It was a good eight years before I was born in Sydney when my parents migrated to Australia in the early 1980’s. With two suitcases, a 12-month working visa and one night’s hotel accommodation booked, my mother and father took a leap of faith, swapping their familiar lives in Suva, Fiji for what would hopefully…
It was a proud moment for Indians when Priyanka Chopra attended the royal wedding last week, but the actress was not the only South Asian present at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s nuptials. Here are the other awesome desi invitees who helped make the royal wedding’s guest list a lot more diverse. Suhani Jalota View…
History was made at St George’s Chapel on Saturday, not just because the British royal family’s first interracial couple got married, but because there was a wedding service like no other in the history of the monarchy. Meghan Markle, whose father is white and mother is black, did not shy away from letting her culture…
A Sydney resident proving it’s never too early to start making a difference is teenager Bassam Maaliki. The 14-year-old was named the Premier’s Youth Medal Winner earlier this month, acknowledged for his contributions to helping migrant and refugee communities in Australia. The Homebush Bay High School student initially launched social change campaign #uBelongHere as a…
As harsh a reality as it is, the South Asian culture, like many others, has a history of gender inequality. So when this year’s International Women’s Day rolled around, it was refreshing and extremely encouraging to see the Hindu Council Of Australia host its own awards dedicated to the cause. The 2018 Gargi Awards held…
Last year’s all-women South Asian panel at Parramasala spelled out serious #diversitygoals, and in 2018 Nautanki Theatre delivered once again. The organisation hosted another panel event in the heart of Western Sydney last week, and this time various topics were examined through the lens of the younger generation. “How South Asians are shaping the next…
He’s starred in 510 films including Bollywood blockbusters and Hollywood hits, but no screen performance compares to Anupam Kher’s stage presence during a live theatrical production. The 62-year-old veteran Indian actor, who appeared at the AACTA Awards in Sydney this week, has brought his popular play Mera Woh Matlab Nahi Tha to Australia. Taking to the…
A group of young South Asian-Americans are making their mark in the entertainment industry, with a new show bringing a fresh dose of diversity to the scene. Code Switched is a comedy drama about five South Asian-Americans in Chicago, juggling their careers, romance and family pressures, while hoping to strike that balance between their cultural…
It’s one of the most anticipated events in the fashion calendar, and this year the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show held in Shanghai, China, managed to set the bar even higher in terms of designs, performers, and diversity in its models. While last year only 30% of the models strutting the runway were people of colour,…
Diwali is here and apart from stocking up on tealight candles, sparklers and stylish saris and salwars, there’s one more thing you have to do during this year’s festival of lights. The incredible geniuses at East India Comedy created this fantastic video, featuring renditions of popular Christmas carols with a Diwali-inspired Desi twist. And…. you…
I Am Starstruck 