{"id":173,"date":"2021-10-15T04:09:03","date_gmt":"2021-10-15T04:09:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/?page_id=173"},"modified":"2026-04-20T16:08:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T06:08:35","slug":"indo-pacific-literature","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/?page_id=173","title":{"rendered":"INDO-PACIFIC LITERATURE"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span class=\"tadv-color\" style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">AUSTRALIA AND SOUTH ASIA<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Literature and Events<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-587\" src=\"https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Australia-India-Impact-Award-Black-300x157.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"149\" height=\"78\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Australia-India-Impact-Award-Black-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Australia-India-Impact-Award-Black-1024x536.png 1024w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Australia-India-Impact-Award-Black-768x402.png 768w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Australia-India-Impact-Award-Black-850x445.png 850w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Australia-India-Impact-Award-Black.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 149px) 100vw, 149px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1601\" src=\"https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Bookshelf2022-1-NEW.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"873\" height=\"246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Bookshelf2022-1-NEW.jpg 873w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Bookshelf2022-1-NEW-300x85.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Bookshelf2022-1-NEW-150x42.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Bookshelf2022-1-NEW-768x216.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Bookshelf2022-1-NEW-850x240.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 873px) 100vw, 873px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/?page_id=157\">More about these books on &#8211; Book Shelf &#8211; Dr Sharon Rundle<\/a><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.safalfest.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><b>South Asian Festival of Art and Literature (SAFAL)<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>3 May 2026 @ Pioneer Hall, Castle Hill. Free Entry.<\/b><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Anthology Panel Discussion with Dr Sharon Rundle, Susanne Gervay OAM, Anu Shivaram, Rekha Rajvanshi.<\/b><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Literature, Art, Writing Workshops, Bazaar and Book Fair, Singing and Dancing. Come along and join us. All welcome.<\/b><\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.safalfest.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-3027\" src=\"https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_3727-240x300.jpeg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_3727-240x300.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_3727-819x1024.jpeg 819w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_3727-120x150.jpeg 120w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_3727-768x960.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_3727-300x375.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_3727-850x1063.jpeg 850w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_3727.jpeg 1080w\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"250\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<div id=\"1950507261\" class=\"u_1950507261 dmNewParagraph\" data-element-type=\"paragraph\" data-version=\"5\">\r\n<div id=\"1073477267\" class=\"u_1073477267 dmRespCol small-12 large-6 medium-6\">\r\n<div id=\"1074021527\" class=\"u_1074021527 dmNewParagraph\" data-element-type=\"paragraph\" data-version=\"5\" data-ai-tag=\"Paragraph\">\r\n<p class=\"m-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.safalfest.com\/new-page\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-3045\" src=\"https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_3836-221x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"271\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_3836-221x300.jpeg 221w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_3836-756x1024.jpeg 756w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_3836-111x150.jpeg 111w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_3836-768x1041.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_3836-300x407.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_3836-850x1152.jpeg 850w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_3836.jpeg 938w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><br \/>Festival Bazaar <\/strong>marketplace<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"1627750792\" class=\"u_1627750792 dmNewParagraph\" data-version=\"5\">\r\n<ul class=\"defaultList bullet\">\r\n<li>Handmade crafts, Cultural artefacts, Traditional art pieces, Unique gifts and local creations<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"1000944921\" class=\"u_1000944921 dmRespCol small-12 large-4 medium-4\">\r\n<div id=\"1204563532\" class=\"u_1204563532 dmNewParagraph\" data-version=\"5\">\r\n<ul class=\"defaultList bullet\">\r\n<li>Family-friendly activities and interactive experiences<\/li>\r\n<li>Live performances, workshops, and shopping stalls\u00a0<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"1395847159\" class=\"u_1395847159 dmRespCol small-12 large-2 medium-2\">\r\n<div id=\"1978401867\" class=\"u_1978401867 dmNewParagraph\" data-element-type=\"paragraph\" data-version=\"5\">\r\n<div id=\"1022437688\" class=\"u_1022437688 dmRespCol small-12 large-4 medium-4\">\r\n<div id=\"1838516599\" class=\"u_1838516599 dmNewParagraph\" data-element-type=\"paragraph\" data-version=\"5\">\r\n<p>\ud83c\udfb6 <span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Evening Cultural Concert \ud83d\udd55 Time: 6:00 PM \u2013 8:00 PM<br \/>\ud83c\udf9f\ufe0f Entry: Free<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"1416871381\" class=\"u_1416871381 dmNewParagraph\" data-version=\"5\">\r\n<p>Experience a spectacular <strong>Song &amp; Dance Concert &#8211; <\/strong>talented performers from: Sri Lanka, India, Bangladesh and Nepal.