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Ruskin Bond: A new anthology to mark 87th birthday

Indian Link -
  India’s best-known writer of children’s stories, Ruskin Bond, turns 87 next week on 19 May. To mark the occasion, he’s releasing an anthology of...

‘Marked for prominence’

Sydney Srinivas -
  After watching Bharatanatyam dancer Ankitha Shashidhar present her arangetram (debut), one couldn’t help but ponder over the serendipity of her name. It is Sanskrit...

Book Review: ‘Death in Colaba Bay’ by Ambika Subramanian

Rhea L Nath -
  As the popular saying goes, ‘Mumbai is a city, Bombay is an emotion’ - and in Ambika Subramanian’s debut novel, it’s a feeling that...

Dipali Deshpande: Painting the sari

Indian Link -
  Love the sari? Then you’ll love Dipali Deshpande’s interpretations of it. The textures, the draperies, the fabrics, the colours, the folds, the embroidery motifs, the...

Book Review: ‘Check-in Checkout’ by Keran Pantth Joshi

Nidhi Joshi -
  Most of us have fond memories of our travels, but what if your dream holiday turned into your worst nightmare? A new horror book...

Art By Heart: A community platform for artists and craft makers

Rajni Anand Luthra -
  It was a steady stream of visitors at the tiny Westmead community hall that was hosting Art By Heart. By the end of the...

Silver Lining by Anu Shivaram: A review

Rajni Anand Luthra -
  A young Indian man in Sydney brings home an Indigenous-Australian girlfriend. A fresh-off-the-boat 7-year-old is bullied at school. An Indian-Australian couple who have travelled to India...

Khooni Vaisakhi: Poem from the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre, 1919

Indian Link -
  In a moving piece of Punjabi literature, this is Khooni Vaisakhi, a narrative poem by prominent Punjabi writer Nanak Singh. It’s an account of...

The living art of India

Indian Link -
  Immerse yourself in the colourful, vibrant and transformative arts of India. Over three weeks we will dive into a world where art is not...

An artistic feminist protest by Rakini Devi

Bageshri Savyasachi -
  Born and raised in Kolkata, Rakini Devi has spent most of her artistic journey engaging with feminist issues, be it dowry deaths in India...

Star of Anise: A picture book about Australia’s early Indian hawkers

Rajni Anand Luthra -
  Annie could hear Bhagwan Singh’s wagon before she could see it. It jingled and jangled with its pots and pans as it came down...

Julia Raath: ‘For a teacher of textiles, India is heaven’

Nidhi Joshi -
  Textile students who went on Julia Raath’s first tour to India remember as it the “Oh my God” tour - the exclamation that came...
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