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How to invest the money your relatives give you like a pro

Ananya Thirumalai -
  We’ve all been there—attending family gatherings, where the aunties, uncles, or that one cousin you barely know, hand you an envelope of cash. It’s...

The art of the Indian goodbye

Ananya Thirumalai -
  Ah, the Indian goodbye. A cultural phenomenon that turns a simple farewell into an epic saga of pleasantries, anecdotes, and awkward standing-around. If you’ve...

Channel your inner Indian shopper this Boxing Day

Khushee Gupta -
  Ah, Boxing Day - Australia’s annual gladiator arena disguised as a shopping day. It’s The Hunger Games with fewer arrows but just as much...

Singapore’s Little India: A timeless cultural haven

Sandip Hor -
  The Bengali delicacy ‘Shorshe Ilish’ on my plate was so mouthwateringly good you’d think I was in a restaurant in Kolkata instead of Singapore’s...

Road trip as a rite of passage: Letters from Life

Minnal Khona -
  The other day I watched Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (You Only Get One Chance At Life), possibly for the 30th time. For those of...

Love thy neighbour, feed thy neighbour?

Auntyji -
  Dear Auntyji I live in the beautiful Sydney suburb of Epping and I have a retired Italian couple next door.  They have a very lush garden....

Homecoming: On house help in India 

Nehal Chhatrapati -
  “I wish I could easily hire house help just like we do in India.”  “It’s so hard to balance house work and office here.”  “No matter...

Trophy Husband chronicles: If roles were reversed

Ruchi Lamba -
  Imagine a world where societal roles were flipped, and the ideal “trophy husband” took centrestage. This husband would rise at dawn, brewing fresh chai...

December Favourites: What we’re loving right now

Sruthi Sajeev -
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Rock Melan: accepting our melanin and ‘rocking it’

Khushee Gupta -
  Australia-based skincare company Rock Melan, seeking to address the needs of South Asian skin, has launched its first product called Dewy Glow Serum.  Coming...

Unfair advantage? Aussie cricketers and India’s contemporary chefs

Charmaine O' Brien -
  Might it be that India’s contemporary restaurateurs unwittingly played a role in Australia’s victory over their own country in 2023 Cricket World Cup? On...

Letters from Life: Living with anxiety

Minnal Khona -
  While discussions about mental health have become more open and widespread, anxiety still doesn’t receive the attention it deserves in these conversations. As a biggie...
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