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><br \/>ILASA<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Home Across the Horizon<\/span><br \/>Launch of new collection of 32 stories\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Congratulations Anu Shivaram, Rekha Rajvanshi, <\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\">and 32 authors.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<table border=\"1\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2966\" 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wp-image-2968\" src=\"https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0274.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0274.jpeg 2000w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0274-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0274-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0274-150x100.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0274-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0274-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0274-850x567.jpeg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2929\" src=\"https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/82280fe1-4ba9-45d5-9d93-86c5197d984e-240x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/82280fe1-4ba9-45d5-9d93-86c5197d984e-240x300.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/82280fe1-4ba9-45d5-9d93-86c5197d984e-819x1024.jpeg 819w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/82280fe1-4ba9-45d5-9d93-86c5197d984e-120x150.jpeg 120w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/82280fe1-4ba9-45d5-9d93-86c5197d984e-768x961.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/82280fe1-4ba9-45d5-9d93-86c5197d984e-1228x1536.jpeg 1228w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/82280fe1-4ba9-45d5-9d93-86c5197d984e-300x375.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/82280fe1-4ba9-45d5-9d93-86c5197d984e-850x1063.jpeg 850w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/82280fe1-4ba9-45d5-9d93-86c5197d984e.jpeg 1279w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.safalfest.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SAFAL Literature and Book Fair Festival 2025.<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">\u201cThe Consulate General of India, Sydney and Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre in collaboration with SAFAL Fest, \u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">ICCR Australia, SVCC, Indian Consulate.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\" border=\"1\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\">\r\n<figure id=\"attachment_2385\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2385\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2385 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1503-300x189.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1503-300x189.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1503-1024x646.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1503-150x95.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1503-768x485.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1503-1536x969.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1503-850x536.jpeg 850w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1503.jpeg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2385\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Niyati Mehta, Director ICCR<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2390 aligncenter\" style=\"font-size: 14px; text-align: start;\" src=\"https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1504-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"305\" height=\"204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1504-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1504-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1504-150x100.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1504-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1504-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1504-850x567.jpeg 850w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1504.jpeg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 305px) 100vw, 305px\" \/><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border-style: none;\" border=\"1\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2402  alignnone aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_2494-225x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"174\" height=\"232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_2494-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_2494-768x1024.png 768w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_2494-113x150.png 113w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_2494-1152x1536.png 1152w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_2494-1536x2048.png 1536w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_2494-300x400.png 300w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_2494-850x1133.png 850w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_2494.png 1620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 174px) 100vw, 174px\" \/><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"text-align: center;\">Distinguished guests, speakers, authors and poets.