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Pagoda perfection

Far from the madding crowd, nestled in the bushes of Blue Mountains are several thousand pagodas. Each a different size, form and shape, these...

Loving sarod, no strings attached

Praashekh Borkar is a local sarod player and is gaining a growing Australian and international reputation. Originally from Pune, the 29-year-old first visited Perth in...

Ode to Shiva

The third godhead of the Hindu Trinity and perhaps one of our most complex deities is at the centre of a new dance production All...

Don’t miss! Five books to look forward to in August 2017

In August, readers will have an opportunity to pick titles on the basis of merit and not on the credentials of their authors. Another month...

Laughing Tandoncies

A good comedian makes you laugh, a really good comedian keeps you laughing.  With his ability to offer 90 minutes of non-stop hilarity, comedian...

Keeping the Carnatic tradition alive

One of the foremost classical music institutions in Melbourne’s Indian community, Kalakruthi School of Indian Music celebrated its annual program of student showcase in...

Short films, standing tall

A Melbourne-based Indian filmmaker is earning praise for his short films that touch upon socially relevant issues. Ivaral, meaning desire, is Mohanraj’s Tamil short film...

The world’s oldest sacred songs

An Indian origin filmmaker, an Indigenous story, a German influence and an Australian film. Together, these take cross-cultural relationships to another level in Naina...

The god, the bad and the naqli

Letting the sane voice prevail: Adakar’s latest offering is an old classic with a message for contemporary times With a name like Shri 420, there’s...

Black and white

Young Sydney artist’s work is drawn from wanderlust and a love of nature Immediately arresting, artist Jasmine Solanki’s works of art are beautiful in their...

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