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‘To the Death’ is skewering casting room tokenism

  Menik Gooneratne and Yasmin Kassim weren’t always friends. The two South Asian Australian actors were once starting out in Australia’s limited film industry, and...

Agathi by Aravinth Kumarasamy of Apsaras Arts

  The journey of refugees fleeing involuntarily from their homeland is a traumatic one of devastation and loss. Added to this is a complex mix...

Artist Yoge Biju: Leaving a mark in Melb’s Little India

  Pablo Picasso once said: “Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.” When artist Yoge Biju...

Artist Kirtika Kain: Finding connect with the Dalit community

  There is a new and powerful wave of young artists from the Dalit community catalysing a campaign for equality. Delhi-born, Sydney-based artist Kirtika Kain...

bAKEHOUSE play Human Activity: On trauma and bonding

  The date is December 16, 2014. We are in the heart of Sydney’s business district at the historic Martin Place. The city is reeling...

Priyanka Jain: reviving picture recitation traditions

  It’s often said pictures speak louder than words - artist Priyanka Jain knows this all too well, completing a practice-based PhD at RMIT University...

Siddhartha Mukherjee in UK’s top non-fiction prize longlist

  A book by Indian-American cancer physician and researcher Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee has been longlisted for the prestigious 50,000 pound Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction...

Vanshika Virmani: battling the invisible beast within

  Sitting down with Vanshika Virmani, I couldn’t help but be taken aback when she revealed that she never wanted to be a writer. “Honestly it’s...

Artist Monica Rani Rudhar: The Archibald and beyond

  When Monica Rani Rudhar saw Andrea Heulin’s portrait of comedian Cal Wilson arriving at the Archibald Prize this year, she stopped for a second...

Sutr Santati: Stories of India woven in thread

  Melbourne Museum invites you to Sutr Santati: Then. Now. Next. to explore stories of India woven in thread ­– now free with general entry....

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