YOUR SAY

In mum’S SarI

We asked young Indian Australian women to raid their mums’ wardrobes to create a unique Mother’s Day tribute

The Chindian Diaries wrote: A nice feature about daughters in their mother’s sarees.

Ian wrote: Beautiful saris, and beautiful stories.

Suneela Ramaswamy wrote: You look simple and elegant in the sari, Smitha! What you say is so true, I feel close to my mom when I wear her saris. Miss her so much!

Mamata Hegde wrote: So great. Hats off to your mum, Anu. Lovely sari!

Carmel Caggegi wrote: What a beautiful connection!

Anita Rao wrote: Wow… wish we could somehow showcase their stories for younger generations to learn from.

Kala Raghunath wrote: Vishakha, this is the look and feel that I would expect from a mother’s saree - simple, humble and traditional. My favourite out of the lot.

Preeti Jabbal wrote: Devna and Rajni, like mom like daughter, beauty with brains.

Radhika Pradhan Mathur wrote: Both mums and daughters looking lovely.

Shyamali Sinha wrote: Beautiful ladies in beautiful saris. Amrita, the story behind this sari is an inspiration for our current generation. How sweet, Khyati, this sari is a symbol of your dream!

Nikita Dave wrote: Mum, so many of yours to choose from!

Veena Sudarshan wrote: Very appropriate for Mother’s Day.

Mamata Hegde wrote: So great. Hats off to your mums. Lovely saris.

lookIng back at 1947

PAWAN LUTHRA interviewed British director Gurinder Chadha whose new film Viceroy’s House tries to recreate the events that led to the Partition of India

Manisha Bakshi wrote: Love Gurinder Chadha movies, looking forward to this one!

Balvinder Singh wrote: Train from Pakistan. A literally and metaphorically burning June’s chilling reminder of a gory happening in bright colours, which know not their dark shades. Perhaps no colour, even the blackest of the black, can describe the agony my parents would have gone through during those three longest June days of their lives. Stuck with three kids - the youngest just six months old - for three days with scarce food and water, in the Amritsar-bound train whose engine was hijacked at Lala Musa junction, and was guarded, from a surrounding frenzied mob, ready to attack any time, by a handful of armed military persons.

fIlm feSt cancelled under preSSure

PAWAN LUTHRA reported on the Indian Film Festival and Awards of Australia (IFFAA), supposed to have taken place from May 7-13, which was cancelled due to “terror threats”.

Krish Na wrote: I have a lot of Pakistani colleagues. We sometimes laugh at all these people who emigrate half way around the globe, become Australian citizens and yet find time to hate each other for a foreign country’s politics. I can understand people carrying over love from their countries of birth, but carrying over the hatred too? Ridiculous!

IFFAA Sydney should reveal who the ‘terror threats’ were from. Did they report to cops? It’s a sad affair. Art hijacked by dirty politics.

Kulsoom Bint Abul Fateh wrote: Absolutely spot on. Brush aside the hatred and unite. It’s becoming too politicised.

Ghayaz Khan wrote: Completely agreed.

Virat Nehru wrote: Woah, this is so sad.

StarvIng on a full Stomach

The Indian restaurant experience in Sydney leaves a lot to be desired, wrote

KRISHNA NEELAMRAJU

Dhanya Samuel wrote: Totally agree. I have always lamented high and loud the lack of good Indian restaurants in Australia. Agreed there are a few which stand out for food and service but given our vast culture and history, the restaurants are often disappointing.

Anu Kailash wrote: Most Indian restaurants don’t showcase our food. They have things which even most locals won’t like. Why don’t they have some authentic dishes rather than creamy crappy curries?

Dhanya Samuel wrote: Exactly Anu. And the latest example of that is Anjappar which has opened in Melbourne. Some of the items are done well and at least the menu reads differently. But the ambience and service is horrible... and to think the Chettinad region is all about architectural grandeur.

Kane Mistry wrote: Really enjoyed reading this article. This is so true and yes we need good, homely restaurants in Sydney for sure. I had an experience going to the first Indian mobile food trailer, “Lalabhai Sevusalwala”. They have the best pure veg food; though they don’t have a restaurant-style menu with 100 varieties, they stick with consistency in food with quality. The chef and owner of the trailer is so friendly that he talks to almost every customer as though he knows them, and also takes the time to step out of the trailer to get their feedback on food and to make them feel at home by giving personal attention to all customers. He also has Indian street-style seating by providing supermarket milk crates, so everyone can sit down or stay near their car to enjoy with family and kids. If you haven’t been there, it’s surely worth warming yourself in this winter with food and personal attention to detail.

Bhavisha Parmar Bhandari wrote: I agree with the article. Have not found an Indian restaurant that I want to eagerly return to.

Lavleen Jeff wrote: Well written and true!

Dr Shailendra Singh @ShailendraBSing retweeted Indian Link In case any fellow Twitteratis are thinking of opening a restaurant, read this.

Who Wore It better?

Freida Pinto or Jane Krakowski in this coral shimmery number from Bibhu

Mohapatra

Leyla Singh wrote: Freida Pinto!

Aneeta Menon wrote: They both look great, and quite comfy too.

keepIng her goal S In SIght

PREETI DAGA reported on inspirational Gayathri Veena maestro, visually impaired Vaikom Vijayalakshmi’s performance for Melbourne’s Indian community at an Indo-Australian Society event

Cherian Daniel wrote: Whatever new record you may break, whichever heights you may reach, if you can’t share the love and talent that God has given to you without transforming the next generation, life is nothing.

