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LONG STORY SHORT: KHOONI VAISAKHI

In our video series Long Story Short, Harinder Sidhu, former Australian High Commissioner to India, reads to us from a book by an old friend Navdeep Suri, former Indian High Commissioner to Australia.

Navdeep Suri wrote: A big thanks to Harinder Sidhu for such a beautiful rendition of Khooni Vaisakhi. I hope it encourages more people to read the book. And compliments to Indian Link for such a great initiative.

Latha Reddy wrote: A beautiful tribute. Lest we forget

Rajni Anand Luthra wrote: Took me straight back to Jallianwallah Bagh which I visited not so long ago. Thank you Harinder Sidhu for drawing our attention to his book and Navdeep Suri for writing it. Hope it inspires more such work – and many more translations.

An Old Indian Link In Tasmania

JYOTI SHANKAR wrote about Chokey Nuroo, the founder of Tasmania’s famed Lufra Hotel, who arrived in Australia from Kolkata in the late 1800s.

Pheroza Daruwalla wrote: Thank you so much for the wonderful story on Chokey Nuroo. Simply loved it and am sharing it. Thanks Indian Link for keeping us informed and entertained.

Nisha Chaman wrote: What a fascinating story. Not the rst time a Kolkata lad has arrived in Tassie and made a splash (Saroo Brierley of Long Way Home fame, I’m looking at you!) Wonder if the writer Jyoti Shankar could tell us more about Chokey’s descendants. Do they still go by the name Chokey? Or Nuroo?

SCHOOL HOLIDAY ACTIVITY: FUNDRAISING FOR FOODBANK

RAJNI ANAND LUTHRA reported on brothers Neil and Nikhil Reddy who spent their winter break involved in a charitable activity.

Foodbank Australia wrote: Onya boys! Thanks for helping us ght hunger.

Phyllis Stylianou (Of ce of the Mayor Burwood Council NSW) wrote: I read with interest your article about the Reddy family of Strath eld and their sons’ food drive for FoodBank. Our mayor would like to congratulate the boys on their wonderful efforts to help others.

Barry O’Farrell Aust High Commissioner to India wrote: What an incredible story of two Indian boys who spent their locked down school holidays fundraising for Australia’s largest food relief organisation Foodbank. In a week, they collected 168 kg worth of donations from their neighbourhood.

Julie Owens MP wrote, correcting Barry O’Farrell: Australian boys!