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Biennale of Sydney 2026: all the South Asian links

Biennale of Sydney 2026 The Sydney Biennale is back and this year’s festival proudly showcases artists who have made it their life’s work to explore...

Drishti Tolani’s My Little Dharma series

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...

Meet Talwinder, the graffiti artist repainting heritage

  Talwinder Singh’s never been the kind of guy to ponder and scrutinise. He much prefers freeform, impulse driven expression, the best philosophy for an...

Sahib Rana turns migrant life into comedy gold

  When Sahib Rana took the stage in Queensland for ‘Escape from Brisbane’ (from Feb 9 to 15), his latest stand-up outing alongside Vietnamese-Australian comic...

Chordi: Abhijit Pal’s stitched letters to a sister, from Melbourne

  Photography, Kantha embroidery and Bengali typography all come together in Melbourne artist Abhijit Pal’s exhibition Chordi (Bengali for ‘elder sister’) at the Kingston Arts...

Love, legacy and lyrics: Hip-Hop artist Kultar Ahluwalia

Kultar Ahluwalia When Kultar Ahluwalia stepped onto the PHIVE stage in Sydney on 6 February, audiences weren’t just watching a hip-hop gig - they were...

Shreya Pawar: A calling in clothes

Shreya Pawar It was a burst of summer exuberance at the recent graduate show of the Australian Academy of Modelling (AAM). Shreya Pawar, one of two...

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