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theaustraliatoday.com.au\/festival-of-lights-brings-joy-down-under-as-diwali-celebrated-aussie-style\/?fbclid=IwY2xjawGQ-KFleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHQOvgPHyXluH-w8M2vtzKXKItAfu7rUp4J0MzQOawgrzWQR52quz_dpFuA_aem_uf_z4WYgCHLG6jiajtfWlw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Festival of Lights Brings Joy Down Under as <\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theaustraliatoday.com.au\/festival-of-lights-brings-joy-down-under-as-diwali-celebrated-aussie-style\/?fbclid=IwY2xjawGQ-KFleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHQOvgPHyXluH-w8M2vtzKXKItAfu7rUp4J0MzQOawgrzWQR52quz_dpFuA_aem_uf_z4WYgCHLG6jiajtfWlw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Diwali Celebrated Aussie Style<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong> |<em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"> The Australia Today\u00a0 <\/span><\/em><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">Pages 38-39<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"font-size: 13.3333px; color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/desi_australia\/docs\/october_2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>Desi Australia<\/em>\u00a0Monthly Magazine October 2024<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-2062 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DesiAustraliaDiwali24-216x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"188\" height=\"261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DesiAustraliaDiwali24-216x300.jpg 216w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DesiAustraliaDiwali24-108x150.jpg 108w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DesiAustraliaDiwali24-300x416.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DesiAustraliaDiwali24.jpg 519w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 188px) 100vw, 188px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #000000;\" title=\"CONFLUENCE SOUTH ASIAN PERSPECTIVES (UK)\" href=\"https:\/\/confluence.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>CONFLUENCE SOUTH ASIAN PERSPECTIVES<\/em> (UK)<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">and more interviews, articles, and reviews on the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/?page_id=2517\">Confluence page<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indianlink.com.au\/perumal-murugan-in-sydney-writing-is-both-enjoyable-and-tormenting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Indian Link<\/em> Newsletter March, <span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">2024\u00a0<\/span> Roanna Gonsalves <span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">inte<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indianlink.com.au\/perumal-murugan-in-sydney-writing-is-both-enjoyable-and-tormenting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rviews \u00a0 <\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indianlink.com.au\/perumal-murugan-in-sydney-writing-is-both-enjoyable-and-tormenting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Perumal Murugan at UNSW Report by Sharon Rundle<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Storytelling in India and Australia <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">at the<\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre, Sydney\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\" border=\"1\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1720 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/SVCC-Storytelling-Invitation-208x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"103\" height=\"149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/SVCC-Storytelling-Invitation-208x300.jpg 208w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/SVCC-Storytelling-Invitation-710x1024.jpg 710w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/SVCC-Storytelling-Invitation-104x150.jpg 104w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/SVCC-Storytelling-Invitation-768x1108.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/SVCC-Storytelling-Invitation-1065x1536.jpg 1065w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/SVCC-Storytelling-Invitation-1420x2048.jpg 1420w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/SVCC-Storytelling-Invitation-300x433.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/SVCC-Storytelling-Invitation-850x1226.jpg 850w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/SVCC-Storytelling-Invitation.jpg 1431w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 103px) 100vw, 103px\" \/><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1729 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/404867058_229271100183258_2474356361153186975_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"355\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/404867058_229271100183258_2474356361153186975_n.jpg 912w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/404867058_229271100183258_2474356361153186975_n-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/404867058_229271100183258_2474356361153186975_n-150x89.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/404867058_229271100183258_2474356361153186975_n-768x455.