Home away from home: How international students celebrate Diwali
Diwali, for most international students, feels like the ultimate tug-of-war between joy and homesickness. It’s the festival of lights, of family gatherings, of warmth...
In Bruges
Sometimes we end up discovering the best places when we do not have a plan in place. On my way to Warsaw recently, I...
Dr Puva Arumugam: Using art to share stories of migrant guilt
Dr Puva Arumugam remembers vividly the day her stepfather left. After a heated argument, he stormed out of the house, declaring that he would...
A bumper Melbourne Diwali Saturday: three events in one day!
It seems like each year Diwali in Melbourne is bigger and better.
Case in point, Saturday 26th of October, when not one, but three major...
An odyssey of dance: Queensland’s Lillian Warrum on learning Odissi
When Lillian Warrum first encountered the classical Indian dance form of Odissi, she was on a soul-searching journey in India, fresh from leaving behind...