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OzAsia Festival 2025: Indian Links take centrestage

Sruthi Sajeev -
  Free-doom Down Under (23 & 24 Oct) Sulochana Dissanyake and Dinuka Liyanawatte’s study of the immigrant experience has manifested into a dynamic art exhibition combining...

Indian links at Sculpture by the Sea 2025

Lakshmi Ganapathy -
  Four acclaimed artists of Indian background have been selected for the ‘Indian Showcase’ at this year’s Sculpture by the Sea outdoor exhibition on the...

Brown Women Poetry: An antidote to cynicism

Sruthi Sajeev -
  Poetry events offer shared spaces where sincerity is no longer viewed as “cringe” and where pouring your heart and soul on stage is not,...

These bilingual picture books teach immigrant kids to stay connected to their roots

Prutha Chakraborty -
  For Auckland writer Dr Aruna Shekar, memories of Chennai are close at hand. The auto rides to the beach and the railway station, the...

Shuba shakes it up with Brown Baddie Anthem

Micheline Chen -
  Indian-American singer Shuba writes the ultimate breakup song, equal parts raw emotion and bold empowerment. Ripped my dress and my hair is a mess, baby...

Book Review: Mother Mary Comes to Me

Sruthi Sajeev -
  Arundhati Roy’s Mother Mary Comes to Me is a testament to the one presence that shaped her most — her mother’s rage, searing and...

Rohan Dasika’s musical reincarnation

Lakshmi Ganapathy -
  For Rohan Dasika, the double bass has always inspired him to look inward. “The biggest thing for me is that feeling of disappearing for...

TOUCH review: Bharatanatyam-Ballet piece skims the surface

Lakshmi Ganapathy -
  It’s a truth we’re all familiar with as People of Colour, and one that has certainly reared its head as of late; racism is...

South Asian Links at Melbourne and Sydney Fringe 2025

Lakshmi Ganapathy -
  Quirky comedy, a personalised Veena recital, and immersive theatre on domestic violence are some of the South Asian offerings this year. (Melbourne and Sydney...

Manognya’s ‘Tat Tvam Asi’: The self, reflected through dance

Smriti Sekhar -
  A complex Advaita Vedanta concept, ‘Tat Tvam Asi’ (or That Thou Art), refers to the idea that the individual’s true self is part of...

From Mysuru to Melbourne: Aman J. Bedi’s fantasy earns global recognition

Prutha Chakraborty -
  When Aman J. Bedi sits down to write, the weight of his journey, from Mysuru to Vizag, Bengaluru, Bangkok, Christchurch, and now Melbourne, inevitably...

‘Copy of the Copy’ and modern dance’s Indian influences

Lakshmi Ganapathy -
  Bharatanatyam practitioner Dr Priya Srinivasan distinctly remembers her confusion at seeing the ‘mothers of modern dance’ Ruth St Denis and Martha Graham dressed like...
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