Unexpected demise of Indian student in Brisbane
Harishivashanker Reddy Nagaram, an Indian postgraduate information technology student has died unexpectedly. The institution he attended, Southern Cross University, has extended its deepest sympathy...
How Richi Nayak from QUT is making Twitter safer for women
Social media can be a great place to feel connected to others and express yourself freely, but at its worst, it can become an...
What's On in Brisbane
Some events in Brisbane's Indian community this month
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...
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,...
A car rally with multi-faith pitstops: Brisbane tribute to Gandhi
In a unique tribute to Gandhi on his sesquicentenary, a car rally titled Bapu Peace Drive has made its way through Sikh, Muslim and...
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...
Saare jahan se achcha: Marking India’s Independence Day in Brisbane
A few months ago, social media circulated a viral forward about TIME magazine’s pre-elections article on Narendra Modi, and faced a barrage of criticism over the...
Queen’s Birthday Honours 2019: Mahalingam Sinnathamby, AM
In the early nineties, an enterprising property developer purchased 2860 hectares of bushland near Brisbane that had been beset by planning problems. He set...
Queen’s Birthday Honours 2019: Professor Arun Kumar Sharma, AM
A look at the career highlights of Prof. Arun Kumar Sharma makes one wonder why his Australian Government honour did not come sooner.
The Queensland...
Uni students fundraise for Pulwama
UQISC sets a noble agenda for 2019, WRITES RAJNI ANAND LUTHRA.
When Mad March begins in February
It’s been an art-soaked few weeks for the culture vulture
#BalanceForBetter
GOPIO Gold Coast marks Women’s Day
Indians in Oz
The FAQs that make us love our Facebook community groups
Knowing themselves through dance
Students of the Lalitha Kalalaya school of dance present annual concert, WRITES VISH CHILUMKURTI.
Thinkers and Link-ers
25 years on, our writers have created for us a canvas that's as full of colours as it is of substance.
Film review: Andhadhun
For most of its length, Andhadhun functions so efficiently that we put the cause and its effects on hold and go with the action.
Australia #StandsWithKerala
As Kerala is getting back on its feet Australia is joining in to help, and the vigil in Melbourne was one of those in many Australian cities to support and #StandWithKerala.
Kerala: Bringing God’s Own Country back
Over 400 lives lost, countless homes destroyed, livestock and pets lost – the floods in Kerala have ravaged the state like nothing before. After...
The big dry is here
It’s time to brace ourselves for the ongoing drought in NSW and Queensland, and pitch in to help afflicted farmers, writes EMIE ROY
Why you haven't got your Australian citizenship yet
At present, 75 percent of all applications are processed within 14 months and 90 percent within 17 months. Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs, the Hon Alan Tudge MP explains the reasons for delay in Indian migrants receiving their citizenship.
Design Indian Link's Diwali card and win prizes
Get those colouring pencils and paints out -- it's time for Indian Link's Diwali contest!
Sashi Cheliah: Winning pins…and hearts
Two immunity pins and Top 10 of Masterchef Australia: Sashi Cheliah is busy making history of sorts
Loki Madireddi's recipe for happiness
“I never had the sense of self-worth or confidence to apply to MasterChef,” starts Loki (Lokesh) Madireddi, “I simply never thought myself good enough...
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...
