Agent of change
A pioneer in the field of HIV and sexual health, Dr Shailendra Sawleshwarkar says they are still taboo areas for Indians in India and...
Giving, caring, building: The Story of Sant Nirankari Mission in Australia
Sant Nirankari Mission volunteer Manjit Singh tells Alys Francis about how he assisted in bringing the movement to Australia, and how social discrimination made community service more challenging
Few Australians...
Mahajan magic
Nidhi Mahajan – the MasterChef contestant who floored culinary legend Marco Pierre-White has become quite a legend herself. Poornima Koonath talks to the amateur...
Driven by dreams
Le Man Toyota’s National Achievers Siddharth Sheth and Yogesh Arora on the secret to their winning streak
This unexpected recognition of my efforts gives me...
Catch The Magic Hour of Kathakali and Othello at Footscray this August
Between 24 and 26 August, Footscray Community Arts Centre will come alive with The Magic Hour, an exciting and flamboyant multicultural dance theatre interpretation...
In the heart of teaching
In India, 5 September is celebrated as teachers’ day. And here’s why
“A good teacher can inspire hope, ignite the imagination, and instil a love...
Journey of dreams
Om Swami's If Truth Be Told: A Monk’s Memoir recounts the life of a millionaire who gave it all up in search of spirituality
In...
English escapes
NZ, AUS among Top 5 English-speaking destinations for expats
As many English-speaking citizens may be considering a move abroad these days, InterNations (www.internations.org), the world’s...
The world in my lens
Photography allows Saravanan Ravichandran to express his feelings in ways words cannot
Since I first held a camera, I have yearned to be more than...
Indian expat’s trauma and loss inspires book about love
Nandita Chakraborty's second book Meera Rising is about an immigrant woman who takes charge of her life and sexuality
In 2011, Nandita Chakraborty fell 40...