Dr Vyom Sharma: the magic of medicine
As we sat glued to our devices during lockdown, scrolling through a flurry of COVID numbers, memes and conspiracy theories, Dr Vyom Sharma’s informative,...
The future of Hindi is safe at La Trobe
It was a consolidated campaign staged over three long months, but La Trobe’s Dr Ian Woolford received news this morning that made it all...
Molina Asthana appointed Vice President of the Law Institute of Victoria
AT A GLANCE
An India-qualified lawyer, Molina Asthana arrived in Australia in 2004
Equipped with a Masters degree from Melbourne and chalking up corporate...
VCE 2020: Learning in lockdown
Students share their insights about surviving a stressful and unusual VCE year in 2020 with online classes, some cancelled formals, but a new way...
Tabla VCE: Sankeert Kapatkar drums up perfect score
Sankeert Kapatkar has received a perfect score in VCE Music, playing the traditional Indian instrument tabla.
“I was not expecting to get a perfect store...
Vic Govt announces $50,000 for Hindu celebrations
The Victorian Government has today announced $200,000 for multicultural festivals and celebrations.
$50,000 of this amount is set aside for Hindu celebrations, events and festivals.
Acting...
Keysborough gurudwara identified as possible COVID exposure site
If you visited Melbourne’s Gurudwara Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji Keysborough in Perry Road recently, you should probably be getting tested.
A person with COVID-19...
Indian mum plunges to death at Victoria lookout point
In another grim warning against jumping fences or climbing barriers to get that perfect selfie, an Indian mum from Melbourne has passed away after...
Melbourne Cup 2020: Indian trainer makes $500,000 win
2020 will go down as a memorable year for Cranbourne horse trainer Julius Sandhu, and not only because of COVID.
This year, he scored his...
Aayushi Khillan: Youth Champion at the 2020 Melbourne Awards
Aayushi Khillan, 19, has won the Youth Champion Award in the prestigious 2020 Melbourne Awards.
She was felicitated for her work in the health and...
Saving Hindi at La Trobe
A video message prepared by Dr Ian Woolford of La Trobe University, to save Hindi studies from being terminated due to COVID-caused financial hardships,...
Australia India Women in Business chapter launched in Victoria
Motivating speeches from a panel of women change-makers marked the launch of AIBC’s Australia India Women in Business Victoria chapter, recently.
With a blend of...
Why pauses are important in migrant women’s lives
Migration brings a drastic change in the social lives of women, whether it is rural-urban migration within a country, or a move across countries....
Designer Srishti Kaur creates beard-friendly COVID masks
If many of us find wearing ordinary masks uncomfortable - tugging at the ears, fogging up our glasses, and riding up the nose -...
Melb students create inclusive masks for turbans and hijabs
Like it or not, masks are here to stay. If you wear a turban or a hijab though, that poses a problem: how do...
Dev, every Indian mother’s delight on Junior MasterChef
Imagine cooking a lamb Mughlai curry with saffron rice, cucumber raita, coriander chutney, and smoked chicken kebab in 3 hours. Now imagine cooking it...
Indian links in Victoria’s local council elections 2020
Victoria's 2020 local council elections, during the state's strict coronavirus restrictions, will be conducted by postal vote and will be the largest ever undertaken...
A Melbourne educator’s experiments with Gandhi
As a teacher of history, Margaret Hepworth would often ask her middle school students in Melbourne if they had heard of Gandhi. About a...
RMIT’s Sumeet Walia shortlisted as emerging leader at Eureka Prizes 2020
From arriving in Melbourne as an international student at the age of 17 to now being recognised by Australia’s leading science awards, Sumeet Walia...
Jyot se Jyot: Jyoti Kamthe’s community initiative
Life lessons learnt during childhood and an increased sense of social responsibility laid the foundation for Jyot se Jyot, Jyoti Kamthe's community initiative in...
‘Diwali will look different this year’ says Vic Multicultural Minister
According to Victorian Minister for Multicultural Affairs Ros Spence, Diwali celebrations will not be the same this year. There will be no massive crowds...
How chef Nabil Ansari popularised Indian cuisine during the lockdown
Not everyone’s pandemic story is all doom and gloom. Undeterred by strict lockdowns and a flailing hospitality industry, chef Nabil Ansari’s gastronomic exploits are...
Actress Ria Patel: Getting out of the box
Growing up in Australia, actress Ria Patel watched a lot of movies with her mother, though starring in them had never struck her mind.
After...
‘Slow and steady’ exit from lockdown as Victorian government sets sights on ‘COVID-normal’ Christmas
The Victorian government today announced the eagerly anticipated roadmap out of COVID-19 lockdown. It features several steps that reflect a much slower relaxing of...
Subtle Curry Traits, connecting desis through humour
To many young desis around the world, it's a good laugh to poke a little bit of fun at ourselves. After all, from parents...
RMIT Indian Club supports Melb students with free groceries
At a time when Victoria reels from the impact of the coronavirus, students from RMIT University's Indian Club decided to make a difference in...
RMIT Indian Club celebrates virtual Independence Day
After two years of celebrating India's Independence Day on a large scale, bringing the cheer and festivities to Indian students in Melbourne, RMIT Indian...
Reciting the Bhagavad Gita
Reading and reciting the Bhagavad Gita, a spiritual text, is a routine activity for many devout Hindus. Some read it a chapter at a...
MHFA Victoria supports the community during Melb lockdown
The Mental Health Foundation Australia (MHFA) Victoria ticked off all the boxes for connectedness, resilience, positivity and support through its latest initiative. They've been...
Year 4 student wins statewide competition with her poem of hope
As people around the world seek the light at the end of the pandemic tunnel, 9-year-old Mehak Soin has won hearts and a state-wide...
Podcasts
Ep 9: What do young Indians want from love?
Growing up in Indian culture, most of us know that love has never been as popular as marriage. Even in the movies, the main...
Ep 8: Indian links in Indigenous Australian poet Ali Cobby Eckermann’s...
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...
Latest News
WATCH: Toddler copies TV dance moves
Watch as this little kid copies the dance moves of a girl she's watching on the telly! What could go wrong with an excited...
WATCH: Bollywood fans from Indonesia recreate “Kala Chashma”
"Kala Chashma" from Baar Baar Dekho was the ultimate party song back in 2018, and even years later, it clearly remains a hit.
Check out this...
Big Indians No Chief
Over the past few weeks, tensions have emerged within some sections of Sydney’s Indian community after a car rally with overtly religious overtures found...
