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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.

Dubai, Interrupted: An expat’s tale on displacement amid war

Dubai Airspace Closure Three bags. Three passengers. When my husband, our 1.5-year-old daughter, and I left Dubai on February 28, we did so with the certainty...

Sahib Rana turns migrant life into comedy gold

  When Sahib Rana took the stage in Queensland for ‘Escape from Brisbane’ (from Feb 9 to 15), his latest stand-up outing alongside Vietnamese-Australian comic...

Love, legacy and lyrics: Hip-Hop artist Kultar Ahluwalia

Kultar Ahluwalia When Kultar Ahluwalia stepped onto the PHIVE stage in Sydney on 6 February, audiences weren’t just watching a hip-hop gig - they were...

Mukund Narayanamurti PSM: Australia Day Honours 2026

  For Mukund Narayanamurti, Australia’s relationship with Southeast Asia has never been a theoretical concept - it has been the central thread of his professional...

Farah Madon AM: Australia Day Honours 2026

  Farah Madon’s AM honour this Australia Day recognises a career that has quietly but deeply reshaped how Australians think about architecture, accessibility, and inclusion. Quite...

Raja Ravi Varma’s gods grace Brisbane!

  In a quiet conservation studio in Brisbane, the gods are being reborn. Layers of time and varnish are being carefully lifted from luminous faces...