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/404867058_229271100183258_2474356361153186975_n-850x503.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 355px) 100vw, 355px\" \/><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">L to R: Director of Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre &#8211; Indian Consulate in Sydney, Louise Fowler-Smth, Dr Roanna Gonsalves, Ronojoy Ghosh, Dr Sharon Rundle, Susan Gervay OAM.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\" border=\"1\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1728 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/404775845_229271060183262_4574178812818668454_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"369\" height=\"209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/404775845_229271060183262_4574178812818668454_n.jpg 955w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/404775845_229271060183262_4574178812818668454_n-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/404775845_229271060183262_4574178812818668454_n-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/404775845_229271060183262_4574178812818668454_n-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/404775845_229271060183262_4574178812818668454_n-850x481.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 369px) 100vw, 369px\" \/><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">Louise Fowler-Smth, Dr Roanna Gonsalves, Ronojoy Ghosh, Dr Sharon Rundle, Susan Gervay OAM.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>CHENDA<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1636 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/CHENDA-106x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"106\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/CHENDA-106x150.jpg 106w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/CHENDA-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/CHENDA-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/CHENDA-768x1086.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/CHENDA-300x424.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/CHENDA.jpg 843w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 106px) 100vw, 106px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">at the<\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Swami Vivikanada Cultural Centre, Indian Consulate in Sydney<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;\">A musical evening at the Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre with Chenda from South India by musicians from Sydney, featuring <strong><em>Chenda<\/em>,<\/strong> a documentary film, <strong>Chenda performances, <\/strong>and a discussion panel with<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/multicultural.nsw.gov.au\/team\/dr-gk-harinath-oam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Dr G K Harinath OAM<\/strong> \u00a0<\/a>Chairperson Emeritus, Multicultural NSW Advisory board;\u00a0 <strong>Dr Sharon Rundle<\/strong> Writer, Editor, Academic; \u00a0<a style=\"color: #000000;\" title=\"Virat Nehru\" href=\"https:\/\/www.highonfilms.com\/author\/virat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Virat Nehru<\/strong> Film programmer<\/a>, Writer, Founding member of Sydney Science Fiction film festival; \u00a0<b>K P Jose<\/b>, Artist and President, <a style=\"color: #000000;\" title=\"IndOz Rhythms on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/IndOzRhythmsSydney\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IndOz Rhythms<\/a>. <strong>Moderator &#8211; <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greaterblacktownnews.com.au\/featured\/item\/2254-story-teller-emie-wins-city-award\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Emie Roy<\/a>.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">Musicians on the day:<\/span> <a style=\"color: #000000;\" title=\"IndOzRhythms\" href=\"http:\/\/indozrhythms.com\/wp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>IndOz Rhythms<\/strong><\/a>, <span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">percussionists performing in Sydney for a decade.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Special screening of <a class=\"x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv x1qq9wsj xo1l8bm\" style=\"color: #000000;\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/emie.roy.10?__cft__[0]=AZUaT2MNtvadZ4MWWq2sPBkxo2XjBY7oraLfqa7PQlmtetfiHh5QRrfl_mnpPgKubTIfhXWRf2DQqE91HfaTvgEEPak5fY06QNUOkeV1pv2QmqbFDkgmtwIpByB764fjVdUIgw-EFZWktijsxWqt5ZmTT1IlRtX3i4yiEIz15B9uBWKGgNRWjwPT2teMs8_-cu0rDWSjFw6Z-MpNNZU4AOp2&amp;__tn__=-]K-R\"><span class=\"xt0psk2\">Emie Roy<\/span><\/a>\u2019s documentary \u201cChenda\u201d.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 8pt;\">This film was commissioned by <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/blacktownarts.com.au\/blacktown-shorts-film-festival\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blacktown Arts<\/a> and proudly funded by Australia Council for the Arts, the NSW Government through Create NSW and Blacktown City Council.