When heavy periods are treated as ‘woman’s fate’
Heavy periods
In many families, heavy periods are not seen as a health issue, but accepted as part of being a woman. Girls are told...
Isha, Madura, Riya: Three of Aust’s 5-member Y20 team
Indian-origin women will make up three of the five delegates chosen to represent Australia at the G20 Youth Summit in Washington D.C. later this...
Cutting Chai with Shaun Christie-David
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 South...
When books become blockbusters: 8 Indian adaptations worth watching
What happens when a great book meets the big screen? In Indian cinema, quite a lot. For decades, filmmakers have dipped into literature for...
The secret sensory life of plants
Plants are often seen as passive organisms, rooted in one place and largely unable to react to the world around them.
But a new field...


