Ryan Michael paints the people we overlook
When Ryan Michael moved from India to Australia at 12, he suddenly became aware of something he had never really thought about before: his...
Navratri calendar gets the Down Under treatment
On Sunday morning, thousands of homes across Australia will set up the Navratri kalash. Many will already have a muhurat. It probably came on...
Nana Patekar (1951–2026): The restless outsider who stayed one
Nana Patekar
Vishwanath Patekar was born in 1951 in Murud-Janjira, a coastal town in Maharashtra's Raigad district, to a modest Marathi family. He was a...
When pessimism looks for someone to blame
There is a worrying mood taking hold in Australia: not simply concern about migration, housing or the cost of living, but a growing sense...
Cutting Chai with Neha Kale
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...





