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Travel pitfalls and how to avoid them

  Travelling is great fun, and group tours, the people you meet, and the added-on experiences can really enhance any trip. However, I’ve seen and...

Cutting Chai with Auntyji: changing the world, one piece of advice at a time

Cutting Chai with Lakshmi Ganapathy is a monthly series of bite-sized interviews with prominent South Asians showcasing their career and personality and celebrating their...

Auntyji: I am not a bot, you @#$%!

  Dear Auntyji  I have been reading your column for a number of years, and I have always enjoyed your spicy ripostes to the questions that...

Indian Link Loves: November Favourites

  READ Shattered by Hanif Kureishi is a book that was born out of a resolution to make something beautiful out of tragedy. After a seemingly...

Spark up those taste buds

  My wife Bhavna and I, both diehard foodies, have been pottering around in the kitchen making some Diwali mithai. Here’s three that we made...

Op-shops: Where do unwearable donated clothes go?

  I used to be a fast fashion enthusiast. Sales, trends, and the constant thrill of buying new clothes were all part of my routine....

Homecoming: The struggle to reclaim your spot!  

  It's been almost two decades now, but the memory of waving a teary goodbye to my friends and family at the airport still feels...

When (some) Fiji-Indians say no to sugar

  Dear Auntyji My hubby and I are both of Fiji-Indian descent, and both 46 years old. Lately my husband has been acting quite strange and...

Where green meets blue

  Like me, many others from the large Indian diaspora in Australia love Barramundi. Perhaps the fondness comes from its resemblance to a popular saltwater...

Letters from life: Cooking for one

  I am no stranger to living alone. So, cooking for one should be an exercise I should have mastered by now. Not really, because...

Indian Link Loves: October Favourites

  READ Clearly, in Shashi Tharoor’s mind, writing a weekly column on words for three years was not sufficient to reveal the beauty of the...

Letters from life: On love, loss, and letting go

  The sister of a dear friend of mine is facing the trauma of an impending divorce. Married to her college sweetheart who wouldn’t take...

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