Harpreet Singh Kandra, truly a community volunteer
Early in June, Harpreet Singh Kandra proudly took the podium at the Arts Centre in Melbourne. The occasion was the first Victorian Multicultural Honour...
Financially sound: Sydney-based Paridhi Jain tells you how
Much of her childhood life, Paridhi Jain recalls, was seeing her parents struggle and work hard. She thinks this is the unchanging migrant narrative...
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...
Michelle Ananda-Rajah: Very much a modern Australian story
The dust has settled on the elections. And for Dr Michelle Ananda-Rajah, the first Labor Member of Parliament (MP) to win the seat of...
‘Cost of rice up by 20%’: As inflation soars, community feels the heat
At the Heidelberg Pickles and Pappads, an Indian grocery store, owner Raj is fretting about the increase in prices of almost all commodities, which...
A different ardor for this Melbourne Bengali theatre group
In 2019, five Bengali families in Victoria got together to create Actomania, a theatre group. Quite a silver lining to the pandemic that followed...
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...
Melbourne writer Nishant Kaushik on his books & a coveted deal
Melbourne-based author Nishant Kaushik is a prolific writer. You would wonder how writing literary fiction fits into his life being a busy father of...
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...
Jan 26 reflections: Negotiating the Australian-Indian identity
January 26 is a day when India celebrates Republic Day and Australia celebrates Australia Day. A double celebration. For many Indians it is also...