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Chenda is a majestic instrument widely used in Kerala. There is an ancient saying that all other 18 vadayas (instruments) come under Chenda. The loud and rigid sound of chenda makes it one of the rare instruments in this world. Chendamelam or the chenda percussion ensemble has an important place among the various percussion art<\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">forms of Kerala like Pandi, Panchari, Dhruvam, Adantha, Anjadantha, Chemba, Chembada and Tripuda. Of them, Pandi and Panchari are the most popular. Thayambaka is played on both Chenda and Mizhavu. Chenda is used in art forms like Kathakali, Keli and Melam and for temple rituals. \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.keralaculture.org\/chenda\/105\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chenda, Percussion Instrument (keralaculture.org)<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-803 size-thumbnail aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/EmieSunilWOWRT-113x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"113\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/EmieSunilWOWRT-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/EmieSunilWOWRT-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/EmieSunilWOWRT-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/EmieSunilWOWRT.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 113px) 100vw, 113px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Books by Dr Meenakshi Bharat<\/p>\r\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; height: 70px;\" border=\"1\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 70px;\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%; height: 70px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2123 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/MB-HinduCinema24.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/MB-HinduCinema24.jpg 180w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/MB-HinduCinema24-96x150.jpg 96w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%; height: 70px;\"><a href=\"Terrorism and the English novel in India - 1st E (routledge.com)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1838  aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/TROUBLEDTESTIMONIES-BHARAT.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"157\" height=\"246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/TROUBLEDTESTIMONIES-BHARAT.jpg 180w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/TROUBLEDTESTIMONIES-BHARAT-96x150.jpg 96w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 157px) 100vw, 157px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%; height: 70px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.routledge.com\/Filming-the-Line-of-Control-The-Indo-Pak-Relationship-through-the-Cinematic-Lens\/Bharat-Kumar\/p\/book\/9780367273149\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1839 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/FILMINGTHELINEOFCONTROLBHARAT.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"163\" height=\"255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/FILMINGTHELINEOFCONTROLBHARAT.jpg 350w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/FILMINGTHELINEOFCONTROLBHARAT-191x300.jpg 191w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/FILMINGTHELINEOFCONTROLBHARAT-96x150.jpg 96w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/FILMINGTHELINEOFCONTROLBHARAT-300x471.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 163px) 100vw, 163px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>Hindi Cinema and Pakistani: <\/strong><\/em><em><strong>Screening the Idea and the Reality<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Meenakshi Bharat, Routledge. 2024<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>Ever since the 1947 partition of the Indian subcontinent, Mumbai-based Hindi cinema has been returning compulsively to the idea of Pakistan, sometimes as the desirable other, sometimes as the horrifying antagonist.\u00a0<i>Hindi Cinema and Pakistan<\/i>\u00a0traces the genesis and development of this theme in Hindi cinema in the 1950s, showcasing its relevance as a tool that both reflects and shapes how India sees its neighbour, the India\u2013Pakistan relationship, and itself.<\/p>\r\n<p>The book is a serious, multi-platform, multi-pronged exploration of the appearances, invocations, representations and treatment of Pakistan and Pakistanis in Hindi cinema. It follows Hindi cinema\u2019s efforts to come to terms with the \u2018idea\u2019 and \u2018reality\u2019 of Pakistan.\u00a0Through in-depth analyses of the enmity and rivalry between the two subcontinental nations in Partition films, thrillers, epic war films and sports films, to screen depictions\u00a0of the shared cultural past and similarities in films on cross-border love or in films that show a reaching out through humour, this book investigates the visualization of Pakistan and contextualizes these representations within the broader frameworks of India\u2019s political, socio-cultural and popular discourse.<\/p>\r\n<p>The extensive reach of the in-depth textual analyses of Hindi cinema will make this volume interesting and valuable both to the lay reader and to researchers and academics of cultural studies, media and film studies, and the study of socio-psychological violence in media and culture.<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/?page_id=127\">More<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1640 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Writers-for-The-Voice-Logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"112\" height=\"113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Writers-for-The-Voice-Logo.jpg 250w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Writers-for-The-Voice-Logo-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 112px) 100vw, 112px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<div dir=\"auto\"><hr \/><\/div>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #008000;\"><em><b style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Relatively True, stories of Truth, Deception and Post <\/b><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 18.6667px;\"><b><em>Truth<\/em>\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">and <\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 18.6667px;\"><b>Glass<\/b><\/span><b style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> Walls, stories of Tolerance and Intolerance<\/b><\/em><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #008000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">at the<\/span> WORLD BOOK FAIR 2023 in New Delhi!