Inside this Week
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Just Wanted to Say
At Indian Link, we tell stories of migration, identity and belonging. We often say that every Australian story begins with First Nations peoples, and recognising that truth enriches all our stories of home.
As we head into NAIDOC Week, amid ongoing conversations about who we are and where we belong, perhaps this is an opportunity to pause and listen - to First Nations voices, to the world's oldest living cultures, and to histories that continue to shape the country we share. Listening need not involve grand gestures. It can begin simply: by attending a local event, reading an Indigenous author, visiting an exhibition, or having a conversation that deepens understanding.
Story of the Week
220,000 applications a year, six centres built and staffed, and not one open. Australia's Indian community is collateral damage in a visa contract turf war.
In Other News
Modi's Melbourne welcome has all the hallmarks of a sold-out arena tour - adoring fans, hard-to-get tickets, and critics determined not to clap along.
What does it take to impress Chef Sanjeev Kapoor? The culinary icon guest judges MasterChef Australia, and shares the recipe behind the global success of Indian food.
Ten avatars, 200+ artworks, one giant deity. AGNSW's landmark Vishnu exhibition asks what ancient myth still has to teach a fractured present.
The sharpest rebuttal to "monocultural Australia" is currently dancing in a fan zone, wrapped in a flag.
A deaf and mute contract killer. An inexperienced village sex ed teacher. Two women setting the YRF Spy Universe on fire. A snake god. Dhamaal, now with pirates. Sunny Deol defending Rahman Dakait in court, because justice is truly blind 🙂↔️ and that is 1/3rd the list.
What’s On
Mumbai is slowly losing its Irani cafés… but the stories they held? Those haven’t gone anywhere. Bombay Talkies step into a space where chai is poured, opinions are shared, and strangers become part of the same story.
For more head to our What’s On page.
Say it Again
I think racism’s something that’s creeping up exponentially…we’re facing lots of unwarranted racism right now and I really hope Modiji’s visit navigates and addresses that.
Until next week,
Indian Link
