In the internet era, what is the future of the ethnic media?
Every Friday night, Jews in Melbourne observe the traditional Sabbath dinner, a traditional Jewish practice the world over when families get together, enjoy food...
Unapologetically transgender: Naavikaran on the contours of her life
Naavikaran has her name tattooed on her shoulder. “It is a name I gave myself,” she says. Born Shaun D’ Souza, she is not...
How Shwetali Sawant is creating little India in Melbourne
After completing her Bachelors in Electronics and Communication from Nirma University in Ahmedabad and Master’s in Biomedical Engineering from Cornell University in New York,...
The Katyals’ fervent plea to stay on in Australia
For Varun Katyal, gratitude and hurt feels almost identical right now. Gratitude that he has been able to live and work in Australia for...
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 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...
India travel ban: Why the controversy
When Hollywood actor Johnny Depp and his wife Amber Heard came to Australia with their two pet Yorkshire terriers in April 2015, they attracted...
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...
Veena Gandhi on her entrepreneurial journey in Australia
Veena Gandhi calls herself a serial entrepreneur. Perhaps not surprisingly. The Jamia Millia Islamia Delhi alumnus started her career in advertising straight after completing...
How Covid has led to skill shortages in different sectors
The word doing the rounds these days is that it is increasingly difficult to find pizza deliverers around Melbourne. Sometimes, business managers are willing...