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Strikes, Stories, and the Soul of a Nation 🕊️
India-Pak | My mum in her own words | Syd Fim Fest | Dosa grinder: New use | Met Gala
Indian Link
08 May • Estimated Reading Time: 6 minutes
… but there are no guarantees, as two nuclear-armed neighbours teeter close to full-scale war.
Time to confuse your brain just a little:
You see a boat filled with people. It has not sunk, but when you look again you don’t see a single person on the boat. Why?
Think you know the answer? It is hiding somewhere in this newsletter.
Keep those eyes sharp and scroll like you mean it. 👀
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S Shakthidharan and Hannah Goodwin, directors of The Wrong Gods which opened this week at Sydney’s Belvoir St Theatre, and actors Nadie Kammallaweera, Radhika Mudaliyar, Minoli Datar and the award-winning Vaishnavi Suryaprakash
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Despite their star power and striking looks, Indian actors were sidelined in favour of Western-familiar stars in the official broadcast. KHUSHEE GUPTA |  |
Think you know which iconic movie this scene is from?Get it right for a feature in next week’s newsletter! |  |
Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which we arrive at that goal.
We’re glad you stuck around - the answer to this week’s riddle is - all the people were married.
🫡 This or That 💅Between all the Met Gala gowns and SRK’s giant ‘K’ necklace, our feeds have never looked more extra. So here’s your real red carpet challenge. What has higher chances of happening? |