Vishakha Iyer: Bharatanatyam for my HSC
Vishakha Iyer lives and breathes dance, Bharatanatyam in particular. And so it was a no-brainer that she picked Dance as an HSC subject.
Only weeks...
How US officials foiled a plot to assassinate Sikh leader Pannun
U.S. prosecutors say they have foiled a plot to assassinate Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, a prominent Sikh separatist leader based in New York. The plan,...
Prof Sharath Sriram takes helm at Science & Technology Australia
Professor Sharath Sriram, renowned as a visionary "connector of commercialisation" and a research rockstar, has been appointed as Science & Technology Australia’s (STA) new...
Payment controversy over ‘The Elephant Whisperers’ provokes questions about documentary storytelling
Months after the Indian film The Elephant Whisperers won the Oscar for Best Documentary Short at the Academy Awards this past March, the mahout (elephant rider or caretaker)...
Brunei: A blend of wealth and welfare
“To see gold,” I replied to my Bruneian co-passenger while flying from Singapore to Bandar Sera Begawan, when he asked what the purpose of...