Legends, legacies, and lasting impact

Kumar Mahadevan: Legend | Vale Neena Badhwar | Linking History returns | Investing in concentrated markets | How AI sets your price | MFW’25

Rajni Anand Luthra

Editor,
Indian Link

Hello!

Summer’s almost here - you can feel it in the air! Beach days, backyard barbies, the ocean calling our name…

But hey, before we dive in (literally), a quick reminder: water safety’s no joke. Every year, too many lives are lost to rips and rough surf. So if you’re heading out with kids or visitors from overseas, make sure everyone knows the drill: swim between the flags, listen to the lifeguards, and respect the sea.

Let’s enjoy the sunshine, safely and smartly.

Kumar Mahadevan of Abhi’s wins Legend Award at the 2026 Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide Awards

TARINI PURI

Celebrating the life of Neena Badhwar of The Indian Down Under, whose vision, empathy, and quiet strength helped shape Sydney’s Indian community

RAJNI ANAND LUTHRA

Linking History, our award-winning video essay series is back! This episode uncovers the Indian hawkers and cameleers who were vital to life in colonial Australia.

LAKSHMI GANAPATHY

Looking at the current market in India, Australia and the US – at a time when the global economy ambles through reduced growth and heightened policy risks.

S RAJA GOPALAN
  • Professor Madhu Bhaskaran FTSE, of RMIT University who has been recognised as one of Australia’s Top 100 Innovators by The Australian.

  • Adelaide filmmaker Leela Varghese, whose film Lesbian Space Princess has won Best Animated Feature at Sitges Festival, one of the most prestigious genre film festivals in the world.

  • Sydney’s Professor Smita Shah OAM, who has received the Public Health Impact Award from the Public Health Association of Australia for her work in adolescent health promotion.

Welcome to the world of algorithmic pricing, where technology tries to figure out what price you’re willing to pay. But this strategy could backfire.

NITIKA GARG

Sustainable fashion. Representation. Co-creation. Here’s how Fashion Week is spotlighting South Asians at the intersection of heritage and modernity.

KHUSHEE GUPTA

Big hits, wild cheers, edge-of-your-seat moments - this is cricket at its liveliest. Grab your jerseys and get ready to scream your lungs out! 

For more head to our What’s On page.

It seems fitting amid Diwali celebrations: a new report has found that, in a first in the English-speaking world, Indian films have overtaken Australian releases at the local box office.

Garry Maddox in the SMH, 23 Oct 2025