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Indian language books at State Library of NSW

Harsheni Maniarasan -
indian books library nsw If you’ve been looking for books in Hindi, Punjabi, Tamil or other Indian languages in NSW, your local library may have...

From Homeland to Heartland: Sourashtra

Anu Shivaram -
From Homeland to Heartland "This book is more than just history," says Anitha Rajarajan. "‘It is a return to our roots — a gathering of...

Six lessons I learned from Amitav Ghosh

Rajni Anand Luthra -
Celebrated writer Amitav Ghosh’s conversation with Michael Williams at the recently concluded Sydney Writers’ Festival was a masterclass on a variety of levels. It...

Difficult women, continued: Nikita Gill at SWF

Harsheni Maniarasan -
nikita gill hekate “A woman they cannot control, whether Goddess or mortal, is a dangerous woman,” writes Nikita Gill in Hekate (2025). At the heart of...

Book Review: Seeking the Infinite – Maha Kumbh 2025

Tanisha Shah -
  Every 144 years, the Maha Kumbh marks a sacred gathering, helping us recognise the unifying core of humankind in a scattered world. The book...

ILASA’s Home Across the Horizons: A review

Rajni Anand Luthra -
  The book Home Across the Horizons, produced by the Indian Literary and Art Society of Australia (ILASA), lands in interesting times. As migrants -...

Bedtime stories and bookworms: The art of Indian storytelling

Ananya Thirumalai -
  I recall late nights, pleading with my dad to let me stay up just an hour longer to hear another story. These weren’t tales...

I borrowed my first books in Mumbai. Now, Sydney’s libraries are home

Roanna Gonsalves -
Love of libraries The long arm of the library has made a writer of me. This long arm, a composite of many libraries, created the...

Drishti Tolani’s My Little Dharma series

Sruthi Sajeev -
Drishti Tolani In Drishti Tolani’s book “Tied Up with Love,” a young boy visits a children’s hospital to tie rakhis. In “Let’s Get Lit for...

Top 10 books of 2025 by Indian writers

Sruthi Sajeev -
  1. Banu Mushtaq The Heart Lamp  Banu Mushtaq has well and truly earned her place in the literary canon with her collection of heartrending short...

In conversation with Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar on First Peoples stories

Sruthi Sajeev -
  Filing into UNSW on a Wednesday evening were a group of authors, academics, and book lovers raring to hear award winning Santal writer Hansda...

The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny: Kiran Desai’s Booker shortlist

Indian Link -
  Kiran Desai’s surname was familiar to the world of literature when her second novel, The Inheritance of Loss, won the Man Booker Prize in 2006....
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