Dhanya Samuel wrote: Such an inspiring person.

knoW What’S cool agaIn In IndIa? ca Ste!

The growth of the internet is helping some Indians validate their caste prejudices, wrote KRISHNA NEELAMRAJU

Dr Shailendra Singh @ShailendraBSing retweeted Indian Link: Here’s a sign of India being dragged backwards by some dunces.

Virat Nehru wrote: This is really good!

Bola Nat wrote: We are all ONE.

tarot WIth vandana

VANDANA joined Indian Link in April to forecast what lies ahead with her tarot readings

Rajiv Anand wrote: This new Tarot readings section is very refreshing indeed. Not only is it aptly expressive, it also captures each reading wonderfully summarised. Great work by Vandana, great work Indian Link!

SIkhS In Sport

DAMNEET SAMBHY reported from the 30th annual Australian Sikh Games in Adelaide

Tony Huber @AusCG_Mumbai retweeted Indian Link: Great to see sport connecting diaspora across Asia-Pacific! The Sikh community is one of the oldest & largest Indian subgroups in #Australia pInk paratha S

Many of you loved this recipe by MYTHILI IYER - helping to successfully trick the kids into eating healthy veggies with pink parathas!

Nisha Sharma wrote: I make beetroot puris for the kids… More delicious and easy. Just use boiled mashed beetroot and garlic with salt+wheat flour and chillies if required.

neW parental vISaS a deceIt

The high cost of the new parental visas has left those who campaigned for it disappointed, reported SHAMSHER KAINTH hum paanch: fIve tIme S the pa SSIon!

Aman Arora wrote: It’s very disappointing that the federal government has passed the ridiculous fee structure for the long stay parents visas - $20,000 per parent + private medical insurance. If you guys think it’s a rip off, please join together for a protest against it. I hope every one of you will spread this message to all your immigrant friends. Doesn’t matter what background they come from. Please share and let’s protest against the bullying and discrimination being done by the government against all immigrants.

DHANYA SAMUEL profiled The Fifths, the band wowing Melbourne’s Indian community

Harsha Sree wrote: Thanks Indian Link for featuring The Fifths!

Mihir Unakar wrote: Nice!

Sinbad J Collins wrote: About bloody time! Everyone loves the song in the movie… budget 2017: a mIxed bag for mIgrant S

PAWAN LUTHRA wrote about the key points from this year’s budget as they relate to migrant communities

Krish Na @IndigoKKing tweeted: Great to know you were in the ‘lock-up’ too. Really good summary of migrant related points.

World buIlt around food

India’s best-known food personality Sanjeev Kapoor spoke with PREETI JABBAL while on tour in Melbourne

Dr Shailendra Singh retweeted Indian Link: [Using food as an anchor for tourism] is also an area for Fiji/the Pacific to focus on given the abundance of local, naturally grown/caught healthy foods.

SK RESTAURANTS @skrestaurants retweeted: What’s cooking in the world of Sanjeev Kapoor!

Sangramkeshari Padhy @keshari49 tweeted: I really want to meet you!

de SIgnS for a better World

CARL BUHARIWALA wrote about volunteer-run non-profit Positively Transforming World and their work to improve health and education globally Positively Transforming World wrote: Thank you to Indian Link and Carl Buhariwala for reaching out to us and for discussing and sharing PTW’s work in this interview with founder and director Chirag Lodhia.

Dilip Bhatt wrote: This young man possesses and portrays magnanimity and maturity far beyond his age! So proud of who you are and what you are doing to bring salvation of all sorts to so many!

Chandani Lodhia wrote: That’s awesome! Well done.

Mala Soni Vaitha wrote: Well done!

re SIlIence, rIght S and re Spectful relatIonShIp S

Respectful Relationships education will tackle the issue of family violence early and change the story for future generations, wrote APARNA ANANTHUNI and DIPANJALI RAO peddlIng love: Srk

Senthorun Raj @senthorun tweeted: I spoke to @indian_link on why teaching kids “gender theory” (aka how to treat people with respect) is a good thing.

Alex Bhathal @alexbhathal retweeted Senthorun Raj: This is so great, thank you @indian_link, @senthorun for getting this happening in our communities! @QueerGreensVic Senthorun Raj @senthorun tweeted: ICYMI: I spoke to @indian_link on why schools should teach kids to challenge gender stereotypes and inequalities. Dipanjali @dipanjali retweeted Indian Link: If you believe men & women are defined by biology, the idea that gender is more complicated can seem quite radical @senthorun on Respectful Relshps.

Shah Rukh Khan’s TED Talk debut garnered much discussion.

On SAGAR MEHROTRA’s Indian Link Radio show, Sonali Shah

Thakkar wrote: No offence to anyone’s likes and dislikes but I give it to SRK for the way this talk was delivered. He is arrogant and sells what he is best at for money, but wouldn’t we all? He is a self-made mega star, and he does agree, even in this talk, that “with this face” he has achieved what he has - we have to give it to him; it’s more than just luck. It’s his ability. And if you listen to his talks in general you can tell he is a well-read and a witty person. I’m not his biggest fan but do give it to him that he is a great entertainer.

Chandra Kishore wrote: His speech is quite motivating and encouraging, hopefully Indians become aware of the greatness of India and its place in the world.

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