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Cricket tragedy | Sydney Film Festival’s Indian links | June releases | An early Indian settler
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05 Jun • Estimated Reading Time: 7 minutes
As the final whistle blows on IPL 2025, the trophy may belong to RCB Royal Challengers Bengaluru - but the grief belongs to us all.
Ready to scramble your thoughts a little?
I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive with wind. What am I?
Think you know the answer? It is hiding somewhere in this newsletter.
Keep those eyes sharp and scroll like you mean it. 👀
Acclaimed Indian documentarian Nishtha Jain, a special guest at this year’s SFF, presents a raw, real India through her films Farming the Revolution, Gulabi Gang, and The Golden Thread. NEERU SALUJA |  |
An anxious brown girl forced to face her fears: amidst the humour and whimsical adventure through space, Adelaide filmmaker Leela Varghese’s Lesbian Space Princess is essentially a voyage of self-discovery. NEERU SALUJA |  |
Servant, cook, fugitive, ally: tracing the colourful life of early Indian settler Sheik Brom of Surat CHARMAINE O’BRIEN |  |
Prof. Sharath Sriram, who was named Western Australia’s new Chief Scientist
Prof. Neena Mitter, who was appointed Deputy Vice Chancellor, Research at Charles Sturt University
Sydney entrepreneur Vithyaa Thavapalan and The South Asian Foundation of Australia (Brown Boss Babes) for launching the inaugural South Asian Women Business Awards 2025 — coming up on 7 June.
Assoc. Prof. Ritesh Chugh, ICT Engagement Lead from CQUniversity, who was named a Senior Fellow by the International Education Association of Australia (IEAA).
Drama? Check. Laughs? Check. Thrills and chills? Absolutely. June’s serving up a screen-time feast KHUSHEE GUPTA |  |
It’s Sydney Film Festival – with Indian links this year amplifying Indian voices that refuse to be ignored. From protesting farmers, rural vigilantes in pink saris, an ancient epic, and cosmic queers, there’s something for everyone. For more go to our What’s On Page. |  |
Think you know which iconic movie this scene is from?Get it right for a feature in next week’s newsletter! |  |
Sport is meant to be a celebration of the pursuit of excellence, if not perfection. It is designed to unite people, in joy or in sorrow. It cannot, must not and should not have the power to uproot families and change the lives of hundreds in the blink of an eye.
What would hurt more? |
Either way - Delete your phone. Move cities.
For last week’s poll, ‘Who do you trust with your downfall?’
You’ll trust your mum’s sixth sense (75%) way more than that friend of yours who has a Phd in taking screenshots (25%).
Mum over friend, any day!
Oh! The answer to today’s riddle is: An Echo