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Adelaide dance group’s winning moves at IFFM

“And the winner is Adelaide Agni!” As Bollywood celebs Malaika Arora and Karan Johar announced the name, it was a moment of ecstasy for us....

Breaking out of the mould

We are all, without doubt, guilty of fantasising about what our life could have been like. We often pretend to appreciate our present state...

Ode to women

The theme of this year’s Federation of Indian Music and Dance Victoria’s Independence Day concert was Prakriti, The Creatrix: Celebrating Women’s Empowerment. The concert included...

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...

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 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...

The Ravana within

A Ramayana-inspired dance drama in Perth seeks to humanise the mythological demon king. Since childhood, we have heard, read and chanted Ramayana in which Rama,...

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