Meet RAAF dentist Ajitha Sugnanam whose charity treats thousands
Growing up, Ajitha Sugnanam mostly focussed on her studies and went on to complete her Bachelor of Oral Health, Graduate Diploma of Dentistry and...
‘India and China can’t be seen to be weak, so they have to stand...
Sydney-based professor Jingdong Yuan says the countries need to stop thinking about military operations
Tensions escalating on the disputed Himalayan border between members of Indian...
From Iraq War to the pandemic, one chef’s philanthropic journey
The coronavirus pandemic has meant different things to different chefs. While some are reinventing themselves, some others are on a philanthropic journey. Take Daman...
How Liza Pavlakos turned her life into a success story
Liza Pavlakos’s life story is the stuff films are made of. Raped and abused as a young adult, single mother at 21, kidnapped and...
Meet Jovia Prem, Melbourne’s young prolific author
Though little and just eight years of age, Jovia Prem has a lot going for her. For one, in the year of the pandemic,...
Melbourne women set to create history with Mega Thiruvathira for Onam
This Onam, Melbourne will echo with the rhythm of tradition as nearly 200 women take the stage for the Mega Thiruvathira at Springvale Town...
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...
Five women. Diverse stories. Celebrating womanhood.
It is the International Women’s Day on 8 March and we take this opportunity to reflect on five personalities, who by dint of their...
An Australian’s love affair with India
Growing up in Melbourne and going to school in Box Hill decades ago, Sue Drummond remembers the first Indian girl she made friends with...
Melbourne’s youngest Gurudwara embodies a broader cause
About two years ago, when many championed for the setting up of a Gurudwara (Sikh temple) at 33 Officer Road, there was opposition from...