. 4.30pm - 5.00pm at 69 Shane Park Road, Shane Park. Details Yogesh Khattar 0422 368 246

Deepavali Milan

Sun 15 Oct Australian Hindi Indian Associations AHIA presents Deepavali Milan at RSL Club, 4 High St Hornsby. 5.00pm.

Details Yash Bhasin 0423 454c 086; Lt Col VK Sahni 0416 965 764.

Nepalese Deepavali

Sun 22 Oct (12 noon- 9.00pm)

Rockdale Bicentennial Park West Botany St, Rockdale

Pink Diwali

Sat 28 Oct (7.00pm onwards) Saheli Club Sydney presents Diwali event at

Hemani Mehmi Indian Restaurant 268 George St, Liverpool. Details email team@saheliclubsydney.com.au

Seniors

Dementia forum

Fri 27 Oct (5.30pm-7.30pm) The Consulate General of India and the Dementia Support Group for Indian Australians Inc in collaboration with the Federation of Indian Associations of NSW (FIAN) present a dementia forum at the Consulate, Level 2, 265 Castlereagh Street, Sydney.

Details Anju Kalra 0478 130 464

Seniors Forum

Sat 4 Nov (1.30pm-4.00pm) AASHA

Australia Foundation Ltd presents a panel discussion on ageing and seniors’ rights. Pennant Hills Community Centre, cnr Yarrara Rd and Ramsey St, Pennant Hills.

Details Bijinder Duggal 0412 786 569

Films

Film For Thought

The South Asia Study Group at the University of Sydney presents its film series ‘Films for Thought’, at the New Law Annexe Seminar Room 342. This film series includes a set of films over the course of Semester 2, 2017 focusing on gender issues in different countries across the South Asian region and the South Asian diaspora in Australia.

Thur 26 Oct (5:30 pm – 8.00 pm)

Gulabi Gang

Thur 16 Nov (5:30 pm – 8.00 pm)

Udita

Thur 30 Nov (5:30 pm – 8.00 pm) A

Thin Wall

Details

Nishtha Sharma 0490 373 031

Vatsalyam

Tues 24 Oct (6pm) Community Migrant Resource Centre and partnering organisations to hold screening of the film ‘Vatsalayam,’ an exploration of parenting amongst South Asian migrant communities in Australia. Free event. Crows Nest Centre, Johnsons Hall, 2 Ernest Street, Crows Nest.

Details Shantha 0422 082 608

STAGE

Odissi dance

Fri 13 Oct Sam Goraya, Melbournebased Odissi expert presents Mystery of Chakras at Bankstown Arts Centre.

Details 0413 434 544.

Stand-Up Comedy

Fri 13 Oct India’s leading comedian Johny Lever performs with his daughter Jamie Lever and his own orchestra. C3 Conference Venue, George St, Silverwater.

Details 0412 779 418.

Bhangra Knockout 2017

Sat 14 Oct (6.00pm onwards) The Bhangra Project presents dance competition Bhangra Knockout. Cherrybrook Community & Cultural Centre 48 Shepherds Dr, Cherrybrook.

Tickets ticketebo

Dance: Vidwan Raghunandan S

Fri 20 Oct (5:30pm - 7:00pm) Indian

Cultural Centre, Consulate General of India, Sydney presents Aranya Kaand: Ramcharitmanas of Goswami Tulasidas a solo dance drama by Vidwan Raghunandan S, at Level 2, 265 Castlereagh Street, Sydney. RSVP to library.sydney@mea.gov.in

Harbhajan Mann

Sat 21 Oct Punjabi singer Harbhajan Mann presents Satrangi Peengh. C3 Conference Venue, 108-120 Silverwater Rd, Silverwater. Details 0403 125 316

Sonu Nigam

Sat 21 Oct Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre, Cnr Sarah Durack Avenue and Olympic Boulevard, Sydney Olympic Park.

