India: A personal journey of an intimate stranger
Colours and faces of India, a book by David Krasnostein AM, is so organised that there is a great elegance to the presentation. As...
Dolly Kikon’s four continent life experience
From being a first-generation Indian female tribal anthropologist to make it in the international academy to her new role as Deputy Associate Dean (India...
Valentine’s Day: If the sweets do not work, eat them yourself
Just for the record, I am not big on Valentine’s Day. Never have been.
When I moved to Delhi in my early 20s, you could...
Meet Samarveer: Large heroism in a small frame
The coolest young man right now is this eight-year old from Williams Landing. As the youngest volunteer in humanitarian work around Victoria, Samarveer Singh...
Of cricket & culture: breaking down barriers
2020 was a rough year on all fronts. But Vernon Tissera, Uday Chandran, Adam Tucker, Brijal Parikh and Johann Jayasinha managed to achieve something...
An Indian, what becoming Australian means to me
More than 27,000 people will mark this Australia Day by becoming Australian citizens—the largest ever number to make the pledge today, January 26
I arrived...
Kayden Dias’ savvy take on Indian food with Khushee
Despite having worked in many sectors—be it airlines or real estate—Kayden Dias has never received such jolts of happiness or satisfaction as when he...
Active Citizenship Award for a man who sees beyond himself
Gurjinder Singh’s ambitions seem quite modest. He came to Adelaide in 2009 and all he wanted to do was work hard and lead a...
Belated celebration for Manipuri expats in Melbourne
After the cancellation of two major events—Cheirouba (Lunar New Year) in April and Ningol Chakauba (a festival celebrated to strengthen the bond of love...
The culinary journey of Dinesh Kumar
The year was 1980. It was Dinesh Kumar’s first day of civil engineering class at the Pusa Polytechnic, New Delhi, when he learnt of...