Daredevil of the almond world in Victoria
When Hari Yellina moved to Australia in 2001 on a business visa, he did not envisage getting into the farming industry. He was an...
Young Sienna Katelyn has a pop star appeal
At just ten years of age, Sienna Katelyn has her first original song ‘CRY’. Quite a musical output for someone this young but for...
Where the monks come home
They say what you remember is not the same as what you witnessed. But I am hoping the reels of my memory are still...
From Iraq War to the pandemic, one chef’s philanthropic journey
The coronavirus pandemic has meant different things to different chefs. While some are reinventing themselves, some others are on a philanthropic journey. Take Daman...
At Bairnsdale, ‘charity man’ Kamaljit Rai navigates the pandemic
At Bairnsdale, a regional town in East Gippsland some 281 km from Melbourne, Kamaljit Rai Singh humbly acknowledges that people know him now. He...
Ajay Pasupulate has his own story to tell
Few weeks ago, Melton-based Ajay Pasupulate lost his job. He had a career as an IT professional and one that was built on incremental...
Bendigo Strikers: How a community cricket club grew
Around 2010, Bendigo saw a few influx of Malayalees, or people originally from Kerala, India’s southern state. Quite a tight-knit community, and bound by...
Ria Arora’s poem makes it to Scott Morrison’s Facebook page
All of ten, Ria Arora’s poem on COVID-19 conjures the world we are living in right now with depth and beauty. Small wonder, then,...
Rhea Chakraborty case makes you think India is no country for women
Day after day, hour after hour, the cacophony of vile, putrid allegations against Bollywood actress Rhea Chakraborty has been growing louder and louder. Her...
Negotiating my identity as a migrant
This article is based on my personal experience of being both an internal and a transnational migrant. My initial decision to migrate can be...