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Acclaimed filmmaker Deepa Mehta offered one of the most striking responses of this festival season after watching Pyre, the latest feature by National Award–winning director Vinod Kapri. Presenting the Best Feature Film Award at the 11th Mosaic International South Asian Film Festival (MISAFF)

The symposium Understanding Caste Discrimination in Diaspora: Building Dialogues and Allyship, held at Melbourne, Australia on 3 November 2025, brought together academics, community leaders, journalists, and activists to engage with the continuing presence of caste discrimination within diasporic settings.

The Indian-Australian community dance group, Chakras Performing Arts, based in Newcastle, New South Wales, brought Indian classical and contemporary dance to an international audience at the Gannat International Art Festival – China Edition, held in Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, from 1 to 8 October 2025.

National Award-winning filmmaker Vinod Kapri’s latest feature, Pyre, is on a remarkable winning streak, sweeping four major awards in the United States in just three weeks.

On 16 August 2025, Melbourne audiences will have the chance to experience Pyre, the award-winning feature from national award-winning filmmaker Vinod Kapri, as part of the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne.

Dr Vikrant Kishore’s feature documentary Purulia Chhau Dance and the Mask Makers: A Reflective Story (2024) has gained international attention for its sensitive portrayal of one of India’s most visually rich folk traditions. Running for seventy-one minutes, the film combines artistic insight with rigorous ethnographic engagement, presenting a rare synthesis of creative practice and research. Written, filmed, and edited by Dr Kishore, the work emerges from more than two decade