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Naishadh Gadani: From migrant struggles to job market stardom

Melbourne-based Naishadh Gadani migrated to Australia in 2007 from India. Like all migrants, he struggled to find employment initially but beat the odds to...

How this young STEM advocate sees the future

With her recent appointment to the National Youth Advisory Group on promotion of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM), Aayushi Khillan, 22, is filled...

Abhishek Joshi: Visionary behind Townsville’s beloved India Fest

Dr Abhishek Joshi, an oncologist, stands out from the norm as he was granted the Australian Royal College Fellowship without an examination—a testament to...

Divesh Sareen takes you on a journey with The Indian Mate

Divesh Sareen’s story will probably sound familiar to many. Born to a lower middle-class family in Punjab, he came to Australia in 2008 to...

Unbounded: Maria Thattil drops some life tools & a tasty teaser

After being crowned Miss Universe Australia in 2020, Maria Thattil is now out with her book Unbounded. All in all, Thattil, who just turned...

Guru of Chai: An India of Jacob Rajan’s imagination

In 2008, when the global financial crisis upended the world, nobody was going to the theatre. For Jacob Rajan, New Zealand-based playwright and actor,...

I chose love and forgiveness over hatred: Kia Scherr

...on life after losing her husband & daughter in the Mumbai 26/11 terror attack Kia Scherr lives life by example. Kia lost her husband Alan...

Staying motivated with Vaishnavi Poduri

It goes without saying that the pandemic brought a whole lot of challenges to both kids and adults alike. But one person who embraced...

Mandar Vaidya on new play & growth of Indian theatre in Melbourne

An alumnus of Mumbai’s Prithvi Theatre, Mandar Vaidya has been pursuing theatre activity in Melbourne since 2002. In 2016, he along with like-minded Indian...

How Sydney’s lockdown became Kavita Nandan’s poetry

The pandemic did different things to different people. For Sydney-based Kavita Nandan, it was veering from prose and turning to poetry for its sublime...