How one dinner celebrated women, diversity, and hope
It was a dinner with a difference. On a warm autumn Wednesday evening, the Millennium House Community Centre in Seddon hosted a gathering where...
Awareness crucial as India tops protection visa applications
As part of a campaign to raise awareness about the purpose of the Protection (subclass 866) visa, the Australian Government is urging Indian nationals...
‘Honour for the community’: Sunila Shrivastava on OAM
From her home in Wheelers Hill, Melbourne, Dr Sunila Shrivastava, who was honoured with the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) on January...
Why the row over naming of Guru Nanak Lake in Berwick Springs?
In 2019, during the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, the founder of Sikhism, the Sikh community in Victoria proposed establishing a landmark...
How Melbourne’s Indian community is welcoming Diwali
Melbourne's Indian community is preparing to welcome Diwali with a blend of traditional customs and modern celebrations. Families are decorating homes with rangoli and...
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...
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...
Why Vinay Nair chose people over a promising engineering career
Vinay Nair came to Australia in 2003 after missing out on the chance to study in the United States. However, despite being trained as...