Rajni Anand Luthra

Editor,
Indian Link

It’s 6.30am, and the family WhatsApp group has already travelled continents. A sunrise in Chandigarh. Tulips in Austin. The Bhagavad Gita in Dubai. “ Good Morning” in questionable fonts (Aunty Maya, we see you).

By 10am, there’s a medical breakthrough involving ginger. By 2pm, a scam warning no one can quite verify. Somewhere in between, something about science in ancient India. By evening, that cousin has replied 👍 to it all.

We roll our eyes. Threaten to mute.

But heaven help the day the messages stop.

Because in a scattered diaspora life, this is our courtyard. We don’t gather – we simply appear.

Inspired by his own near-death experience, Dr Harpreet Singh Kandra is helping community members gain confidence around water. He participated in this week’s India-Australia Drowning Prevention Technical Exchange.

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The Government commissioned Racism@Uni Study by Australian Human Rights Commission has found troubling rates of racism on campuses

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Ahead of their second match in Canberra in the ongoing Aus V Ind T20I series, we throw back to the Indian cricket team’s time with fans a week ago – at an event hosted by the Consul General of India (Sydney) Dr S Janakiraman.

Surveying attitudes toward dating, commitment and relationships among South Asian young adults in Australia - and what it reveals about love, identity and the search for connection today.

SRUTHI SAJEEV

Rose petals and candlelight don’t always tell the whole story. Love is… reheating leftovers, texting “Reached?”, slipping a sweater into a bag before the weather turns. When love sounds like logistics, you know you’re someone’s safe place.

RAJNI ANAND LUTHRA

A Storytelling Workshop with Onir.

Lights, camera… your story begins.
At this Trikone-organised event, look forward to seeing ideas turn into cinematic magic and every participant feeling like the next big storyteller.

For more head to our What’s On page.

This is bigger than cricket. It reflects how leagues are thinking about global distribution, market access, and fan monetization.
If BBL opens at #Chepauk, it signals that the future of franchise cricket may not be bound by geography.
The real question is whether this becomes a one off spectacle or the beginning of offshore league launches.

Shrey Joshi, Co-Founder of Corporate Soldiers, on suggestions that BBL might be taking their opening match to India

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