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1604 size-medium aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Only-Connect-Goldsworthy-book-review-300x221.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Only-Connect-Goldsworthy-book-review-300x221.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Only-Connect-Goldsworthy-book-review-1024x754.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Only-Connect-Goldsworthy-book-review-150x110.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Only-Connect-Goldsworthy-book-review-768x566.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Only-Connect-Goldsworthy-book-review-1536x1131.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Only-Connect-Goldsworthy-book-review-2048x1508.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Only-Connect-Goldsworthy-book-review-850x626.jpeg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?v=1031049367287673\">Watch | Facebook<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fb.watch\/iWp8k4QCpA\/\">https:\/\/fb.watch\/iWp8k4QCpA\/<\/a><\/p>\r\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\" border=\"1\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1235 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/OBS-WBF-GWposter-300x219.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"190\" height=\"139\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/OBS-WBF-GWposter-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/OBS-WBF-GWposter-1024x747.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/OBS-WBF-GWposter-150x109.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/OBS-WBF-GWposter-768x560.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/OBS-WBF-GWposter-850x620.jpg 850w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/OBS-WBF-GWposter.jpg 1216w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 190px) 100vw, 190px\" \/><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1236 aligncenter\" style=\"color: initial;\" src=\"https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/OBS-WBF-poster-169x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"93\" height=\"165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/OBS-WBF-poster-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/OBS-WBF-poster-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/OBS-WBF-poster-84x150.jpg 84w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/OBS-WBF-poster-300x534.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/OBS-WBF-poster.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 93px) 100vw, 93px\" \/><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1275 aligncenter\" style=\"color: initial;\" src=\"https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/OBS-RT-Poster-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"162\" height=\"121\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/OBS-RT-Poster-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/OBS-RT-Poster-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/OBS-RT-Poster-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/OBS-RT-Poster-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/OBS-RT-Poster-850x638.jpg 850w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/OBS-RT-Poster.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 162px) 100vw, 162px\" \/><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">Photos courtesy Orient BlackSwan<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><em>Relatively True<\/em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"> authors\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/eugenbacon.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eugen Bacon<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/rashidawritenow.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rashida Murphy<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/lk.linkedin.com\/in\/devika-brendon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Devika Brendon<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><b>were \u201cTelling the Truth<\/b><b>\u201d <\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">at the\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/australianshortstoryfestival.com\/2019-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Australian Short Story Festival 2022\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><em>Relatively True, Stories of Truth, Deception and Post-Truth<\/em> <\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-997 \" src=\"https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ASSF-RT-Session-2022-300x273.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"286\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ASSF-RT-Session-2022-300x273.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ASSF-RT-Session-2022-1024x931.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ASSF-RT-Session-2022-150x136.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ASSF-RT-Session-2022-768x699.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ASSF-RT-Session-2022-1536x1397.