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YOUR SAY
from 2019-09 Brisbane
by Indian Link
Diaspora And Dissent
In the wake of the Hong Kong protests spilling on to the streets of Australian cities, PAWAN LUTHRA wrote his editorial ‘Diaspora and dissent’ about the less divisive ways in which migrant communities could bring attention to issues from their motherland.
@jayshahIN wrote: There are too many assumptions in the article. Happy to write a counter with facts if given opportunity. Problem is that the torchbearers of dissent cannot handle dissent against them and their own fraternity.
Indian Link replied: We would welcome your views @jayshahIN; please email us at info@indianlink.com.au

Kalyan Ram wrote: May I congratulate you once again for your editorial Diaspora and dissent. It is time the diaspora realised its potential for meaningful contribution to public discourse on issues affecting it.
My India Bucketlist
In our Indian Independence Day feature (Aug-1 2019) we presented a photo spread of some of the interesting tourist activities/experiences in India.

Ruth Campion wrote: From my short trips to India, I can proudly claim to have experienced some of the activities you list in your feature: I have relaxed on Kovalam beach; spotted many peacocks; seen many lotuses but alas not plucked them; had a banana leaf meal in Kerala but missed the musical pillars you mention; have driven down the Worli Sea Link in Mumbai; bought some pashminas, seen the dabbawallahs (fascinating enterprise), but no, did not seek a Bollywood role in a daily soap(!) or take in a cricket match at the Wankhede.
What I would like to do on a future trip: all the Kashmir-related activities on your list (the skiing, the Ladakh lakes, the glaciers, the frozen river trek, the Pak border at Wagah); visit the Kohima War Cemetery (apparently there are some Australian soldiers buried there); see the Taj by moonlight; learn about the erotic sculptures at Khajuraho; see some more of your wildlife, and maybe try the Palace of Wheels.

If I have an extended holiday, although somewhat unlikely, I would love to visit the monasteries in Himachal, sit at the feet of the Dalai Lama, visit the IITs/ IIMS, see the Ganesh procession in Mumbai, and help clean the Ganges – all top suggestions.

Not particularly keen, though, on riding on your yak safari in Sikkim. And as for showering in the outdoors, maybe not – not even in the Taj Vivanta!
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Indian Link Poll
Do you think the idea of Ms. Marvel, Disney’s Muslim superhero, is a good one?

(63%) No. Because superheroes should be above religion.
(38%) Yes. It stresses on inclusivity and feminism at the same time.