IFFM 2026: All eyes on Indian cinema, but are we watching?
The Indian Film Festival of Melbourne has always danced between being a film festival and a grand Indian celebration, and this year it threw...
Rakhi, rewritten: New ways to tie the bond
modern Rakhi traditions
I began this week thinking about Rakhi – as I always do, about a week before the actual day.
In the early days,...
Sharanga’s Velavane: From longing to divine union
Sharanga Satchidanandam
The path of love is rarely smooth, especially when it is one-sided. More so when a girl falls in love with the man...
How Perth student Yash Fatania’s space dream came true
Yash Fatania
In October or November last year, Yash Fatania’s supervisor gave him a hint: he might get the opportunity to work on a satellite...
Slopology: A field guide to the creatures of the content swamp
Every ecosystem eventually breeds an invasive species, and the internet's chosen vermin is AI slop. It's a content-form so prolific it now has its...





