My own Ganesha: Murthy Dakshin’s idol-making workshops
Ganesha, Hinduism’s most popular god, has brought much happiness in Indian-Australian homes this past fortnight.
We’ve just finished the annual festival dedicated to him, Ganesh...
First impressions: how opening lines shape literature
“Here is one way I propose that you read this book.” That's how one of India’s most iconic works of fiction began. R.K. Narayan’s...
The Buckingham Murders: Review
The quiet town of Buckingham is rocked by a brutal crime in The Buckingham Murders, a taut crime thriller that explores the darker facets...
A.R Rahman returns to Aus in October
What was that one factor that fuelled musician A.R Rahman’s rise to the top of his game as an unparallelled genius?
Canorous innovation? Compositional brilliance?...
Indian grocery store fined over $100,000 for underpaying worker
Federal Circuit and Family Court has fined an Indian grocery store operator in Darwin over $100,000 for breaching workplace laws involving an Indian migrant...