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Comedy Fest

PREETI JABBAL interviewed the comedians at the Indian All-Star Comedy Showcase at last month’s Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Rakesh Puri wrote: Sucks that this is not happening in Sydney. Melbourne mein Australian Open hota hai har saal, woh bas nahi hai kya?

INDIAN LINK ON INSTAGRAM

This time’s entry is from @ tell_you_a_story: What do you do when you’ve got a hankering for chips? Make healthy chips, of course! Love this month’s baked sweet potato chips recipe in @indianlink. No guilt, thank you!

Post a picture on Instagram of Indian Link at home, work or anywhere else in your life, using the hashtag #indianlink. We’ll select the best one and publish it here.

INDIAN LINK POLL

#AustraliaforAsifa: Should child rapists get death penalty? Yes, absolutely: 68% No, it won’t solve the issue: 32%

Lest We Forget

We paid a tribute to brave soldiers on the occasion of Anzac Day. Betty Jager wrote: We in Australia honour all Anzacs, they will always be in our hearts.

If koalas mainly eat eucalyptus leaf, does that mean their breath is really fresh?

Comedian Aditi Mittal at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival

So con icted! Who to cheer for? A fellow Sidhu or a fellow Australian? Glad I can now congratulate both. Well done!!#GC2018

Harinder Sidhu, Australian High Commissioner to India, on CWG 2018 shooting event

Mary Kom Wins Her First Cwg Gold

We shared Mary Kom’s incredible maiden CWG win in boxing Chandra Kishore wrote: Congratulations lady! Next movie “Mary Kom strikes back”.

All Dressed Up For The Easter Show

NANDHITA SURESH wrote about Shweta Bhargava’s painting Bani Thani that made it to the Royal Easter Show Dinesh Sharma wrote: Good job, Shweta. There is a dearth of Indian artists in Australia, and those who exist have either adapted to European or abstract art forms, or given up practising art by taking up part-time jobs. Australian-Indian community should do more to promote such artists and their artwork, so that the essence of Indian art form in Australia is alive and our children, who are growing up here, are aware of such wonderful storytelling art forms, its history, and ther craftsmanship behind them. I wish you all the best. Ashish Bhargava wrote: Awesome artwork, loved it.

Wins Gold At Cwg 2018

INDIAN LINK tweeted about Vinesh Phogat’s gold win in freestyle wrestling.

Col Irwin (Aussie Wrestler) wrote: Ironically I just watched Dangal the other day…

Cwg 2018 Medal Tally

We shared the CWG medal tally in which India stands at the third spot. Deepika Bharti wrote: I hope our government, non-government agencies and communities start putting resources into sports from the beginning itself. So proud of everyone.

Roopa Mrudul wrote: Proud of both India and Australia

Indian Link On Instagram

This time’s entry is from @ lmergirl: So I’ve gone from reading the paper when I was a kid, to helping write a piece for it (on the Sikh Games no less). Living in a whole new reality #indianlink

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Indian Link Poll

Would you pay to protect your personal data on social media?

Yes: 75% No: 19% Maybe: 6%

Multiculturalism is your culture as your strength, your language as your lifeline, and other cultures & languages as ways to understand things

Roanna Gonsalves, Winner NSW Premier’s Literary Award 2018

INDIAN GRANDMA’S BOMB-AY JOURNEY

Our Facebook post about an Indian grandmother’s hellish journey received a record number of responses, mostly sympathetic.

Vani Shukla wrote: Sorry for poor grandmother…but it was de nitely a mistake.

Pawan Kumar wrote: If someone is carrying a bomb, they won’t write so on their luggage. Security of cials were being really silly.

From A Guitarist To A Sitarist

RAJNI MADAN interviewed Alan Posselt about how he fell in love with the Indian instrument.

Deen Parast wrote: It is indeed very sad that Indians are losing interest in their own classical music.

Meet my new friends!! Met them at the @ballaratwildlifepark near Melbourne. I think he liked my hat! Parineeti Chopra on her visit to Melbourne