Behind the ‘I Am Aussie’ posters that celebrate Oz migrants
When waiting outside a popular street-food restaurant in Harris Park for a takeaway recently, I noticed a striking poster on the blank wall of...
Toddler stranded in India finally reunited with family
When Greeshma Patel sent her toddler Prisha to stay with family in Gujarat, she did not foresee that she would not get to see...
A virtual treat in Adelaide
‘Never say never’ seems to be the spirit of Shruthi, Adelaide’s carnatic music lovers’ group. With COVID-19 restrictions on social gatherings limiting cultural events,...
Immunising Adelaide’s Indian community
When the pandemic hit, many people in the community needed support. Those in self-quarantine needed groceries, international students needed food and financial assistance, and...
Adelaide’s Prof. Purnendra Jain wins Japan’s highest civilian order
Prof.
Purnendra Jain of the University of Adelaide was recently awarded the Order of
the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon by the government of...
It’s barfi, Bharatnatyam and Bollywood at annual Indian Mela
It was that exciting time of year again for the Indians of South Australia – time for the annual Indian Mela in Victoria Square,...
Thyagaraja biopic is show stealer at Shruthi Adelaide event
TV Varadarajan musical makes this year’s Thyagaraja Aradhana in Adelaide it a special event
What's On in Adelaide
Some events in Adelaide's Indian community this month
SACE 2019: Looking back at the last year of school
Maya Murali 99.10
St Aloysius College
Khevalin Parekh 95.80
Aberfoyle Park High School
Reema Madike 99.85
Wilderness School
Ayush Lohana 99.15
Saint Ignatius College
Jude Varghese 99.25
Glenunga International High School
Swanika Ramkumar 98.5
Adelaide High...
Bushfire relief: How Adelaide’s Indian community chipped in
The efforts of people volunteering towards the bushfire-affected has been impressive
New Year with a bundle of joy
Adelaide's newest parents Nisha Wadhwa and Deepak Bajaj started the New Year with a bundle of joy in their hands, newborn baby Analiya.
Born...
Scott Morrison's planned trip to India has been cancelled.
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi has appeared to confirm Scott Morrison's planned trip to India has been cancelled.
In a statement issued hours after the...
Victoria's bushfires: Scores of fires are burning out of control across Australia
Amidst all the celebration of Christmas and New Year, the most dangerous fires on Monday were in the state of Victoria. People in the...
Commonwealth public servants who volunteer will be given extra leaves to fight bushfires.
The Prime Minister and all the Commonwealth public service leaders are permanently offering their at least 20 working days paid leave, or 28 calendar...
Relaxation on the re-issuance of OCI card
Some Relaxation on the re-issuance of OCI card
The
holders of the Overseas Citizens of India or OCI cards, who are either below 20
years or above...
Adelaide’s Jaipur Literature Fest, 2019 was a star-studded affair
Literature Festival nuggets
Scottish writer William Dalrymple traces his family back to Mughal princess Noorjehan, but also has some Brahmin blood in his veins. *...
When the Opera House brought out its Diwali sari
It was a grand start to the Diwali season for Sydney’s Indian community. As the Sydney Opera House lit up in the golden hues...
Susheela Raman sways the audience at Oz Asia Festival 2019
The splendour of the traditional Indonesian gamelan orchestra hits my eyes as I enter the Space Theatre inside Adelaide’s Festival Centre, venue of the...
Indian links in JLF Adelaide 2019
JLF Adelaide is the only Australian satellite event for the iconic Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF) which returns with three days of transnational celebration and cultural exchange at Adelaide Festival Centre...
OzAsia 2019: Indian Selection
At the OzAsia Festival this year, there are some excellent artistes of Indian origin, it seems at least one, if not more, in each...
Diwali in children’s literature: An engaging book by James Roy
We should all read a kid’s storybook now and then, it has been claimed. Children’s literature is filled with wisdom. It teaches important life...
A joyous, festive mandala
Ten-year-old Akhash Karthikeyan of Pennant Hills NSW has won this year’s Indian Link Diwali Art Contest in the 8-12 years category.
Maanvi Dayal, 7,...
Gandhi at 150: A photographic tribute, and lessons in relevance:
Indians the world over have marked a special Gandhi Jayanti this year, his 150th Sesquicentennial celebrations have taken the form of talks, discussions, film...
Stolen Shiva returns home to dance on at remote temple
Friday the 13th, a date dreaded in the West, turned out to be a very auspicious day for over 25,000 people in the southern...
Community gathers for a beloved icon: Ganesha festival in Adelaide
He is the most recognized Hindu deity the world over, and within India, certainly the most loved. The elephant-headed pot-bellied God Ganesha has a 10-day...
How Adelaide celebrated International Day of Yoga
As Adelaide marked the International Day of Yoga this year on 21 June, the sun was clement and showed up for most of the...
Lessons from the story of Anh Do, the ‘happiest refugee’ in Australia
It was 700 of us in the Adelaide Convention Centre, and we were all laughing and crying at the same time, thanks to Anh...
Janaki Lele: Making the cut at Adelaide Fringe
Paper artist Janaki Lele makes it to the Adelaide Fringe
Indians in Oz
The FAQs that make us love our Facebook community groups
Australia Day Honours: Vikram Madan, OAM
Adelaide’s VIKRAM MADAN is awarded OAM for service to multicultural affairs
Podcasts
Ep8: Indian links in Indigenous Australian poet Ali Cobby Eckermann’s life
To celebrate NAIDOC week 2020 (between 8-15 November) I spoke to Yakunytjatjara poet Ali Cobby Eckermann about her time in India where she taught...
Ep 7: In the case of Sushant Singh Rajput
The torrid and high-octane Sushant Singh Rajput case has been fodder for Indian people and press for the last few months. The actor’s tragic...
Ep 6: The Indian LGBTQ+ community in 2020
It’s been two years since the world’s largest democracy repealed the draconian Section 377 which used to allow discrimination against homosexual people. Only this...
Latest News
Guru Nanak Chair set up at Canada’s Concordia University
To mark the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the founder of Sikhism, the Concordia University in Montreal has set up a...
Cross Your Heart, Take My Name by Novoneel Chakraborty: A review
Cross Your Heart, Take My Name is a rare Indian book to explore the psychological impact of social media, especially Instagram.
Garv Roy Gill and...
Indian farmers continue protest for seventh day as diaspora joins in
As protests against three controversial agriculture laws gain momentum in India, many questions have been raised about the impact of these reforms. There’s growing...
