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...
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...
The week that was
While the rise of COVID-19 cases has been at the forefront of news in Victoria, a look at some of the highlights from the...
Analla: Black Saturday through the lens of Indian immigrants & Hinduism
The Victorian bushfire of February 2009 is a tragedy etched in everyone’s memory. Often, it is a tragedy told from the Anglo-Saxon perspective. In...
How some Indian-owned businesses are ticking in 2021
Last year, when the coronavirus reared its ugly head, no one was prepared for the surge ahead. Over the course of autumn and winter...
Queen’s Honours List: Prof Suresh Bhargava’s compelling story
Sitting in his Melbourne home, Professor Suresh Bhargava is basking in the congratulatory notes and good wishes coming his way. With reason. His name...
Having fought all odds, now a champion of youth causes
When Elvis Martin came to Australia, he wanted to study medicine and become a cardiologist. It was not viewed as a ‘masculine subject’ by...
Does love come with a price?
I open my backlog of weekend newspapers having been away and enjoy going through the spread of magazines and supplements with my morning cup...
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...
How organisations in Australia are reaching out to India
As India grapples with its worst outbreak of coronavirus there has been an outpouring of support flowing from Australia. The country's worst health emergency...