WHAT’S ON

Exhibition

Archibald Prize 2019

Upto 8 Sep Check out Australia’s most extraordinary art event that awards the best portrait artists for their paintings. South Asian artist Ramesh Mario Nithiyendran and Young Archie finalists Lakshman

Nitish Ramesh and Anupama

Pangeni are hung in this year’s event. Also hung is a lovely portrait of iconic restaurateur Anant Singh who opened the famous Jasmin restaurant in Adelaide in 1980.

Venue: Art Gallery Rd, Sydney NSW 2000. Details 1800 679 278.

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

Saturdays and Sundays, 15-week Yoga course. Also check out 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

100% Health

Thur 6 June (5.30 pm - 7.00 pm)

Sri Vivekananda Cultural Centre (SVCC) in association with Tej Gyan Global Foundation is hosting a health camp with gentle warmup exercises and Yoga, various meditations for inner peace and to improve self-awareness, and breathing techniques to improve respiration, energy and vitality.

Venue: SVCC CGI Level 2, 265 Castlereagh Street, Sydney 2000. Details 02 9223 2702.

Spiritual

Sant Nirankari Mission Sydney weekly congregations

Sundays (5:30pm - 7:30pm) followed by community meals.

Venue: Sant Nirankari Bhawan, 166 Glendenning Road, Glendenning. Details Devinder 0403 216 084.

Chinmaya Mission Australia

Saturdays Family programs (Balvihar classes) commence at

Eastwood (3.00pm – 4.15pm) and at Strathfield (4.45pm - 6.00pm).

Details Chinmaya Sannidhi 02 8850 7400, 0416 482 149.

Seniors

Tech savvy seniors

Mon 27 May Introduction to Internet Part 1

Mon 3 June Introduction to Internet Part 1

Mon 17 June Introduction to Email Part 1

Tech Savvy Seniors program aims to help seniors with little or no digital experience develop skills and confidence in using technology for socialising, accessing services or conducting personal business. Training is fun and hands-on, and includes basic introductory courses on using computers, tablets, smart phones, the internet, email and social media. At Guildford Library, Railway Terrace, Guildford. Details 02 87579063.

AASHA

Hornsby Every second and fourth Friday of the month, 11.00am - 2.00pm. Programs feature yoga, music, dance, games, health and tech presentations, health checks and light lunch. Venue: Hornsby Youth and Community Centre, corner of Muriel and Burdett Sts, Hornsby, close to Hornsby Station. 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.

STAGE

Galliyan and Sunn Raha Hain , is touring Australia. His Sydney concert is at Whitlam Leisure Centre, 90A Memorial Avenue Liverpool, NSW 2170. Details 0452 337 387.

Conference

Inspiring Change - Women’s Conference 2019

Thurs 13 June 9.30am - 5pm (Registration at 8.30am)

The Community Migrant Resource Centre is presenting a day-long conference on women without borders. A select group of migrant women will share their success stories and help others bring about social change. Venue: Parkroyal Paramatta, 30 Phillip St Parramatta. Details email cmrc_admin@cmrc.com.au

How South-Asian Media is Serving the Desi Community Sat 15 June (4.30pm – 6.00pm) Nautanki Theatre Companybrings together editors, producers and founders of some of the top South-Asian media groups in Australia to discussmedia and the desi CaLD (Culturally and Linguistically Diverse) community. Panel discussion moderated by Sukhmani Khorana, PhD Media, Communication & Law at the University of Wollongong. Venue: Information & Cultural Exchange, 8 Victoria Road, opp Prince Alfred Park, Parramatta.

Details 0432 832 311

Workshops

Autism workshop

Sat 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.

The Art of Chai - Sydney Workshop by Chai Walli

Venue: The Essential Ingredient, Junction Fair Shopping Centre, 200 Union Street, The Junction, Newcastle, NSW 2291. Details 02 4926 1991.

Bollyfusion Grooves + Bindi

Bosses Moves: Dance Workshop with FREE Henna Art

Sun 16 June (3pm – 5pm) Join Bindi Bosses Shyamla Dance and Jes Subba (2019 Australian Dancehall Queen second place winner) to learn how to adapt funk, samba and dancehall to a Bollywood context, while also focusing on technique, expression, groove and movement. Venue: Electric DNA (Dance N' Arts), 394 Marrickville Road (Upstairs), Marrickville, NSW 2204, Australia.

Details 0415 633 531.

Garden to Table: Indian Cuisine by Macarthur Centre for Sustainable Living

Sat 29 June (12.00pm - 3.00pm)

In this sustainable workshop funded by Campbelltown City Council,chef Gerry will prepare some classic Indian recipes including tandoori and korma dishes as well as coconut based curries and seafood, all with the idea to reduce and avoid food waste and packaging. Venue: Macarthur Centre for Sustainable Living, 1 Mount Annan Drive, Mount Annan, NSW 2567.

Details 02 4647 9828.

Fundraiser

Red Cross Concert Under the Stars

Sitar Recital by Sri Subrata De

Sun, 26 May 2019 at 7.30pm

Sri Subrata De from Delhi will perform a sitar recital at the Vedanta Centre of Sydney. He will be accompanied by Sri Abhijit Dan on tabla . Venue: Vedanta Centre of Sydney, 144A Marsden Rd, Ermington NSW 2115. Details 02 8197 7351.

Ankit Tiwari Live In Concert

Sun 30 June (7.00 pm)

The Bollywood playback singer, whose songs include hits like

Wed 5 June (6.00pm) A1.5 hour long class to understand and explore chai - its culture, taste, ingredients and brewing methods. Hosted by Australia's leading chai expert, Uppma Virdi from Chai Walli, who is the granddaughter of an Ayurvedic doctor who specialised in Indian spices and remedial chai. This class will equip you with the right skills to truly understand authentic masala chai

Details 1800 839 668.

South Indian Feast by The Cooking School

Thu 6 June 2019 (5.30pm - 8.30pm) Take your taste buds on a trip to South India with Indian cook Sue Kumar. Learn to make traditional South Indian specialties like Chettinad Lamb Curry, Eggplant Brinjal Fry, Cabbage Poriyal and a Cucumber Pachadi, all while devouring the food you make.

Sat 25 May (concert starts at 6.00pm until 10.00pm) Free concert under the stars while viewing some of the best concerts of all time from the 70s, 80s, 90s as well as contemporary ones on a 300-inch big screen. Family friendly event with all your favourite food and drinks available along with kids entertainment and plenty more. Venue: Ettamogah Pub Cnr Merriville & Windsor Rd, Kellyville Ridge NSW.

Details 0403 527 340.

Womanity: A Fundraising Initiative by Bollywood Empire Sun 9 June (7.00pm - 11.30pm)

Womanity is a fundraising fashion show with live music, dance and other performances aimed towards raising funds for the McGrath Foundation (an Australian breast cancer support charity) and the Indian Support Centre (an organisation that supports people impacted by sexual assault, domestic or family violence and abuse). There will be an Indian buffet, Bollywood and Bhangra music, dhol players etc.

Venue: Parra Villa Function Lounge, 37 Campbell Street, Parramatta, NSW 2150.

Details www.bollywoodempire.com.au