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Bageshri Savyasachi

Truth-telling, tree-hugging journalist.
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Why ‘Jai Bhim’ should be on every Indian’s watchlist

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  Tamil film ‘Jai Bhim’ has notably surpassed The Godfather and The Shawshank Redemption on IMDB with an unbelievable rating of 9.8 stars out of 10.   The film is based on a real tribal...
Parenting

How to recognise and respond to anxiety and depression in kids

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*Trigger warning: anxiety, depression, suicide* My anxiety is silent. You wouldn't even notice a change on the outside, but I'm honestly so stressed. I can't even manage...
Lifestyle

Celebrating Halloween and the multicultural spirit

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  Lockdown in Australia ended just in time for the holiday season, and honestly after being cooped up in your home for months, it's fair...
Australia

‘Double standards’: temporary residents yearn to reunite with families

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  This week, Australian permanent residents and citizens are able to travel internationally without needing permission from the government; and with their parents and partners...
Education

Business for good: Sydney’s Gopal Garg on helping teachers in rural India

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  For Sydney entrepreneur Gopal Garg, education, charity, and business have all come together in a recent project that is seeing many thousands of lives...
Australia

ARCH-India: New platform for Australia-India research

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  Collaborative research between Australia and India has increased considerably over the past few years. Many Australian universities have recognised India’s role as a leading...
Health & Wellness

National guidelines announced for allergy management at school

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  It’s been known for quite some time now that Australia is the “food allergy capital of the world”. One in 20 school-aged kids, it is...
Arts

Foraging and fermenting bamboo shoot: Dolly Kikon’s documentary

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  Melbourne-based academic and Naga woman Dr Dolly Kikon turned filmmaker in her newly released documentary ‘Seasons of life: Foraging and fermenting bamboo-shoot during ceasefire’....
Food

21 burps: it’s modak time as we celebrate Ganesha

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  “I’m going to burp 21 times,” I would declare to my Ajji, after eating her mouth-watering modaks. Sweetmeat dumplings made with rice flour and some...
Arts

A Covid-19 community dream journal

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  Since COVID-19 swept the globe last year, researchers across disciplines and borders came to a curious conclusion. That this nightmare of a pandemic has...
Lifestyle

‘Love in the time of Lockdowns’: Trikone Australia

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  How does love thrive – between parents and children scattered around the world, among siblings and friends who can’t meet for years on end?...
India

‘Northeast Indians only visible when they wear a medal’

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  Why is it that when athletes from Northeast India win medals, India celebrates them, but once the sporting events pass and the fervour dies down, the...
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