A man who is quite the heartbeat of Hindi poetry in Australia
For anyone familiar with the rigours of an engineering degree, it might seem that engineering and poetry are a rare combination. Not so for...
Melbourne Konkan Community’s 13-Year journey in Melbourne
For nearly 15 years, Stevin Carvalho fondly recalls his aunt, Philomen Fernandes, hosting a gathering of Catholic Mangalorean families in her Werribee backyard to...
Mithila Gupta breaks new ground with Four Years Later on SBS
It took Mithila Gupta four years to complete her latest television series, Four Years Later—a fitting reflection of how much life can change in...
Bindu Narula’s decade-long quest to uncover her roots
In the 37 years she has lived in Australia, Bindu Narula realised she had neglected to share much about her life and ancestry with...
Visual storyteller Priyanka Jain’s bold fusion of art & science
As a visual and performance artist, Kolkata-born Priyanka Jain loves to tell stories through recitation, dance, and audience interaction. But she often surprises her...
How Santosh Kaur is trying to revolutionise wound care with SmartHeal
Santosh Kaur missed her flight to Russia, where she was supposed to study medicine. "It's a twisted story," she says, "about how people are...
What Ria Patel & Jagesh Panchal say about mental health
Beyond research, ample anecdotal evidence shows that mental health is often ignored in many South Asian communities, worsening the stigma as people suffer in...
The bold plan to teach multicultural communities to swim
Taking a dip in the water is as quintessentially Aussie as barbecues, but for many in the multicultural community, swimming isn’t a central activity.
Over...
From Goan Roots to Aussie Dreams: The Zaneta Mascarenhas story
Born to Indian immigrant parents of Goan descent, Zaneta Mascarenhas's story stands out. She turned her dreams into reality by embracing both her heritage...
A reconciliation initiative that is inspiring multicultural communities
Jagesh Panchal, a Gujarati born and raised in Australia, had little understanding of reconciliation until recently.
On Tuesday evening, he was one of ten members...