AMIT SARWAL

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Amit Sarwal is Melbourne-based academic, writer, translator, and former radio broadcaster. He is the Founding Convenor of Australia-India Interdisciplinary Research Network (AIIRN), Co-founder of the Australia Today news network and Founder of Kula Press.

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140 Indians in Forbes World’s Billionaires List 2021

The recently released Forbes’ 35th Annual World’s Billionaires List include a record-breaking 2,755 billionaires. This is despite the unprecedented repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic on...

Hindu groups did remarkable work during COVID19 with Federal partnership

Five Hindu organisations have received COVID-19 relief funding amounting to US$833,000. This was revealed according to data released by the United States’ Small Business Administration...

From stirring the curry to steering the truck, Uni Patel’s story of self-reliance

Unnati Patel (Uni), the mother-of-two, is an Indian-origin female truck driver. She arrived in New Zealand in 2001 and worked in McDonald's. Soon, she got her...

OCI cardholders not required to carry old passports anymore for India travel

People of Indian origin and Indian diaspora who have Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) card are now not required to carry their old, expired...

29-year-old Indian-origin man convicted of human trafficking in Australia

Australian Federal Police has released video footage to raise awareness of human trafficking crimes in Australia. The video shows a woman having an argument with...

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