Indrasish Banerjee, Author At Made In India Magazine

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Dancing Shiva Returns Home from Australia

Indrasish Banerjee Indrasish Banerjee 11 October 2019

The Art Gallery of South Australia has repatriated the bronze statue of dancing Shiva that was allegedly burgled from a temple in India. The 600-year-old statue of Dancing Shiva was returned after about five years after rigorous questions as regards the origin of the statue was raised. According to a news report, the 600-year-old statue...Read More

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Australia’s Working Holiday Maker Programme To Be Extended To India

Indrasish Banerjee Indrasish Banerjee 17 August 2019

Recently, the Australian government initiated plans to include India in its working holiday maker programme. The country plans to include more countries to its Working Holiday Maker programme and India has been chosen as one of the favoured countries. According to a report by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, David Coleman, Australia’s Immigration Minister, stated that the...Read More

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Apu Being Dropped From The Simpsons?

Indrasish Banerjee Indrasish Banerjee 14 November 2018

The world of entertainment has seen many controversies in the past year. Whether it be the rejection of cultural appropriation or the rise of Read More

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DOES THE LAW PROTECT YOU WHEN IT COMES TO ACCESSING SUNLIGHT IN YOUR HOME?

Indrasish Banerjee Indrasish Banerjee 31 May 2017

If a neighbour puts up a building that stops you from accessing direct sunlight, do you have any legal recourse? Jo Thomas, a resident of central Adelaide, had to grapple with this problem when she discovered there were plans by a developer to put up a 4-storey building next door. Jo lives who lives in...Read More

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JAMES BOND GETS FOXED BY INDIAN JUGAAD

Indrasish Banerjee Indrasish Banerjee 27 October 2016

Social media went into a tizzy some time back when an ad of Pan Bahaar surfaced featuring none other than the one and only Pierce Brosnan. Everyone had a field day criticising the English movie star for endorsing such a harmful product, but as the article below explains, he is just a victim. Pierce Brosnan...Read More

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DIWALI THE GLOBAL FESTIVAL

Indrasish Banerjee Indrasish Banerjee 10 October 2016

Diwali is not an Indian festival anymore. From Mauritius to Nepal, from Thailand to South Africa, the whole world is smitten by the festival of lights. Some countries like England and Australia make place for it on their official calendars. In this piece, we give you a quick roundup of how Diwali is celebrated around...Read More

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3 INCIDENTS THAT SUGGEST RISING RACISM IN AUSTRALIA

Indrasish Banerjee Indrasish Banerjee 20 August 2016

Australians have a reputation for being alleged racists, a charge they vociferously deny. While we understand that the vast majority of Australians are not racists, there have been a recent build up of incidents against the Indian community in the country that have raised murmurs of the dreaded ‘R’ word. Read on to find...Read More

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5 FACTS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT ROHIT KHANDELWAL

Indrasish Banerjee Indrasish Banerjee 25 July 2016

Often you miss a man until he makes it big. Rohit Khandelwal, who has just been crowned Mister World 2016, has been in and around the small screen of India for years, and yet no one has noticed him. Now that he has broken out, he seems to be the talk of the town. We...Read More

Bollywood

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT UDTA PUNJAB

Indrasish Banerjee Indrasish Banerjee 13 June 2016

In Bollywood, Punjab has been reduced to the point of caricature with its depiction of lush fields and Bhangra-performing Sikhs. Now a dark, gritty film about the drug menace in the state is about to release, called Udta Punjab, directed by Abhishek Chaubey, and the Censor Board is bent on cutting it to the...Read More

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HALF THE GREAT BARRIER REEF ALREADY DEAD OR DYING DUE TO BLEACHING

Indrasish Banerjee Indrasish Banerjee 9 May 2016

There’s some really bad news for the world’s largest living ecosystem – more than 50 percent of the Great Barrier Reef has already died or is in the process of dying. Things will get even worse and the chances of survival for the rest of the reef are looking extremely unhopeful at the moment....Read More