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Book Review: Heart Lamp by Banu Mushtaq

  When Banu Mushtaq’s Heart Lamp, masterfully translated from Kannada by Deepa Bhasthi, clinched the International Booker Prize this year, it wasn’t merely a personal...

Why I wrote a book on Sanātana Dharma

  My journey into Advaita Vedanta began in 1991, when I attended lectures of Swami Chinmayānanda on the Bhagavad Gita and the Upanishads in Sydney’s...

Kannada book ‘Heart Lamp’ wins International Booker Prize 2025

  Banu Mushtaq’s Heart Lamp, translated into English by Deepa Bhasthi, has become the first Kannada language book to win the International Booker Prize. Published as...

She Shapes History: a trip down memory lane with female trailblazers

  There is no greater classroom in the world than the world itself, and there’s no greater teacher than travel. In 2023, Sita Sargeant set...

South Asian links at the Syd and Melb Writers Festivals

  There’s just so much to do and so much to see at the Sydney and Melbourne Writers festivals this year! South Asian writers are increasingly...

Parrot Palace: neighbours and teammates

  In Parrot Palace, an Indian-Australian named Hari, a Hungarian-Chinese girl named Lily-Rosa and a “dinky-di” Aussie named Mikey share a bond that gives them...

Marie Curie by Sydney Srinivas: A radiant legacy

  At the recent launch of Prof. Sydney Srinivas’ latest book on Marie Curie, Ewelina Ellsmore, the Literature Coordinator of the Polish School of Sydney,...
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