This month of February, Kantha weaves a magic of personal and inter-generational, women-centered practice with narratives embroidered on worn, at times stained and frail muslin sarees. Featuring paintings the exhibition addresses the Kantha textile tradition of India with artist Natasha Narain presenting ‘A Kantha Garden for Her’ showing at Walker Street Gallery and Arts Centre,…
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Nike faces demand to Recall Air Max 270 as Muslims protest sneakers’ design
Melbourne, January 31: Nike Inc. is facing pressure to recall one of its leading brands of sneakers after a customer launched an online petition alleging the design on its sole resembles the Arabic word for Allah. Nike Inc. however said in a statement that logo was just a stylized version of Air Max trademark. “Any…
Forecast – Melbourne to take a sharp downturn in Property values in 2019
Melbourne, January 8: Home and property values in Melbourne peaked and began to fall in almost every region, with the decline tipped to continue through to this year. In fact, the fast decline will most likely outpace Sydney in housing price declines. In December, Sydney recorded a 1.8 per cent monthly drop compared to Melbourne’s…
No Your Children are not Dumb if they are failing Maths and English
Rare opportunity to Time the Property Market to your benefit
Property investors are entering ‘unchartered territory’ as they can finally ‘time the market’ to their own benefit. Melbourne, January 7: RiskWise Property Research CEO Doron Peleg described an ‘extremely unusual’ set of circumstances which meant investors could enter the market at just the right time to minimise their risk and get better capital growth. “What…
Why your New Year’s Resolution is destined to Fail
Melbourne, December 27: Every year, thousands of people lurch to the finishing line of the year armed with their New Year’s Resolutions only to get to February and give up. Author of Free From Fear, Andrew Hackett says New Year’s Resolutions are like taking putting a Band-Aid on broken leg. “The problem with setting goals…
2018 Celebrity Home: Top 10 Spectacular and Unusual Celebrity Homes
The year 2018 has seen a plethora of fascinating, spectacular and unusual celebrity homes hit the market and we have picked ten of our favorites to share with you. “2018 Top Ten Celebrity Homes” “Cher’s Original Mansion” Cher’s original mansion was her first serious home after her divorce from Sonny Bono, which she designed and…
Prof Veena can turn your old clothing into high-end building material
Sydney, December 19: Don’t throw out your old clothing – researchers at UNSW Sydney have developed an effective process to turn old clothing and textiles into high-quality building products such as flat panels. These high-end composite products can have a wood veneer look or a ceramic-style finish and were lab tested for qualities such as…
Indian Summer Festival set to entertain Melbourne at Boxing Day clash
Melbourne chefs to dish up modern Indian flavours at Boxing Day Australia v India clash Melbourne, December 11: Samosa burgers, pani puri and tandoori chicken tacos are just a few of the dishes set to hit Yarra Park as part of the Indian Summer Festival – a free festival coinciding with the Domain Boxing Day…
Win FREE Tickets to The 73rd Australian DanceSport Championship
Bharat Times has Double Passes to the ultimate DanceSport event at Melbourne Arena – THIS COMPETITION HAS NOW FINISHED Australia’s dancing elite will be joined by a flock of international talent and the country’s most devoted dance enthusiasts this December for the Australian DanceSport calendar event of the year. The premier competitive ballroom dancing event will…