Details 0404 272 412

Kathak

Sat 28 Oct Swastik Institute of Dance presents Kathak exponent Pandit Rajendra Gangani in the show Kathak Darpan. Riverside Theatre in Parramatta. Details 0402 551 841

Fri 24 Nov 24, Sun 26 Nov and Tues 28 Nov Shrimad Rajchandra Mission presents stage production Yugpurush, based oin the spiritual life of Mahatma Gandhi. Sydney Baha’i Centre, 107 Derby Street, Silverwater

Details sydney@ shrimadrajchandramission.org

FUNDRAISER

Diwali Fundraiser: Vision 2020

Sat 21 Oct Vision 2020 organises its annual Diwali gala dinner at Roselea Community Centre, Carlingford. A grand Diwali dinner and variety entertainment program has been organised in a festive ambience. The funds raised will be used to support VIRAT hospice in Jabalpur, India. This hospice provides palliative care to terminally ill patients and provides the necessary support to patients and families at a critical stage in their lives.

Vision2020 will help build an eightbed ward to support families that need palliative care.

Details Priya Chand 0432 496 909 or visit www.vision2020.org.au

RANI Walk

Sat 21 Oct Rajasthani Association of NSW (RANI), a not-for-profit community association, is organising a Sydney Harbour Bridge pedestrian walk to generate funds for building a girls’ toilet at Rajkiya Adarsh Uccha Madhyamik Vidyalaya in Gendaliya, Rajasthan. The group is asking for a minimum donation of $20 per person. Groups start walking at 7:00am (Group 1) and 7:30am (Group 2).

Bank details: Rajasthani Association of NSW Inc; BSB: 062221; Account No: 10316544; Description: your full name. Details www.RANI.org.au

ATSA’s Saaya

Sun 29 Oct (3.30pm-6.30pm)

Australian Telangana State Association presents its annual Saaya program, an evening of Bollywood songs at The Performing Arts Centre, Pacific Hills Christian School, 9-15 Quarry Rd, Dural. The two worthy charities picked as the beneficiaries of the event this year are NAAM foundation which works for the welfare of the farmers in India and Sarvodaya Youth Organisation in Telangana which helps provide homes for orphans. Details 0402 335 054

BAPS Walkathon

Sun 12 Nov (10.00am-12.30pm)

Sydney BAPS Mandir will hold its annual fundraising walkathon at the Sydney international Regatta centre, Penrith Lakes. The two worthy charities picked as the beneficiaries of the event this year are Nepean Hospital and the Chappell Foundation. Meet at Gate A, Old Castlereagh Rd, Castlereagh. Details Pradeepbhai Jobanputra 0420 779 988

Exhibition

The Indian Himalayas

Tue 17 Oct (2:30pm-4:00pm)

The Union Bank of India (in association with Aei4eia) presents an art exhibition entitled The Indian Himalayas Through My Eyes. The artists are school children, aged 11-16, students of Ladakh’s Druk White Lotus School located in Shey and made famous in the Bollywood hit Three Idiots. Level 9, 20 Hunter St, Sydney. Details Pankaj Kumar, 02 9221 2766 or sydney.australia@ unionbankofindia.com

Seminar

Visit of Dr MR Rajagopal, father of palliative care in India

Wed 18 Oct (11:30am to 12:30pm)

The Mater Hospital North Sydney and St Vincent’s Health Australia’s special one-off free public event. Dr MR Rajagopal, described as the father of palliative care in India, will present a seminar entitled ‘Reframing medicine for the whole world’. He is in Sydney for the launch of a new film, Hippocratic, which explores his life story and his mission. Dr Rajagopal will show an excerpt from the film. The Poche Centre Auditorium, 40 Rocklands Road, Wollstonecraft. Places are limited, RSVP essential to rosemarie.sheppard@svha.org.au

Ambedkar lecture by Michale Kirby

Wed 8 Nov (12 noon – 2.00pm)

Western Sydney University presents the Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG, presenting a talk entitled ‘Law Reform, Constitutional Reform and the Inspiring Example of Dr BR Ambedkar’. Moot Court, Building EO, Parramatta Campus, WSU. Cnr James Ruse Drive & Victoria Road, Rydalmere. Details k.manning@westernsydney.edu.au

Community

Lajawab Haryana

Sun 22 Oct (6.00pm-8.00pm) The Haryanvi Association of Australia marks the 50th foundation day of their home state in India.

Details 0428 373 193

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