From church pews to temple stages: Christina Prakanthan’s unlikely journey
Christina Prakanthan grew up Christian in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Her family went to church. They celebrated Christian holidays. But somehow, without any friction or...
From Vietnam to Punjab: Five men rethink masculinity
They sat in a row across the front of the room. Five men from five different cultural backgrounds, each with a story that had...
Assam’s Sattriya finds a new home in Melbourne
When Nilakshi Barah arrived in Melbourne in 2006, she wasn't planning to continue her dance career. She had moved to Australia because of her...
House full, hearts fuller: Why Dastak demands a repeat
There are plays that entertain, and then there are plays that linger in your mind long after the curtains fall. Khelaiya Productions' Dastak -...
Big V success fuels Maahi Patel’s journey through footy
When Maahi Patel ran onto Elsternwick Park on Saturday, he was the only player of Indian origin in the entire Big V Under 19...
The Melbourne Anglo-Indian dancer Hollywood discovered
When Lisa Antoinette Herbert opened Instagram one day, she noticed someone new had started following her.
It was an agent from BLOC LA, one of...
पारिवारिक और घरेलू हिंसा के दीर्घकालिक असर को उजागर करने के लिए कैंडललाइट विजिल
Safe Steps ने विक्टोरिया के लोगों से अपील की है कि वे 6 मई को आयोजित उसकी वार्षिक कैंडललाइट विजिल में शामिल होकर पारिवारिक...
The man who calls himself a ‘dangerous optimist’
Mohan Yellishetty grew up in Manthani, a small town in Telangana, South India, watching the landscape around him change. As coal mines expanded, so...
Miss the Census? Your community could miss out
A
s Census night approaches, everyone who will be in Australia on Tuesday, 11 August is being urged to complete their Census, with the Australian...
A Story of War. A Story of Family. A Story for Today.
W
hen The Jungle and the Sea premiered in 2022, it was a story about one family's struggle to survive the Sri Lankan Civil War....