Tag: students

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

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

Raghuvir Shekhawat: the award-winning screenwriter who hates watching TV

Sophie Wright- October 13, 2016

By Sophie Wright Diya Aur Baati Hum aired over 1500 episodes and was the top rated television show in India for three years. As the ... Read More

An introduction to Mumbai

Sophie Wright- September 25, 2016

By Sophie Wright Mumbai is big. It’s chaotic. The streets are dirty. It smells horrendous. Be prepared to be stared at, followed, and hassled incessantly ... Read More

Inside the life of a topless barmaid

turneb- November 15, 2012

Women of all shapes and sizes work as topless barmaids, but they have two things in common - confidence and a desire for easy money. Read More

Higher education at a crossroads

Mitch Parker- November 8, 2012

Universities such as the University of Queensland, are reaching an economic crossroads. Australians are flocking to higher education in rising numbers, according to an Australian ... Read More

The changing face of higher education

Alex Livingstone- November 8, 2012

With increased competition from online and international universities, Australia’s tertiary education system may be in need of change. Read More

Brisbane public transport fails to deliver

Maggie Catlow- November 7, 2012

Students from the University of Queensland (UQ) St Lucia campus are angry and frustrated at Translink and Queensland Rail services. Read More

International student enrolments continue to fall

Mitch Parker- October 21, 2012

The high Australian dollar, safety concerns and increased competition from American universities blamed. Read More