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What we talk about when we talk about Sanjay

  Dear Auntyji When Sanjay Kapur passed away recently after he was stung by a bee while playing the nawabi khel of polo, I saw my...

Indian Link Loves: our July Favourites

  READ The Degenerates is a book that is at once highly expansive and deeply relatable. This Miles-Franklin long-listed book, written by Indian-Australian writer Raeden Richardson,...

Kitchen cabinet chaos: When storage strikes back

  Dear Auntyji Last week, I had a mishap that unleashed some kitchen cabinet chaos - and I’m still dealing with the consequences. I opened an overhead...

‘Gerua’ in Iceland

  Iceland was prominently placed on my bucket list after viewing the 2015 Bollywood film Dilwale, which stars Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol. The film's most...

International Yoga Day: Yoga enthusiasts reflect

  International Yoga Day isn’t just about perfect poses or early morning routines, it’s a chance to reflect on why this ancient practice still holds...

Gulab jamun three ways

Gulab Jamun Muffins Ingredients For muffin 1 tbsp chia seed meal 1/3 cup water for chia seed meal 1/4 cup vegetable oil 1/3 cup raw sugar powdered after measuring ¼ cup milk ¾ cup self-raising flour 1 ½ tbsp cocoa powder For frosting ½...

Coercive control is a web of abuse

  Coercive control is when someone repeatedly hurts, scares, or isolates another person to control them. It’s domestic abuse and can cause serious harm. Coercive control...

Ditch the friend zone, and ASK her!

  DEAR AUNTYJI I’m a 34-year old Australia-born man of Indian descent. I have been on many dates, but I find many of the girls to be….not...

Indian Link Loves: Our June Favourites

READ Banu Mushtaq’s book The Heart Lamp has made history, being the first short story anthology and the first work written in Kannada to win...

From wheeze to ease: Supporting children with asthma

  Asthma is a very common condition in people of South Asian origin, including children. However, we do see many things that present as ‘asthma’...

A journey into the Namib

  The Namib is thought to be the oldest desert in the world, at anywhere between 55 to 80 million years old – for contrast,...

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