The ‘tricky’ question of mandating vaccines in small business
At his restaurant in the CBD, *Shyam has been sitting since 10 am and by 2 pm as the clock ticks away, he has...
Woodend’s only Indian restaurateur finds cohesion & support
In this small regional town of Woodend, everybody knows Sam or Sammy as he is fondly called. Not because Sizzler Restobar is the only...
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...
Finding sweet deals amid coronavirus
Cranbourne-based real estate consultant Alap Patel on how to keep moving in the current crisis. Joining the Qoin movement, he says, was one of...
I am Manipuri and I don’t have corona
Most of you reading this have probably heard of the word Manipur only through Mary Kom, India’s boxing champion who put this tiny state...
From Hyderabad to Melbourne: Finding moral purpose
Syeda Bahadur is proud of where she comes from. Hyderabad, the city of pearls and biryani, she exclaims. After all, it is where she...
‘Seek mental health support that is available’
An actor, emcee and a former Mrs India International winner, Kamini Saberwal has been the face of many national ad campaigns such as the...
The exuberance of Indian origin singer Jessie Hillel
If the lockdowns have allowed people to take a pause to whatever they are doing, for Jessie Hillel, 20, born to Malayalee parents and...
Melbourne’s Jain community has much to cheer for
In the early 2000s, the Jain community in Melbourne was still a fledgling one. Yet they were able to knit together as a group...
The Indian Sun writer awarded Judith Neilson Institute grant
Indira Laisram to research and write stories on Indian migrants and the diaspora in Victoria
Indira Laisram, a contributor for The Indian Sun, has been...