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ASSF-RT-Session-2022-850x773.jpg 850w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ASSF-RT-Session-2022.jpg 1636w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 286px) 100vw, 286px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Masala Chai Meanderings <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>July 9 2022 @ 11am IST\/3:30 pm AEST\u00a0<\/strong><strong>on ZOOM\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Thanks a million <strong>Professor Swati Pal<\/strong> for launching <strong><em>Relatively Tru<\/em><em>e<\/em> <\/strong>at <strong>Masala Chai Meanderings<\/strong> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">with a memorable and astute speech. Our thanks to all the authors who contributed their stories to <strong><em>Relatively True<\/em><\/strong> and who read at the MCM launch; and to Devika Brendon for her poem especially written for the launch and read by Devika. Thanks, too, to our audience for their enthusiastic support and incisive comments. For those unable to log on for the MCM launch, here is the recording. Many thanks to co-editor and co-host Professor<\/span> Meenakshi Bharat and to co-host of MCM Aparna Srinivas.<\/p>\r\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"MCM #14 9Jul2022 Launch &quot;Relatively True&quot;\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eZgA2Wnfehk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Articles, essays, stories, interviews and reviews<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/?page_id=1659\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens<\/em> \u2013 In Conversation with Shankari Chandran in <strong><em>Confluence South Asian Perspectives,<\/em> <\/strong>August 2023<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/confluence.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Understanding Copyright<\/em> in <strong>Confluence South Asian Perspectives<\/strong><\/a>, May 2023.<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/?page_id=1659\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Daisy and Woolf Review<\/em>:<strong> Confluence South Asian Perspectives,<\/strong> <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/confluence.mobi\/2023\/03\/confluence-february-2023-issue\/\">February 2023.<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/?page_id=1659\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The Colony of Shadows Review<\/em>: <strong>Confluence South Asian Perspectives<\/strong>, February 2023<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p><em>Transcending Boundaries: Publishing fiction by South Asian Australian authors in Australia,<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/confluence.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>Confluence 20th Anniversary Issue<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, December 2022.<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/?page_id=1659\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>One Bright Moon Review:<\/em><strong> Confluence South Asian Perspectives<\/strong>,\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.confluence.mobi\/?s=May+2020\">May 2020<\/a>,<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/?page_id=1659\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Chandani L okuge\u2019s My Van Gogh <\/em><strong>Review: Confluence South Asian Perspectives<\/strong>, <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.confluence.mobi\/2020\/02\/\">February 2020<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.confluence.mobi\/2020\/02\/\"><strong>.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\r\n<p><a title=\"The Art of Sharing Stories and Bridging Cultures\" href=\"https:\/\/femasiamagazine.com\/art-sharing-stories\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The Art of Sharing Stories And Bridging Cultures &#8211; <strong>FemAsia<\/strong> <\/em>Magazine<\/a> 15 January 2018<\/p>\r\n<h4 class=\"c-card__title\" data-test=\"chapter-title-Transnation and Feminine Fluidity: New Horizon in the Fiction of Chandani Lokug\u00e9\"><a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/chapter\/10.1007\/978-3-319-50400-1_19\" data-track=\"click\" data-track-action=\"ToC link to content page\" data-track-label=\"link\"><em>Transnation and Feminine Fluidity: New Horizon in the Fiction of Chandani <strong>Lokug\u00e9<\/strong><\/em><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0<strong>Sharon Rundle, in\u00a0<em>Claiming Space for Australian Women\u2019s Writing<\/em> Chapter, Eds Sanjukta Dasgupta &amp; Devaleena Das.\u00a0<span class=\"c-meta__item u-display-inline-block\" data-test=\"page-number\">Pages 323-336<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">&#8220;The politics and problematics of women\u2019s writing universally has been the unfortunate paradox not about what to write or what has been written but whether to write at all. The creative journey of Australian women writers has not been any different. The introduction investigates the very significant trajectory of the origin, growth, publication and anthologizing of Australian women\u2019s writing that includes white, aboriginal and immigrant women\u2019s writing with focus on identity politics and cultural politics while foregrounding gender and sexuality politics and race relations. This essay therefore can offer itself as the required exploratory preface scanning the literary landscape by identifying the existence not only of Australian women\u2019s writing but also enlists some extremely important comprehensive volumes of such writing as well as available literary criticism.