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...
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...
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...
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...
Dancing through change: Idhuvum Kadandhu Pogum
Paalam Idhuvum Kadandhu Pogum
The first rains arrived on stage to the strains of Barso Re Megha Megha.
Sung by the Australian Girls Choir with impressive...
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