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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.

Phillip Noyce: How Satyajit Ray influenced my film-making

  For Phillip Noyce, pioneering Australian filmmaker behind iconic works like The Quiet American (2002) and Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002), the Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award...

Aus High Commission supports Delhi’s ‘Mera Planet, Mera Ghar’

  Imagine a classroom where children learn how to combat climate change, not through dull lectures but by singing songs, planting saplings, creating crafts from...

Saving the Spotted Handfish: Dr Gunjan Pandey

  AC/DC’s track Walk All Over You and the Spotted Handfish are a match made in metaphor. The quirky trait of "walking" rather than swimming makes...

Sydney teen Vir Parulekar’s debut at NSW Schools Spectacular

  Vir Parulekar, budding performer, has been singing a variety of songs lately as he goes about his daily chores; Ripple, an Abba medley, Stand...