WHAT’S ON

Exhibition

CREATOR by Ramesh

Mario-Nithiyendran at Casula Powerhouse

Until 12 May Ramesh Mario Nithiyendran pushes the boundaries of figurative sculpture and ceramic conventions. Creator finds the artist channelling Hindu temple iconography, museum displays and colonial public monuments to form a dialogue with museum practices around the framing of Asian faith based objects. Details www.casulapowerhouse.com

FILM Interview (1970)

Wed 22 May (7.15 pm onwards)

In a tribute to legendary Indian film maker Mrinal Sen (1923 - 2018), the Sydney Asian Art Series 2019 screens his iconic film Interview (1970) at the Art Gallery of NSW in its After Hours program. The screening will be introduced by leading scholar of Bengali cinema, Assoc Prof Malini Guha. Details AGNSW: www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au

STAGE

Folly & Time

Fri 17 May and Sat 18 May (8.00pm) A performance by contemporary Australian choreographer Raghav that creates a matrix of relationships between three characters – two virtual and one physical – who engage in kinetic and verbal dialogue across real and virtual divides. At East Sydney Community and Arts Centre, 34 Burton Street, Darlinghurst. Details 02 9265 9333.

Nritya Rasah

Sat 18 May (3.20pm - 6.30pm)

Be transported to ancient India through a scintillating showcase of Bharatanatyam and Kathak performances. All profits will be donated to the Cancer Council NSW. At Lake Macquarie Performing Arts Centre, 39, Lake Street, Warners Bay. Details 0439 956 932.

Sydney Comedy Festival

Upto 19 May Check out the work of South Asian origin stand-up comics, including Jeeves Verma, Kanan Gill, Nazeem Hussain, Neel Kolhatkar, Rowan Thambar and Suren Jayemanne. Details www.sydneycomedyfest.com.au

Them Heavy People:

Queering The Brown

Wed 22 May (6.30pm - 9.00pm)

Four storytellers tell a true story of their own. This edition is celebrating our queer families. How is it like being queer and brown, growing up queer, stumbling into queerness and maintaining a connection with your community and family?

A night of intimate storytelling and some delicious South Asian food. At 107 Projects, 107 Redfern St, Redfern. Details 02 9167 6999.

Yoga And Meditation

Lunch-time yoga and meditation

Mondays Art of Living Sydney presents free lunch-time Yoga sessions from 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm at Level 2, 265 Castlereagh Street, Sydney.

Thursdays The Brahma Kumaris Australia present meditation sessions from 12.15pm - 1.00pm at the Indian Cultural Centre, Level 2, 265 Castlereagh Street, Sydney. Details 02 9223 2702. Register at icc2.sydney@mea.gov.in

Yoga at Spirit of India

11 May onwards: 15-week Yoga course, Saturdays and Sundays. Check out also special yoga classes for children (5-12 years), adults and senior citizens (55 plus). Venues at Wentworthville, Quakers Hill, Pennant Hills, Auburn, Epping, Homebush, Ryde.

Free Yoga class every Wednesday (5.30pm - 7.00pm)

At Indian Consulate Cultural Centre, Level 2, 265 Castlereagh St, Sydney. Free meditation every Saturday (8.30am - 9.15am) at Wentworthville. Details www. spiritofindia.org or call Suresh 0412 202 182 or Raja 0402 789 109.

Yoga and meditation

Thu 16 May (5.30pm - 7.00pm)

SVCC, CGI Sydney in association with Brahma Kumaris Australia cordially invites you for the Yoga and You session to revitalize your mind through meditation. At Level 2, 265 Castlereagh Street. Details 02 9223 2702.

SPIRITUAL

Gayatri Hawan

Sun 19 May (7.00am - 12.00 noon)

Shree Sanatan Dharm Brahman Purohit Maha Sabha Australia Inc invites all devotees to participate in Gayaatri Hawan Yagna. Shree Sita Ram Mandir, 47 Wattle Avenue, Villawood. Details 0433 581 468.

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.

SENIORS

Tech savvy seniors

Tech Savvy Seniors program aims to help seniors with little or no digital experience develop skills and confidence in using technology for socialising, accessing servicesor conducting personal business. Training is fun and hands-on, and includes basicintroductory courses on using computers, tablets, smart phones, the internet, email and social media.

