Gandhi, Patrick White and Australia: A race possessed of understanding?
Patrick White, Gandhi and Australia
On 9 June 1958, I arrived in Sydney, a teenager from Nadi on my way to study at Delhi University.
I...
Navratri: Nine nights, many Indias
Navratri celebrations in India
Navratri means "nine nights," and the name is about the only thing that stays fixed. Across India the festival celebrates the...
Why is women’s safety still a question mark?
Fifteen years ago, I was a student at Delhi University (DU). Growing up in Delhi meant the reflexes came before the reading lists: keys...
Smit Machchhar: 30 seconds, 174 lives, one extraordinary act
Smit Machchhar
Thirty seconds.
That’s roughly how long it took flydubai flight FZ1073 to plunge nearly 14,000 feet after a violent confrontation erupted inside its cockpit...
Wooing the diaspora: Indian brands set up shop Down Under
MTR aka Mavalli Tiffin Room opened its first Australian restaurant in Sydney this week. The 102-year-old Bengaluru institution, known for its dosas, filter coffee...





