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IN A SWEET SPOT

18-06-2019 Gday India

Selection Day has come and gone but Karanvir Malhotra is here to stay. This young Melbourne-based boy, who bagged the role of Javed Ansari in the Indian Netflix Original Sports web television series based on Aravind Adiga’s award-winning book, says everything that has happened in his life till now is the result of a series of accidents (more on that later). But with a few projects in his kitty, Ka

INSPIRED FOR CHANGE

18-06-2019 Gday India

A lot of what Lucia Hou is today is inspired by her background and heritage. The youngest of 11 children, she was born in Laos, came to Australia when she was one-year old.

Book Release: Toilet Warrior by Mark Balla

14-05-2019 Gday India

Did you know that there is such a thing as a school without toilets? Hard to imagine, but it turns out that in some parts of the world this is almost as common as a school with toilets.

THE WISDOM OF SATPAL SINGH

19-04-2019 Gday India

Just call me Satpal, says Bhai Satpal Singh. He does not like the paraphernalia that comes with the word ‘bhai’. He insists he is just someone who is happy to share what little he knows about spirituality.

THE MAKING OF A YOUTH LEADER

19-04-2019 Gday India

Born in Hyderabad and growing up in a middle-class family, Elvis Martin, 23, nursed dreams of becoming a cardiologist. Although that dream quite didn’t materialise, he came to Australia in 2013 to study IT. Soon, he realised that living in Australia had its fair share of challenges. He was lonely, depressed, suicidal and experienced a great deal of hardship.

This young founder of dance academy believes in dancing for betterment of society

19-04-2019 Gday India

At just 16, Arundhati Banerjee is an artreprenuer and founder member of AIDA- Bharatanatyaved, a dance academy in South Australia-Seacliff, imparting training in Indian classical, contemporary and folk forms.

Instrumental Change

19-04-2019 Gday India

Sam Evans’ love for the tabla is one that grew out of exploration. He began playing the drum kit as a six-year old and by the time he finished school was playing it professionally. But he was nagged by an urge to discover a musical instrument that had a bit more history, complexity, and a bit more emotional depth. So, he went travelling. It was the late 1990s.

BEAUTY WITH BRAINS

19-04-2019 Gday India

Despite being a doctor, Sakshi Singh has always been drawn to the world of performing arts and the creative industry. It was something that came from a very young age in India where she was born.

‘I AM A PROUD THIRD CULTURE KID’

17-04-2019 Gday India

Lavisha Kapoor was born in Thailand, a country not far away from India, her roots. Her parents, who hail from Lucknow, moved to Thailand few decades ago following her father’s corporate career with the Aditya Birla Group. India is home for the Kapoors but Thailand is where work brought them.

The Secretive Writer

04-03-2019 Gday India

When our in-house Australian-Indian writer Nandita Chakraborty launches the inspiring new book- Dirty Little Secrets, it calls for us to talk about it.

Trust “The Loki’

22-07-2018 Gday India

A Fellowship created by Loki Madireddi and his wife Ishani to back an extraordinary individual with an inspiring food dream.