WHAT’S ON

Dance Competition

Nach Le Sydney: A Bollywood style dance competition

Sat 3 Aug (6.00pm onwards) Inviting contestants in three categories: SOLO, DUET, GROUP (max 8 members).

Cash Prizes to be won. PLUS a Popular Choice Award for the entry with most audience support.

PIONEER THEATRE

Pennant St and Castle St, Castle Hill (5-min walk from Castle Hill station)

TERMS & CONDITIONS n age 16 and above only n Performance not to exceed 3 minutes. n For selection, email your 1-minute video entries to nachlesydney@gmail.com

*ENTRIES CLOSE 19 JULY 2019

Details Shriti Sinha on 0410 578 146

SEMINAR

Business Accelerator at Parramatta

Wed 17 July (6:15pm – 8:15pm)

Vision Business organises a dinner event for Parramatta merchants to network. Learn how you can: n Attract New and Loyal customers to your business at no cost n Eliminate Visa, Mastercard and all bank charges altogether n Reward your customers without any cost to your business n Reduce your business expenses n Promote and market your business better than ever before n Leverage technology to improve your business n Protect your business from the next Global Financial Crisis Venue: Haveli Indian Restaurant and Sweets, 67 Wigram Street, Harris Park.

Business coach Dr Himanshu

Buch

Sat 20 July (8:30am - 5:00pm)

India's top business and success coach Dr Himanshu Buch presents a talk on achieving success in the world of business, at Parravilla Function Centre, Church St, Parramatta.

Details: destinydesign.com.au

Basics of investment

Sun 21 July (12:00noon - 1:00pm)

Community Association Team India presents a seminar to spread awareness about the various types of investment options available to us in the global markets. Discusses will be various types of deposits, shares, bonds, mutual funds, ETFs, Index Funds, Derivatives (Options/Future), Crypto, Real Estate, Hedge Funds n Private Equity, Commodity etc.

Venue: Franklin Street, Parramatta.

Details: 0470 244 388; 0469 746 076 Email: teamindia.au@gmail.com

Lunch and Learn with one of India's largest Asset Managers

Tue 30 Jul (12.15pm – 1.30pm)

Hear from one of the largest asset managers in India, Reliance Nippon Life Asset Management. Deputy CIO Sailesh Bhan, and Head of International Business Abhijit Singh, share key insights into one of the fastest growing economies in the world and learn how you can invest in India via the first Indian equity ETF launched on the ASX.

Topics n Outlook on India post-election n Will India overtake China and the rest of the world? n Inside the Nifty 50 Index: Is this the best exposure for investors? n NDIA – the first Indian equity ETF listed on the ASX

Venue: Sir Stamford at Circular Quay, 93 Macquarie Street, Sydney.

Details: 02 8311 3488 or infoAU@etfsecurities.com.au

STAGE

Sonu Nigam

Sat 20 July (7:00 pm onwards)

Bollywood’s most popular playback singer Sonu Nigam at Hillsong Convention Centre, 1-5 Solent Circuit Baulkham Hills, NSW.

Details: 0404 272 412

Shankar Ehsaan Loy

Sat 27 July (6:30pm onwards) Hillsong Convention Centre, Baulkham Hills, NSW.

Details: 02 9191 0638

Guru Randhawa

Sun 11 Aug (7:00 pm onwards)

Punjabi singing sensation Guru Randhawa in concert at Whitlam Leisure Centre, 90A Memorial Ave, Liverpool.

Details: Vishal 0405 656 786

ENTERTAINMENT

Bar Bombay

Sat 3 Aug (9.00pm onwards) Trikone Australasia presents Bar Bombay, queer Bollywood dance party. 105

Victoria Road, Factory Theatre Marrickville.

Details: www.barbombay.com

Spiritual

Chinmaya Mission Australia

Saturdays Family programs (Balvihar classes) at Eastwood (3.00pm - 4.15pm) and at Strathfield (4.45pm - 6.00pm).

Details: Chinmaya Sannidhi 02 8850 7400, 0416 482 149. 17 - 18 July (8.00am - 5.00pm daily)

Swami Shrikarananda presents the program "Be fearless".

Details: Chinmaya Mission 0416 482 149

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

COMMUNITY

Team India presents Singing Challenge

Sun 14 July (5:00 pm - 8:00 pm)

Community association Team India presents a singing competition for different age categories and for different varieties of music.

Venue: Franklin St, Parramatta Details 0470 130 891; email: teamindia.au@gmail.com

Mateship Fair

Sun 4 Aug United Indian

Associations (Inc) marks the 25th anniversary of its annual IndiaAustralia Fair. Venue Parramatta Foreshores.

Details: 0452 025 666

India Day Dair

Sat 10 Aug (12 \noon – 9pm)

FIAN presents India Day Fair 2019 Parramatta Park

Details: 0413 375 669 or info@fian.org.au

YOGA AND MEDITATION

Lunch-time yoga and meditation

Mondays Art of Living Sydney presents free lunch-time Yoga sessions from 12:30pm - 1:30pm 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.

Sahaja Yoga: Music and Meditation

Free sessions at multiple venues across Sydney.

Details: www.sahajayoga.com.au

EXHIBITION

Archibald Prize 2019

Until 8 Sep Check outAustralia’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.

MISC

In memory of a beautiful little soul: Blood donation campaign

The Sydney-based Kaushik family are commemorating the brief life of their daughter Vanhi (16 April 2013 - 09 July 2015) who fought bravely against leukaemia by asking the community to join them in their blood donation campaign for Red Cross. Join their campaign ‘Vanhi the Smiling Star’s Red 25’ either by registering online (https://www. donateblood.com.au/red25) or by calling 131 495.

Details: Vishal and Nidhi Kaushik on 0433 823 668.