WHAT’S ON

STAGE

Stand-up Comic Navin Noronha

Fri 21 Feb (8.30 pm) Presented by Milstead Company and Seymour Centre, as a part of Mardi Gras 2020, traiblazing international comedy stars will put up a show including India’s only out gay standup Navin Noronha

Venue: Everest Theatre, Seymour Centre, Cnr City Rd & Cleveland St, Chippendale.

Fresher Thoughts by Kunal Kamra

Sat 22 Feb (6.30pm; 9.30pm)

UNSW Science Theatre Barker St, Kingsford.

Comedy Night with Sunil Grover

Sat 29 Feb Famous TV personality and comic Sunil Grover live in Australia. Venue: Blacktown Leisure Centre, Stanhope Gardens.

FUNDRAISER

Hindu Council of Australia for Bush re Relief

Sun 23 Feb (5:00pm onwards) The Hindu Council of Australia’s Hindu Benevolent Funds presents a cultural event to fundraise for Bush re Relief. Dance, music and magic show by Saksham Sharma.

Venue: PIA Auditorium 2 Australia Avenue, Sydney Olympic Park.

Details 0433 037 080

AASHA for Bush re Relief

Sat 11 April (6:30 pm onwards)

AASHA presents ‘Singing Stars of Bollywood’, a musical tribute to all our star singers; an enticing evening of melodies by popular community singers. This is a charity event for Bush re relief.

Venue: Redgum Function Centre, 2 Lane Street, Wentworthville.

Details 0412 786 569

CLUB

Mateship Fair

DJ Rhea: India’s leading female DJ Fri 28 Feb (9.30pm onwards)

Zeta Bar (488 George St, Sydney) presents DJ Rhea in Page 3 Night: Bollywood & Bhangra.

Details 02 9265 6070

Unity Bollywood Concert

Sat 29 Feb (7:00 pm onwards)

Diamond Showroom, Blacktown Workers Club, 55 Campbell Street Blacktown NSW 2148.

Details 0412 779 418

Classical

Re-imagining Dance: Brown bodies on the global stage

Fri 21 Feb (7:00 pm – 9:00 pm)

Swarnamalya Ganesh draws you in to the world of the yesteryear darbars with her signature Sadir for the Rajahs and Nawabs; Mallika Sarabhai performs a Padam she penned herself that asks the question, ‘Radha was years older than you Krishna yet your love is celebrated as eternal and gloriouswhy then am I scorned for the same’; and Anita Ratnam captivates in a contemporary interpretation of the mythical demoness Soorpanakha.

All three internationally acclaimed dancers share anecdotes of their dance and candidly re ect on their practice spanning multiple decades in a conversation hosted by Indu Balachandran.

The evening will culminate in a unique opportunity to meet the three artists visiting from India over dinner catered by 2 Boys in Saris.

Venue: Information &Cultural Exchange, 8 Victoria Rd, Parramatta, NSW 2150.

Details 02 9897 5744

Sri Purandara Dasa Aradhana

Sun 23 Feb (9.15am - 2.00pm)

The 20th annual Purandara Dasa Aradhana will be held at Redgum Function Centre, 2 Lane Street, Wentworthville 2145. In its 20th anniversary year, the theme is Sri Purandara Dasara Kshethra Darshana. Details Lakshmi Kumaraguruparan 0435 825 533, Shrikant Rao 0416 167 417

Con uence With Kaushiki

Chakraborty

Sat 4 April (4:00pm onwards)

A musical evening with vocalist Kaushiki Chakraborty and Ojas Adhiya on Tabla, Murad Ali Khan on Sarangi, Ninad Mulaonkar on Flute,

Vishal Dhumal on keyboard, Rickraj Nath on Guitar and Vaibhav Wavikar on Percussion. Venue: C3 Church Auditorium, Silverwater, Sydney. Details 0470574177

HOLI

Sun 1 Mar (12noon – 7:00pm) CIA presents Harmony Week Holi Festival Of Colours 2020: Holi celebration with Indian food, dhol drums, a fun- lled family event.

Venue: Girraween Park, Toongabbie Rd, Toongabbie. Details 0477 370 179

Sat 7 Mar (11.00am onwards)

Wyatt Park, 49 Church St Lidcombe. Details 0466 587 627.

Sun 8 Mar (11:00 – 1.30pm) Team India presents Holi at Railway St Parramatta. Details 0470 130 891.

Sun 8 Mar (11.00am – 5.00pm)

Federation of Indian Associations in NSW presents Holi at Freame Park, Burnett St, Mays Hill. Details 0401 449 929.

Sat 14 Mar (4.00pm – 9.00pm)

Hindu Heritage Society presents Holi at Reg Byrne Community Centre, Fyall Ave Wentworthville. Details 02 9806 5140.

Sun 15 Mar (11:00am – 5:00pm)

Festival of colours – Holi celebration along Parramatta River Free Entry | Non Stop Music | Food Stalls | Business stalls.

Sun 5 Apr (6:00pm – 8:00pm)

Team India presents Holi Comedy Night at Franklin St, Parramatta. Details 0470 130 891

Sun 15 Mar (11.00am – 5.00pm)

Hindu Council of Australia presents Holi at Civic Park, Targo Rd, Pendle Hill. Details 0408 625176

Misc

Indian Bridal Expo

Sat 22 Feb (10:00 am – 3:00 pm)

Fair eld Showground - Parklands Function Centre, 443 Smith eld Rd, Prairiewood, NSW 2176. Details 0431 005 869

Indian Women Empower

Fri 6 Mar (5:30pm – 7:30pm) Launch of INDIAN WOMEN EMPOWER (IWE), an initiative led by Community Migrant Resource Centre. The purpose of IWEis to ensure that women from the Indian diaspora living in Australia are safe, enjoy full healthy relationships and have every opportunity to succeed. Venue: Lachlan's Old Government House, Macquarie St, Parramatta.

Details 02 9687 9901

Bharatanatyam

Fri 28 Feb (6.00pm onwards)

Renowned Indian dancer Shobana Suresh presents a recital at the Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre Level 2, 265 Castlereagh St.

Details 02 9223 2702

Spiritual

Maha Shivratri at Sydney Uni

Wed 19 Feb (11:00am – 1:00pm)

The festival of Maha Shivaratri will be observed for the rst time on-campus at Sydney University. Program includes Puja, discourse, guided meditation, Q and A and prasadam lunch.

Venue: Seminar Room 350, Carslaw Building (F07) ,Eastern Avenue, Camperdown Campus.

Details 0405 657 257

International Gita Mahotsav

Sat 21 Mar (11:00 am – 2:00 pm)

International Gita Seminar at Darling Harbour Theatre, International Convention Centre, Sydney.

Sun 22 Mar (03.30 pm – 08.30 pm)

Gita SadbhavanaYatra starting from BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Temple to River foreshore, Parramatta.

Mon 23 Mar (12.00 noon – 03.00 pm) Reception in Federal Parliament, Canberra.

Tue 24 Mar (11.00 am – 01.00 pm) Valedictory function at NSW Parliament, Sydney.

Details 0410 616 463 or email: igm2020@myaha.org.au

Sri M visit to Australia

15-30 Mar Eminent Kriya Yoga expert Sri M will visit Sydney and will meet the public at a series of events. Details send message to +61413098814 on WhatsApp.