UQ in Mumbai

The prison in my head: Varun Gwalani’s fight with OCD

Tom Higgins- October 16, 2016

  By Tom Higgins Mental health issues can affect anyone, anywhere in the world. Society often portrays those with mental health issues as weak, or ... Read More

The Writing is on the wall: Street art for social change in Mumbai

Tom Higgins- October 16, 2016

  By Tom Higgins Street art is commonly seen as vandalism in most countries, and India is no exception. Though some see it as a ... Read More

Mental Heads: Slamming out stigma in India

Tom Higgins- October 16, 2016

By Tom Higgins On September 25 2016, patrons gathered at Eddie's Bistro in Mumbai to watch a collective of spoken word poets perform their first ... Read More

KFC To Cholera: India’s Double Disease Burden

Milly Dunn- October 16, 2016

By Milly Dunn India is currently facing one of its greatest health challenges yet. As the country continues to develop at rapid speed, so does ... Read More

A Brand New Bollywood

Bridget Sloan- October 16, 2016

By Bridget Sloan The film and television industry in India, is not only the largest in the world, but is also deeply rooted in the ... Read More

Bombay Strays: Protecting Street Dogs in Mumbai

Claudia Farhart- October 16, 2016

By Claudia Farhart In Mumbai, a city of 12 million people, overcrowding is clearly a problem. When you add the city’s 95,000 stray dogs to ... Read More

The Dabbawalas: Mumbai’s Meals on Wheels

Claudia Farhart- October 16, 2016

By Claudia Farhart Meet the Dabbawalas: India's famous deliverymen who collect freshly made home-cooked meals from all over Mumbai and deliver them to the offices ... Read More

Banning Mumbai’s iconic Victoria horses: what will the consequences be?

John Ballot- October 16, 2016

https://soundcloud.com/john-ballot/banning-mumbais-iconic-victoria-horses by John Ballot Along Mumbai's famous Marine Drive, tourists can be seen getting into large silver carriages that will take them around the tourist ... Read More

Espresso Yourself: Brewing Up a Storm at the Starbucks Coffee Championships

Charlotte Borland- October 15, 2016

By Charlotte Borland India is known for its age-old love affair with tea, yet it seems there now may be a new national drink of ... Read More

Taxi Fabric: how one start-up is changing the face of Mumbai’s taxis.

John Ballot- October 15, 2016

By John Ballot A Mumbai start-up consisting of local graphic designers and artists is changing the look and feel of the city's iconic yellow-and-black taxis. ... Read More