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Federal elections: What does the community want?

The Indian Sun speaks to some members of the community on what they want from this federal election. Read on. ELVIS MARTIN, Expert Advisory Panel...

Sri Lankans in Melbourne on the political disenchantment

On 21 April 2019, in what is now infamously known as the Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka, Monash University’s Mathematics Lecturer Dr Ranjith...

How this small community language school in Clayton is thriving

That every community views its heritage as a source of pride is a no brainer. And when settling abroad, often, the older members want...

Why we need to talk about Covid vaccine & children

Ten-year old Akash*, who goes to a school in Melton, is not vaccinated. His mother Supriya* says she is happy with not going ahead...

Pandemic conversation: How can we stay relatively safe?

With a highly infectious Omicron third wave, the pandemic conversation is now shifting to how communities and individuals can keep themselves safe. On an average,...

Maharashtrians in Australia: Sammelan & a 28-year journey

In the early 1980s, there were around 30-40 families from the western Indian state of Maharashtra trickling into Victoria. Like any diasporic community, the...

Embracing Golu, the festival of dolls, with an Aussie twist

For Shruthi Mangalaganesh, every year the nine-day festival of Navratri is a memorable one. It is a time when the family engages in the...

Chhatt Puja & the Bihar Jharkhand community in Victoria

Shiv Gulam Mishra, originally from Munger in Bihar, who came to Australia in 1991 jests, “None of the Biharis are businessman. We are hundred...

How community cricket clubs are raising their bats

Australia’s summer would seem incomplete without cricket. And with many multicultural clubs raising their bats, there is excitement for players and fans alike. For people...

Beyond Borders: Exploring caste bias Down Under

Dr Pradeep Taneja recalls walking into a petrol station at a Melbourne suburb when a compatriot, who was working at the counter, asks him...