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Prutha Chakraborty

Prutha Bhosle Chakraborty is a freelance journalist. With over nine years of experience in different Indian newsrooms, she has worked both as a reporter and a copy editor. She writes on community, health, food and culture. She has widely covered the Indian diaspora, the expat community, embassies and consulates. Prutha is an alumna of the Indian Institute of Journalism and New Media, Bengaluru.
India in Australia

Anand Tamboli: A docu-series on migrant entrepreneurs

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  Filmmaking and entrepreneurship both require turning an idea into a product. Another thing common between the two careers is Anand Tamboli, an innovator and...
Arts

Artist Yoge Biju: Leaving a mark in Melb’s Little India

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  Pablo Picasso once said: “Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.” When artist Yoge Biju...
Arts

Artist Kirtika Kain: Finding connect with the Dalit community

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  There is a new and powerful wave of young artists from the Dalit community catalysing a campaign for equality. Delhi-born, Sydney-based artist Kirtika Kain...
Arts

bAKEHOUSE play Human Activity: On trauma and bonding

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  The date is December 16, 2014. We are in the heart of Sydney’s business district at the historic Martin Place. The city is reeling...
Food

Home-style food for international students

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  When Jay Ahir worked in international student recruitment in India, he often wondered what the students’ lives would look like when they moved overseas. He...
Books

Vidya Madabushi on her new book The Days Toppled Over

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  Surya thinks his one-way ticket to Sydney is also a ticket to a new and improved life outside of India. The plan is to...
India in Australia

CSIRO spotlight on Bengaluru NGO Saahas

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  Plastic pollution is making our oceans sick. Did you know that plastic waste generated in coastal regions is most at risk of entering the...
Food

Food blogger Dhanya Samuel: For the love of spice

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  Indian-origin Australian chef and food photographer/stylist Dhanya Samuel believes spices are her arsenal in the kitchen. So much so that in the bio on...
Beauty

All Shades Matter Cosmetics, because all shades do matter

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  Tali Mason and Shaanti Wallbridge roar resilience and determination. Both women have taken strides from unimaginable upbringings that eventually led them to find their...
Books

Naishadh Gadani: Navigate your career with confidence

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  Australia is the land of opportunities. Here, people get the chance to thrive and flourish. But as you strive to turn the career of...
Arts

Water For Birds takes award at Melb Documentary Fest

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  An Australian documentary in the Hindi language, Water For Birds, has taken out the Best Melbourne Documentary award at the 2023 Melbourne Documentary Film...
India in Australia

Australia’s CSIRO spotlights Pune’s SWaCH program

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  Global plastic production will more than double by 2040. Currently, there are trillions of pieces of plastic already dumped in the oceans. Many individuals...
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