Wednesday, 26 June 2013

Is the 'Hipster' the New 'Flaneur'?

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A photobook sent to the author by an anonymous sender She walks along Glebe Point Road, wishing she could live in one of those adorabl...
Friday, 24 May 2013

I'll have a Brown Cosmopolitan, thanks: Musings on Bollywood, Australian multiculturalism, and the Asian Century

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British Indian Artist Anish Kapoor's exhibit at the MCA When I announced to strangers more than a decade ago that I had flown all t...
Tuesday, 16 April 2013

Harmony Mart: A Photo Essay (Part 2: Lines and Curves)

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Sunday, 14 April 2013

Harmony Mart: A Photo Essay (Part 1: Seeing Red)

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Friday, 8 March 2013

International Women's Day Post: On 'Choice' and 'Luck'

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I want to celebrate strong women today. I also want to remember the pain I have gone through to better appreciate the strength I have ...
Tuesday, 5 March 2013

Ethnography over a Candle-lit Dinner

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You speak to the dainty blonde waitress And let me pick the wine I show off my knowledge Say 'tis the season for whites You still o...
Wednesday, 6 February 2013

CFP for India Australia Symposium

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CFP for ‘Gondwanalandings: Indian-Australian Perspectives on Cultural Understanding’ (First symposium of the Indian Diaspora in Austral...
Tuesday, 18 December 2012

Watching MasterChef Australia in India

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When we think of MasterChef Australia in our cozy suburban abodes, we momentarily forget monetary and lifestyle woes - it conjures up image...
Tuesday, 17 July 2012

Racism and Narrative, Diversity and Food

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What happened in the vibrant Australian media sphere while I was conferencing at the Sorbonne, and skipping television in favour of ethno...
Tuesday, 26 June 2012

Enforced Televisual Domesticity

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Was it just me, or was there a rather large dose of the Indian sub-continent on Australian television in the last month or so? Admittedly, ...