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WHERE: Darcy Road Public School Hall, Wentworthville COST: FREE

MATERIALS: All materials will be provided. Classes will be in English.

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23 -24 Jan 12 noon-4 pm Café Circulation Area

Soul to soul: Healing music and nada yoga

22 and 23 Jan 9-10am

Indian music and chant to lift the spirit led by Nirmal Jena and friends. Join exercises in breathing and sound vibrations with vocal and instrumental accompaniment.

Garden Walk: Royal Botanic Garden Divine Landscape self-guided tour

Experience the sensuality, tranquility and beauty of the gardens, stopping at locations reminiscent of the maharaja’s palace. Download the self-guided tour from www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/gardenswalk

Joint Republic Day and Australia Day celebration

24 Jan The Australia India Medical association [AIMA], in partnership with 25+ Indian Australian associations/groups, has organised a combined celebration to mark Australia Day and India’s Republic Day. Ryde Civic Centre, 1 Devlin Street, Ryde NSW, 6pm-11pm. Details call Yadu Singh 0413 375 669 or Rahul Jethi 0402 883 225

UIA’s Republic Day – Australia Day celebration

25 Jan UIA organises a joint celebration of Australia and India’s national days at Parravilla Function Centre, 42 Campbell St, Parramatta. Details call Aruna Chandrala 0410 338 900.

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Amit Dasgupta, Consul General of India (Sydney) will then read out the message of the President of India to the nation. This will be followed by light refreshments. All members of the Indian community are cordially invited to attend the function.

Raja Yoga Weekend Retreat

5 Feb All are invited for a Raja Yoga weekend Hindi Retreat on Experiencing Inner Power & Protection starting 7:00pm at Brahma Kumaris Centre for Spiritual learning, Leura. Details contact www.bkwsu.org/au/retreats then click Blue Mountains or phone 02 47842500, mobile 0431 446 056.

Harbour Cruise

6 Feb NSW Indian Welfare Association is organising a Harbour Cruise from 6.30pm to 10.30pm by the Three Tier “MV Blue Moon Majestic”. Boarding at Birkinhead Point. Prizes for the best dressed; dance to the music of DJ. Licenced Bar on board. Details contact N Sampath 9893 7729 or Saraswathi Venugopalan 9838 0654.

Upanishads short course please register

Details contact Kumar 0407 108 372 or Shobana 0422 732 907

Dancing to spirituality

28 Mar Natyadharshan Dance School presents a charity dance program, at Casula Power House Theatre, (Casula Road - near Jolly Knight Motel) 6pm. Details call Sashi Bala on 9607 2916 / 0434 233 115 or visit www. natyadharshan.com

Volunteers needed for 2010 Sydney Royal Easter Show

The Royal Agricultural Society of NSW (RAS) is inviting people over the age of 17 to become volunteers at the 2010 Sydney Royal Easter Show, which runs from 1 – 14 April. Volunteers can apply to work in areas such as administration, information and ushering, or with the animals.

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Each volunteer is asked to take on a minimum of eight shifts over the 14 days of the Show, with at least four of the shifts on high traffic days. For this, each volunteer will receive access to the Show for its duration, meal vouchers, an official volunteer uniform and exclusive entry to the Volunteer Green Room. All volunteers will be provided with job specific coaching and training, and must also complete an Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) induction which can be completed online.

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26 Jan India’s Republic Day will be marked in Sydney at the residence of the Consul General at 2 Pleasant Ave, East Lindfield NSW 2070 at 9.00am sharp. The function will begin with the Flag Hoisting at 9.00am. Mr.

Starting March SVT Vidyalaya presents Upanishatsarasangraha a rare and free opportunity to learn the essence of all Upanishads. Sri Vasudevacharya, Senior Disciple of Swami Dayananda Saraswathi will teach the course. In eighteen classes, he will systematically explain the meaning of the most outstanding mantras from all the principal Upanishads. This is a unique course that will prove of great benefit to spiritual seekers. All are welcome. No prior knowledge necessary.