Mon 20 May Introduction to Computers

Mon 27 May Introduction to

Internet Part 1

At Guildford Library, Railway Terrace, Guildford. Details 02 87579063.

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.

WORKSHOPS

Smart Cities at UNSW

Fri 17 May (9.00am - 5.00pm)

UNSW-India Collaboration Workshop on Moving towards Smart Cities will commence with brief talks from each partner showcasing their capability, followed by roundtable discussions in the afternoon. At UNSW Sydney, School of Electrical Engineering Building G17 Room 102, Sydney.

Details 02 9385 1000.

Autism workshop

Sat 18 May and 25 May (1.30pm - 4.30pm) Learn about autism and how to understand behaviour, working together with your school and taking care of yourself as a family member. At Dundas Community Centre, 21 Sturt St, Telopea. Details 0435 967 226.

Ayurveda workshop

Sat 18 May (9.00am - 3.00pm)

Led by Dr Jagdish Bhutada and his partner Surbhi, an amazing Ayurvedic cook, this one-day workshop will introduce key Ayurvedic concepts, practices and recipes that you can use to enhance your physical, mental and spiritual wellbeing. At Blue Labyrinth Bush Retreat, 30 Park Road, Woodford. Details 02 4758 7360.

Negotiations and Influence in an Asian Context

Wed 22 May (9.00am onwards)

A highly interactive training program that combines a world renowned negotiation framework and global insights on crosscultural negotiation with Australian executives' experiences with their Indian counterparts. At Sydney CBD. For details contact Louise Clunies-Ross on 0410 682 226.

Talks on Vedic Sciences

10 to 14 May Sydney Telugu Association presents eminent scientist and Vedic scholar, the founder and Chief Executive of Shri Veda Bharati (Hyderabad)

Dr. RVSS Avadhanulu at West

Epping Community Centre, Dent St, Epping and at Redgum Community Centre, Cnr Lane and Veron St, Wentworthville. Details Murthy Potukuchi 0419 746 534.

Vedic Maths

Fri 17 May (5.30pm - 6.30pm)

Swami Vivekanada Cultural Centre, CGI Sydney will be organising workshop on "Vedic Maths for Students" by Dr. Avadhanulu at Level-2, 265, Castlereagh St, Sydney 2000.

RSVP at icc.sydney@mea.gov.in

Kolkata ‘Rising’: Assoc. Prof. Malini Guha at Sydney Asian Art Series

Tue 21 May (6.00pm - 7.30pm)

Assoc. Prof. Malini Guha presents Kolkata ‘Rising’: The politics of place in recent Bengali cinema at the University of Sydney (Auditorium, Ground Level, F23 Administration Building, Eastern Avenue). Recent scholarship on location shooting in film studies, suggests that footage shot on location contributes to our experience of place, privileges its ability to archive or document the past lives of place through audio-visual means. Guha will demonstrate, a number of contemporary films made in Kolkata engage both directly and indirectly with a series of debates concerning Kolkata’s future as a global city. Details email powerinstitute.events@sydney.edu.au

Community

Trikone Queer Hike

Sat 11 May (10.00am - 3.00pm)

Explore one of Sydney's most beautiful walking tracks, the Spit Bridge to Manly Walk, with the expert guidance of our very own hiking guru, BalaSugavanam! The hike starts from Spit Bridge in Middle Harbour and finishes up in the buzzy beachside suburb of Manly. The meeting point is Bus Stop (Stand A) on Carrington Street (near Wynyard Station).

Details 0469 265 219.

Misc

Funding for community projects

Have an idea for a community project that needs funding?

Want to build a community garden?

A safe and inclusive playground? Hold a cultural fair, maybe? NSW residents can now seek funding for projects valued between $20,000 and $200,000, that will make communities more liveable, cultural, accessible, safe, revitalised or healthy. Shortlisted applications will be put out to community voting online. The NSW Government has announced a total of $24.4 million for its ‘My Community Project’. Details www.nsw.gov.au/mycommunityproject

To add your notice email media@indianlink.com.au