Inside this Week
Minns-Mookhey in India | A ping heard in Nepal | Scott Morrison at BLS | Tata’s stray dogs | Father’s Day | Sept films
Just Wanted to Say
Hope continues for Nepal. Pawan Luthra’s two video interviews featuring Sydneysiders Akash Venkatraman and Sarada Viswanathan, both desperately awaiting news of loved ones, have brought an extraordinary outpouring of support – even an offer to help pursue a phone ping through Optus.
The same spirit is evident across Australia. As Australian drone operators now prepare to help search and rescue in Nepal, the Nepal Appeal by the Emergency Action Alliance (which brings together 15 leading Australian NGOs) is nearing a record $11 million, including more than $4 million from the public and the rest from the Federal Government.
In unbearable uncertainty, perhaps this is what we can do: keep caring, keep giving, keep hope alive.
Story of the Week
Behind the handshakes and photo ops in New Delhi and Mumbai, NSW's Premier and Treasurer were courting more than just trade deals.
In Other News
Sarada Viswanathan talks to Indian Link about her partner Rishabh and the Iyer family, still missing in Nepal after the floods.
Former Australian PM Scott Morrison has a new job - global adviser to a visa-services company now caught up in a fraud investigation in Spain and legal battles in India.
Punjabi-Australian singer-songwriter Parvyn pens a moving tribute to her father, acclaimed musician Dya Singh, who kicked off her love of Sikh musical traditions at a young age.
NSW Premier Chris Minns got to meet Bombay House's most famous residents this week. And if you're wondering why stray dogs call a multinational's headquarters home, you can thank Ratan Tata.
Old Mirzapur rivals dig up buried grudges. A blind man framed by the killer he can't even see coming. A disgraced spy's ghost mission turns into finishing his own father's unfinished war. A retired teacher won't sell his flat, so his neighbours plot to make him. Two idiots accidentally save the nation. A dream romance turns out to be someone else's obsession.
Indian cinema this month is out for blood, justice, and love.
Shoutouts
The third annual Australian Sikh Awards of Excellence (ASAE), which recognised achievers in eight categories: Bijinder Dugal OAM (Australian Sikh Woman of the Year), Hasrat Kaur Gill (Excellence in Sports), Dr Narinder Pal Singh (Excellence in a Professional Field), the late Ajmer Singh [1942-2026] (Lifetime Achievement Award), Maneet Singh (Young Australian Sikh of the Year), Harmohan Singh Walia (Excellence in Community Service), Manjinder, Kamaljit and Amanpreet Singh Grewal (Excellence in Agriculture) and Bali Padda (Excellence in Arts, Culture or Music).
Two members of our community who were awarded at the 2026 Multicultural Queensland Awards: Dr Ram Mohan (Volunteer of the Year), Ashish Reddy Katta (Most Commendable Entrepreneur of the Year).
What’s On
A milestone worth celebrating Sur Sandhya marks 30 years of Bhavika Sydney's musical journey in Australia with an indulgent evening of Khayal, Bhajan, Ghazal, and Sufi, weaving together the diverse and beautiful genres of Hindustani music into one deeply moving concert experience.
For more head to our What’s On page.
Say it Again
All I want is someone to go through a helicopter, drop some people inside the bush area and go and find those people who are stuck in the mud. I'm sure they are there and still breathing.
Until next week,
Indian Link
