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Norah Jones, Arooj Aftab, & Obama on Grammy nominees list

  'Mohabbat', the song that Barack Obama had listed as one of his summer playlist favourites for 2021, has earned Pakistani performer-composer Arooj Aftab two...

REVIEW: Colour-Coated Identity

  They say everyone has a story to tell. Sometimes that story is funny; in other instances, tragic. But the joy of hearing that story...

VIC: Women’s Public Art Program applications open

  In an attempt to ensure the achievements of inspirational women are better represented and recognised, the Andrews Labor Government is introducing a new program...

Gauri Torgalkar: An Australian floral tribute to Diwali

  In a wonderfully different exhibition of Australian native flowers that opened this week, Sydney-based artist Gauri Torgalkar weaves in a familiar Indian theme, Diwali. Or...

Diwali party playlist 2021 – Indian Link Radio

  Today, we celebrate Diwali, the festival of lights. Since good has finally defeated evil, party toh banti hai! With the house filled with lovely...

Being a ‘Chutney Mary’ and an unlikely romance with India (Book Review)

  For Melbourne-based social and political researcher Valerie Britton-Wilson, India has long held inexplicable allure. In her latest book A Touch of India she details...

Melbourne musician Ashwarya is making her own rules

  “I love you like biryani,” croons Melbourne-based musician Ashwarya in the opening line of one of her most popular hits. A few seconds later,...

Foraging and fermenting bamboo shoot: Dolly Kikon’s documentary

  Melbourne-based academic and Naga woman Dr Dolly Kikon turned filmmaker in her newly released documentary ‘Seasons of life: Foraging and fermenting bamboo-shoot during ceasefire’....

Rehana Badat: Making it…on TV

  “I still have to pinch myself sometimes to remind myself it’s real,” Rehana Badat gushed. “I can’t believe I get to be on television!” The...

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