WHAT’S ON

HOLI

Holi

Fri 22 Mar (9.00pm -3.00pm)

Holi Bhangra night at Zeta Bar, Level 4, 488 George St. Details 0412 739 020.

Holi Dhamal 2019

Sat 23 Mar (12.00pm – 9.00pm)

For the first time in Sydney Holi will be celebrated Fiji style. Enjoy colour runs, food, music and a variety of stalls, with free entry.

At Shree Sanatan Dharm Sabha of NSW Inc, 275 Fifteenth Ave, Austral. Details 0424 955 982.

Holi at Coogee

Sat 23 Mar (11.00am – 3.00pm)

Dilwale MQ & Ekansh USYD have joined forces to bring you the best Holi event of the year. At Coogee Beach. Details ekansh.sydneyuni@ gmail.com.

Holi with Music and Comedy

Sun 24 Mar (6.30pm – 9.30pm)

Team India organises

Holi with live band, songs, dances and comedy. At Young St, Parramatta. Details 0470 130 891.

Holi Festival

Sun 24 Mar (10.00am – 5.00pm)

Hindu Council of Australia invites you to celebrate Holi this year with cultural programs, kids’ activities, DJs, dancing and more. At Civic Park, Targo Rd, Pendle Hill. Details 0408 625 176.

Yuva Holi

Sun 24 Mar (11.00am – 3.00pm)

With great games, killer beats and of course all the colour in the world, prepare yourselves for the best Holi event of the year. At Wyatt Park (49 Church Street) Lidcombe. Details 02 9735 1222.

Hola Mohalla

Sun 24 Mar (9.00am – 7.00pm) In conjunction with Shaheedi Faujan Gatka Akhara and the Australian Sikh Association, Akaal Fauj will be hosting their very first Hola Mohalla event. At Gurdwara Sahib Glenwood, 4/18 Meurants Ln, Glenwood. Details 0433 580 539.

HARMONY DAY

Music from Many Cultures

Sat 23 March (10.00am –2.00pm)Hear from musicians of Indian, Greek, Chinese, Indonesian, Russian and Latin American backgrounds in a Multicultural March event. Learn about their instruments and the cultural messages they entail.

Lionel Bowen Library, 669-673 Anzac Parade, Maroubra. Details 9093 6400.

STAGE

Vir Das in Sydney

Sat 23 Mar (7.00pm – 9.30pm)

India's top comic, Vir Das comes back to Sydney. At Sir John Clancy Auditorium, 9 High St, Kensington. Details 02 9385 1515.

Arangetram

Sat 23 Mar (4.00pm – 8.00pm)

Nritya Niketan Arangetram of Janvi Ellora Sanika Ravina. At UNSW Science Theatre, F13, UNSW, Union Rd, Kensington. Details 02 9385 1515.

COMMUNITY

Welcome Party 2019

Thu 21 Mar (6.00pm – 11.00pm)

UTS Indian Society presents Welcome Party 2019 for those away from home looking to make new friends. At The Underground UTS, 15 Broadway, Ultimo. Details 02 9514 1149.

Mela Melna Da

Sun 7 Apr (12.00pm – 5.00pm)

A ladies only event celebrating the Punjabi festive season of sisterhood with stalls, food, shopping and entertainment. At Bowman Hall, 35 Campbell St, Blacktown. Details 0451 786 205.

ENTERTAINMENT

Total Dhamaal

Sat 23 Mar (6.00pm) Avijeet

Roy and VIP come together for Bollywood’s Total Dhamaal night. At Diamond showroom, Blacktown Workers Club, 55 Campbell St, Blacktown. Details 0404 463 699.

Ranjit Bawa live Sat 23 Mar (6.00pm) Ranjit Bawa performs live in Sydney. At C3 Church Silverwater, Silverwater. Details 02 9748 5700.

Kool Jodis

Sat 30 March (2.00pm - 9.00pm)

Kool Jodis - Game Show with live music concert with Anand Aravindakshan and Pragathi Guruprasad. At Sydney Sri Durga Devi Devasthanam, 21 Rose Crescent, Regents Park. Details 02 9644 6682.

Bollywood hip-hop masterclass

Mon 1 Apr (6.30pm – 7.30pm)

Looking for a fun way to work out? Experience this exciting blend of hip-hop and Bollywood dance. Mango City at Seymour Theatre, City Rd & Cleveland Street, Chippendale.

Details 02 9690 2115.

Rhythms of Bollywood

Sat 13 Apr (6.30pm – 1.30pm)

Ekal Youth Australia is back with the most anticipated Bollywood dance event of the year. At Hurstville Entertainment Centre, 16 Mac Mahon St, Hurstville.

