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… but there are no guarantees, as two nuclear-armed neighbours teeter close to full-scale war.

IAN HALL

Time to confuse your brain just a little:

You see a boat filled with people. It has not sunk, but when you look again you don’t see a single person on the boat. Why?

Think you know the answer? It is hiding somewhere in this newsletter.
Keep those eyes sharp and scroll like you mean it. πŸ‘€

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How Coimbatore’s famous β€˜wet grinder’ moved overseas – taken up by chocolatiers.

CHARMAINE O’BRIEN

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This year's lineup features a particularly diverse mix of Indian stories that defy conventional formsΒ of storytelling and break cultural taboos.Β 

KHUSHEE GUPTA

  • Indian-origin winners at Federal Election 2025: Michelle Ananda-Rajah (Higgins VIC), Zaneta Mascarenhas (Swan WA), Cassandra Fernando (Holt VIC), Ash Ambihaipahar (Barton NSW), and Varun Ghosh and Deep Singh (both Senators, WA).

  • S Shakthidharan and Hannah Goodwin, directors of The Wrong Gods which opened this week at Sydney’s Belvoir St Theatre, and actors Nadie Kammallaweera, Radhika Mudaliyar, Minoli DatarΒ and the award-winningΒ Vaishnavi Suryaprakash

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Celebrate motherhood and multicultural unity at Harman Foundation’s 12th Annual Fundraiser Gala in Sydney, supporting HER House - a refuge for women and children.

For more go to our What’s On Page.

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An imagined conversation between a 12-week-old baby and her writer mum MITHILA GUPTA

LAKSHMI GANAPATHY
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Despite their star power and striking looks, Indian actors were sidelined in favour of Western-familiar stars in the official broadcast.

KHUSHEE GUPTA

Think you know which iconic movie this scene is from?

Get it right for a feature in next week’s newsletter!

See if you guessed last week’s movie right – and check out the winners!

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Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which we arrive at that goal.

Martin Luther King Jr.

We’re glad you stuck around - the answer to this week’s riddle is - all the people were married.

🫑 This or That πŸ’…

Between all the Met Gala gowns and SRK’s giant β€˜K’ necklace, our feeds have never looked more extra. So here’s your real red carpet challenge. What has higher chances of happening?

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