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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.
Arts

An odyssey of dance: Queensland’s Lillian Warrum on learning Odissi

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  When Lillian Warrum first encountered the classical Indian dance form of Odissi, she was on a soul-searching journey in India, fresh from leaving behind...
Stage

Dr Puva Arumugam: Using art to share stories of migrant guilt

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  Dr Puva Arumugam remembers vividly the day her stepfather left. After a heated argument, he stormed out of the house, declaring that he would...
Music

When Melb band Surprise Chef found a musical goldmine in Old Delhi

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  For guitarist Lachlan Stuckey of the Melbourne band Surprise Chef, walking into Shah Music Centre in the Old Delhi suburb of Daryaganj felt like...
India in Australia

A concrete solution for ground coffee waste

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  Every year, 10 billion kilograms of coffee grounds is produced globally. In Australia alone, 75 million kilograms of ground coffee waste is generated annually...
Arts

Comedy, Curry and Chaos: Scary Strangers’ debut tour in India

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  Indians have a knack for adding flavour, not just in their food, but also when it comes to humour. And when it comes to...
Visual arts

Free as a bird: Artist Priya Gore

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  In Aboriginal Australian culture, black cockatoos symbolise change, freedom and renewal. Similarly, in Priya Gore’s painting ‘I Am’, this bird represents empowerment, reflection, and...
Books

Prema Srinivasan’s ‘Pure Vegetarian’: A review

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I may be a Mumbai-based Maharashtrian – with ancestral roots in Konkan – but I have a deep fascination for South Indian cuisines. Over...
Arts

Crafting Connections: Indian links at Perth’s IOTA24

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  Undulating paper patterns in red and white sit enticingly across the ceiling in Indian artist Ankon Mitra’s artwork at Perth’s Freemantle Arts Centre. They...
Entertainment

Vir Srinivas’ film on the hidden victims of AI

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  Mophat Okinyi has been named one of TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in AI for 2024. A former content moderator, Nairobi-based Okinyi helped...
Health & Wellness

A new pandemic looms from livestock, RMIT experts warn

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  “We are going to face a situation in the world, where we could run out of antibiotics,” warns RMIT University's Professor Rajaraman Eri in...
Science, Technology & Innovation

How dung beetle navigation inspired a UniSA study

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  Insects solve problems that machines still can’t, says Professor Javaan Chahl, DST Joint Chair of Sensor Systems at the University of South Australia. Chahl and...
Health & Wellness

How digital tools can transform healthcare : Dr. Ben Singh of UniSA

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  In today’s fast-paced world, where convenience often trumps commitment, maintaining good health can feel like an uphill battle. But what if the key to...
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