Details 0429 041 997.

Bollywood dance class

Wed 24 Apr (1.00pm – 3.00pm)

Cumberland Council - School Holiday Program and Swastik Institute of Dance present

Bollywood dance class is for people ages 5 to 12 years old that live in the Cumberland Local Government Area. At Westmead Progress Hall, 43 Hassall St. Details 02 8897 2218.

Spiritual

Lunch time meditation

Thu 21 Mar (12.15pm – 1.00pm)

Sit back, relax and be guided through a mind-body relaxation led by Brahma Kumaris Association. At Indian Cultural Centre, Level 2, 265 Castlereagh St, Sydney. Details 02 9223 2702.

Kirtan with Madhava

Sat 23 Mar (6.30pm – 9.30pm)

Divine and powerful chants and kirtan with Sri Madhava Naidoo. Qi Yoga Freshwater studio, 2 Moore Road, Freshwater. Details 9976 6880.

Yogi Amandeep

Sun 24 Mar (3.00pm – 5.00pm)

Learn some great truths about the 3rd eye with practical techniques from the ancient tradition of the Himalayan sages. Yogi Amandeep offers in-depth trainings in the practice of chanting mantras and Shabads in their intended Naad, teachings that were passed to him through an Oral Tradition. At Kundalini Yoga Collective Newtown, 199-201 King Street, Newtown. Details 0418 884 624.

Mata ki Chowki

Fri 29 Mar (6.30pm – 11.00pm)

Mata ki Chowki at The Ponds Community Hub, 45 Riverbank Dr, The Ponds. Details 0433 424 861.

Sant Nirankari Mission Sydney weekly congregations

Sundays 5:30pm to 7:30pm followed by community meals. Venue: Sant Nirankari Bhawan, 166 Glendenning Road, Glendenning. Details Devinder 0403 216 084.

Free Yoga with Divine Life Society

Tuesdays 7pm Swami

Uditramanandaji of The Divine Life Society of Australia offers free Yoga classes every Tuesday from 7.00pm-8.15pm at Strathfield Girls High School. All levels of fitness welcomed. Details Karo 0413 535 157.

Chinmaya Mission youth camp

5-7 April Inviting youth in the age group 18-35 for the annual national youth weekend, titled ‘Be fearless’, with Swami Swaroopananda. Venue: St. Joseph’s Convention Centre, Bringelly. Details www. auschykcamp or call Naman 0425 262 103.

Guru Nanak anniversary Sat 13 Apr (4.30pm – 9.00pm)

National Sikh Council of Australia invites you to celebrate 550th anniversary of Guru Nanak Devji. At Don Moore Community Centre, Corner North Rocks Rd and Farnell Avenue, Carlingford. Details 0401 211 111.

Seniors Aasha

Hornsby Every second and fourth Friday of the month, 11.00am2.00pm. Venue Hornsby Youth and Community Centre, cnr Muriel and Burdett Sts, Hornsby, close to Hornsby Station. Programs feature yoga, music, dance, games, health and tech presentations, health checks and light lunch. Details 0412 786 569

Crows Nest Every third Wednesday of the month, 10.00am -11.30am. Venue 2 Ernest Place, Crows Nest. Social event with free tea. Details 02 9439 5122.

Misc

IQ2 Debate: Immigration

Tue 26 Mar (6.30pm – 8.00pm) A debate on whether or not Australia should curb immigration, given the extensive pressure on its resources and its capabilities to cope with it. At Sydney Town Hall, 483 George Street. Details 02 9265 9333.

Slow and yet slower fashion

Thu 28 Mar (6.30pm – 7.30pm)

Lokesh Ghai, artist and designer based in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India will give a presentation on his research into traditional garment construction in the Kutch region of Gujarat in western India, a true example of slow fashion. At UNSW Art & Design, Cnr Oxford St and Greens Rd, EG02 Lecture Theatre, Paddington. Details 02 8936 0684.

Writing Contemporary Australia

Tue 28 Mar (6.30pm – 8.00pm)

Michelle de Kretser and Roanna Gonsalves in conversation with Suneeta Peres da Costa on how fiction enables us to understand the world we live in, and what forms of belonging does it explore. At Io Myers Studio, UNSW Sydney, Gate 2, High Street, Kensington. Details 02 9385 5684.

Business in India with James Bradley

Thu 4 Apr (5.30pm – 6.30pm)

James Bradley, co-founder of Diffuse Energy, and participant in an immersion program aimed at promoting entrepreneurship between NSW and India’s technology markets, will will share his insights into the investor and manufacturing epicentre of India. At I2N Hub Hunter Street, 376 Hunter Street, Newcastle. Details 02 4913 8600.