WHEN: First 3 Sundays of each month, Start: SUN, March 7, 2010 (3pm-5pm). Finish SUN August 15, 2010 (3pm-5pm)

People interested in becoming a volunteer can visit www. eastershow.com.au/volunteers for additional details and to download an application form.

Volunteer interviews will be conducted by appointment on Saturday 6 February. Please register by contacting Rosemary Ferrari, Sydney Royal Easter Show Volunteers Coordinator, on (02) 9704 1297 or email volunteers@ rasnsw.com.au

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West Bengal mourns Jyoti Basu

WEST BENGAL mourned the death of one of its most accomplished leaders Jyoti Basu on January 17, who ruled the state for a record 23 years. Communists wept inconsolably and thousands gathered before the hospital where the 95-year-old Marxist breathed his last.

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As news of his death after a 16-day battle in hospital was announced by state Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) secretary Biman Bose, people broke down. Bose himself was sobbing as he said, his voice shaking: “I have come to give you sad news. Jyoti Basu is now no more with us. He has left us. I can’t say anything more now...”

In no time, the state was plunged into grief, and the red flag was flown at half mast in all the hundreds of party offices across the state. Senior CPI-M leaders, Basu’s relatives and party activists wept inconsolably as party cadres periodically chanted the slogan: “Jyoti Basu, Lal Salaam, Lal Salaam (red salute)”.

The West Bengal government declared a two-day state mourning and announced a holiday in all state government offices and establishments on January 18.

Local television channels cancelled all other programmes and started broadcasting images of Jyoti Basu at various stages of his life, his old interviews and recollections of people who knew him closely. Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee described Basu as the guardian of the state’s Left Front government, and said: “In his death the country has lost a great leader and the left and democratic movement in the country has received a severe blow.”

Former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee, who called Basu his ‘political guru’, said: “I have lost somebody like my father. He had immense love and feelings for the people. He always asked us to stay by the side of the common people. He always said politics is for the common people”.

“A chapter of history ended today. He was never a chief minister, he was an uncle to me and he also loved me in the similar way,” said Bollywood hero Mithun Chakraborty, who visited the hospital after the veteran passed away.

Eminent filmmaker Mrinal Sen said there was no other political leader of Basu’s stature in the country now. “Aamar Bhuvan (My World, 2002) is the last movie he had seen. It was directed by me. He was very happy after watching it and appreciated the movie. An era ended with his death.”

State assembly Speaker Hasim Abdul Halim said: “He was a fighter and he fought for his life till the end. His demise is a big loss for the workers and labourers of the country.”

Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee, Basu’s bitter political foe when he was chief minister, called for a 72-hour mourning in the state.

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Basu had been chief minister for a record 23 years, leading five consecutive Left

“He was the first and last chapter of the Communist movement in India. He will be remembered for his political achievements because of his pioneering role in the country’s Left movement.”

Former West Bengal chief minister Siddhartha Shankar Ray remembered the economic hurdles Basu endured during his long years of struggle as communist leader before becoming chief minister. “At the beginning of his career as a communist, he had faced lots of economic hurdles. I have seen how simple a life he led whenever

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I visited his house. I have seen his wife cooking simple food... seldom I found them cooking fish or meat,” Ray, a close friend of Basu, said.

The mass leader’s death triggered gloom among his countless admirers. “I can’t express my feelings now. All I can say, I grew up watching him and following his Communist ideals throughout my life,” said Arnab Mondal, a 50-year-old resident of Kolkata’s Nagerbazar area.

Winning elections then became a habit for Basu. After independence, he was repeatedly elected to the West Bengal legislature, starting in 1952.

When the CPI split in 1964 parallel to the Sino-Soviet break-up, Basu became one of the nine founding politburo members of the more radical CPI-M.

Even after relinquishing office as chief minister in 2000, Basu continued to play a big role in the CPI-M and Indian politics till repeated bouts of illness finally took their toll. He passed away on January 17, aged 95, after a 16-day battle in hospital.