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YOUR SAY SAY IT AGAIN
from 2018-06 Melbourne
by Indian Link
Dance Moms
KALYANI WAKHARE wrote about having been ‘forced’ to take up dance classes by her young daughters.
Anzac Day 2018
RAJNI ANAND LUTHRA wrote about Indian veterans seeking acknowledgement for their service, on the occasion of ANZAC Day 2018 Bawa Singh Jagdev OAM wrote: The Anzac Day march (originally the Battle of Gallipoli or the Dardanelles Campaign) story was a good piece of journalism. But more should have been said about the battle of Gallipoli and the forces who fought in it, as the March was mainly to honour those men and women who made the supreme sacri ces when the ill-conceived strategy of Winston Churchill to control the sea route from Europe to Russia during World War I began with a failed naval attack by British and French ships on the Dardanelles Straits in February-March 1915. Although the Sikhs and Gorkhas fought together side by side with the ANZAC and nine Sikhs were enlisted in the Australian army in WW1, the request by the National Sikh Council to march in the ANZAC Day parade to honour those Sikhs was arrogantly refused until Council showed the NSW RSL the pictures of Sikhs in Gallipoli and the statements of their gallantry by Commander Ian Hamilton. Only then the RSL in 2007 allowed the descendants of the Sikhs who fought in Gallipoli to march. Coming back to your article, not much was written about the Sikhs in the battle of Gallipoli. A major part of the article was devoted to those Indians servicemen who fought in the local battles with Pakistan after 1947, which has nothing to do with any World War. Even casually reading through the statements of Hamilton, his experience and assessment of the Gallipoli battle and his recommendations will give a journalist a better and unbiased view of the subject.
I am not criticising your views, which are quite educational, but in my opinion, the contents don’t do justice to the purpose of the article. It would perhaps be a good article on the Indian Republic Day as it talks about the services of the Indian Army that fought in various battles after 1947 and not in Gallipoli, WW1 or WW2.
There are several Gallipoli monuments in various cities in India but they were established by the then British government that valued the sacri ces of the soldiers who fought the battle. Yes, India should organise its own march to celebrate its soldiers’ sacri ces but that is politics and it will never happen. On the centenary of the battle of Gallipoli, the Council requested the Indian foreign of ce in writing to send an Indian military band to celebrate the occasion so that they could march behind the band, but the request fell on deaf ears and was never even acknowledged. Editor replies: Thank you very much for your comments. The purpose of the article this year was not to reprise the Sikh (and other) involvement at ANZAC Cove. We have done this many times before, and the service and sacri ce of Indian soldiers in 1914-15 is well known and fully acknowledged now. Our article this year was about the sense of appreciation that ANZAC Parade marchers feel, and whether they would like to see such acknowledgement given to armed services personnel in India. Everyone we spoke to agreed that such acknowledgement will be welcome.
We felt that our ANZAC Day coverage this year should go over and beyond the march itself, since it is more than 10 years now that a separate Indian contingent has been marching. We made it a national report by including input from all major centres across the country.

Arun Mendhi wrote: Very nice article and lovely performance by all. Keep it up and enjoy life.

Sachin Wakhare wrote: #prouddad #proudpartner. Beautiful performance by all students of Harshala.
Sreedevi Rapulo wrote: It was an amazing performance from all of you. Your efforts in learning ended up as a successful program on stage; it was a feast for the eyes to see such young children performing.
Rajni Luthra wrote: Lovely story - and one that the little ones will thank their mum for, in years to come! Well done to all three Wakhare ladies.
CONGRATS?
On Mother’s Day, NEHA MALUDE wrote about her rst pregnancy and the search for her ‘missing’ maternal instinct.

SL Pathi wrote: I re ected for quite a while on the last line “I am a bad mum.” There is no such person as a bad mum. Every woman from the moment of conceiving wants to do her best for her offspring(s). In that process mums set the bar so high that even when they fall by a notch or two they unjusti ably assume the ‘bad mother’ tag. There may be times they fall short of the high standards they set for themselves due to factors beyond their control. And there may be times it is only their perception they haven’t done their best. It is for good reasons that God - or naturehas assigned the female species to bear and nurture their progeny. Thank heavens, the male species is relegated to the back in this regard, gender equality pleas notwithstanding.
An Indian student studying at @ MonashUni has won the Audience Choice Award at the largest science competition in the world -#Famelab, for his research on new treatments for heart disease.
Australian HC to India Harinder Sidhu quotes Indian Link on Muthu Vignesh


“Overwhelmed” so I will keep it short for now and try not to jump :).
@masterchefau @Nigella_Lawson and Alanna @alannasapwell Loki Madireddi, Masterchef AU contestant on winning the season’s rst immunity pin

Not Lost In Translation
CHITRA SUDARSHAN wrote a review of Poonam Saxena’s translation of Scene 75, a Hindi-Urdu book by Rahi Masoom Raza.

Madhubala wrote: Good job. These kind of translated novels help make Indian languages better known.
Harper Collins tweeted: Indian Link talks about Rahi Mosoom Raza’s #Scene75 and its translation by Poonam Saxena.
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Do you think India should play a day-night Test in Adelaide against Australia?

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With the wealth of beauty Australia has, it’s one of the most perfect locations for producers to explore.
Bollywood actor Parineeti Chopra on lmmaking in Australia
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It’s a little bit sel sh from India’s point of view because we need to revitalise Test cricket. Mark Waugh on India’s decision not to play day night test match in Australia
All of us wore saris and it made us proud. We felt we represented India at the event and that’s a great feeling.
Suhani Jalota, Founder of Myna Mahila Foundation after attending the royal wedding