Melbourne writer Nishant Kaushik on his books & a coveted deal
Melbourne-based author Nishant Kaushik is a prolific writer. You would wonder how writing literary fiction fits into his life being a busy father of...
How Saleha Singh is making connections & building bridges
There is something very refreshing about Chai Chat & Community, a webcast that tackles various South Asian issues. Founded and presented by Saleha Singh,...
How Melbourne’s Rajasthan Kutumb has evolved over time
In 2001, a group of seven families formed the Rajasthan Kutumb in Victoria. It would represent a microcosm of the northern Indian desert state...
Jaya Manchikanti: Making her mark
It was in the 1970s that Jaya Manchikanti came to Australia along with her parents as an eight-year-old from India. The family settled in...
Melbourne’s spectacular granite temple hosts chariot festival
As Melbourne’s Sri Vakrathunda Vinayagar Temple in The Basin enters its milestone 30th anniversary this year and having set its own history of housing...
A different ardor for this Melbourne Bengali theatre group
In 2019, five Bengali families in Victoria got together to create Actomania, a theatre group. Quite a silver lining to the pandemic that followed...
Mira D’Silva: Aiming to make a positive difference
Mira D’Silva is one of the many political aspirants this federal elections for whom the pandemic did prove to be a turning point. She...
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.
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On Mother’s Day, reflection on an invisible mother
Mother’s Day these days comes with so much of resonance. I wake up with my social media feeds swarmed by photos of mums with...
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...