&#8221;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/femasiamagazine.com\/us-and-them-the-heady-elixir-of-power\/\">Us And Them -The Heady Elixir Of Power \u2013<strong> FemAsia<\/strong> Magazine<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/opus.lib.uts.edu.au\/handle\/10453\/116590\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Exegesis<\/a><em><a href=\"https:\/\/opus.lib.uts.edu.au\/handle\/10453\/116590\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Transcending Boundaries: Fiction by South Asian\u2013Australian authors, <\/a><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/opus.lib.uts.edu.au\/handle\/10453\/116590\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sharon Rundle published University of Technology Sydney, Australia<\/a><em>. <\/em>May 2017\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/firebirdfeathers.com\/2016\/01\/01\/authors-pick-23-sharon-rundle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>Firebird Blog:<\/strong> Authors\u2019 pick 23<\/em>: Sharon Rundle. Today\u2019s authors\u2019 pick has been chosen by Sharon Rundle.\u00a0<em>Asylum<\/em>, \u00a0Channa Wickremesekera,<\/a> Published by Palaver.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/samyuktajournal.in\/the-myth-of-women-writers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The Myth of Women Writers<\/em>, Sharon Rundle, <em><strong>Samyukta Journal<\/strong><\/em><\/a>. January 31, 2005 .<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymotion.com\/video\/x84riaw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>The Oneness &#8211;<\/em><\/strong> An Australian Documentary Movie<\/a> 2020 | Director &#8211; Dave Sidhu | Written By &#8211; Indranil Halder.<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/orientblackswan.com\/details?id=9789352876792\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/orientblackswan.com\/details?id=9789352876792\">http:\/\/Orient Blackswan Private<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernsydney.edu.au\/writing_and_society\/events\/australia_india_literatures_international_forum\/alif_participants\">ALIF Participants \u2013 Writing and Society Research Centre | Western Sydney University<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p><strong><u>Reviews<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/entertainment\/books\/in-short-reviews-fiction-20140530-zrss4.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Only Connect\u00a0 <\/strong><\/span>&#8211; <\/em>Review by<strong> Kerryn Goldsworthy <\/strong>in the <strong><em>Sydney Morning Herald<\/em><\/strong><\/a><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">EDITED BY SHARON RUNDLE AND MEENAKSHI BHARAT, BRASS MONKEY BOOKS<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">\u2018\u2018Only connect\u2019\u2019 is a phrase coined by E.M. Forster, whose\u00a0<i>A Passage to India<\/i>\u00a0remains the best novel about Anglo-Indian relations. So it\u2019s a fitting title in a number of ways for an anthology of \u2018\u2018short fiction about<\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">technology and us from Australia and the Indian Subcontinent\u2019\u2019. \u2018\u2018Technology and us\u2019\u2019 is an intriguing shorthand way of describing the interventions of 21st-century technology into ordinary people\u2019s lives. Focusing mainly on computers and cyberspace, the stories describe the central place that email, smartphones and social media hold in most people\u2019s communicative lives. But other forms of technology also feature: dodgy hired vehicles, airport security screens, much-loved spice grinders. Highlights include the beautiful and moving story\u00a0<i>Digital Air-borne Chariots<\/i>\u00a0by Bem Le Hunte, Meenakshi Bharat\u2019s very funny\u00a0<i>B Wid U Soon<\/i>, and Sunil Badami\u2019s touching, bittersweet semi-fantasy story,\u00a0<i>Leftovers<\/i>.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mascarareview.com\/sunil-badami-reviews-alien-shores\/\">https:\/\/www.<strong>mascarareview.<\/strong>com\/sunil-badami-reviews-alien-shores\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com.au\/books\/edition\/The_Routledge_Companion_to_Australian_Li\/sQsLEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&amp;gbpv=1&amp;dq=sharon+rundle+book&amp;pg=PT300&amp;printsec=frontcover\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>Routledge Companion to Australian Literature<\/em><\/strong>, Edited Jessica Gildersleeve, &#8220;India&#8221;.<\/a> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Series of anthologies &#8220;edited by Meenakshi Bharat and Sharon Rundle, they choose a theme with relevance to both countries (as with Fear Factor Terror Incognito) and showcase writing from each place.&#8221;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.readings.com.au\/news\/conversations-with-small-publishers-brass-monkey-books\"><strong>Readings<\/strong>: Conversations-with-small-publishers-brass-monkey-books<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.differenttruths.com\/literature\/criticism\/agathokakological-aussie-summer-the-bengali-diaspora-in-australia-and-indian-cities\/\">www.<strong>differenttruths.com<\/strong>\/literature\/criticism\/agathokakological-aussie-summer-the-bengali-diaspora-in-australia-and-indian-cities\/<\/a><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"post-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a title=\"Go to this post on the Susanne Gervay's Blog blog\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jacketflap.com\/redirect.asp?kind=3&amp;value=2621&amp;t=http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/SusanneGervaysBlog\/~3\/bYNwEm4p2xo\/\">\u00a0L<\/a><\/strong><a title=\"Go to this post on the Susanne Gervay's Blog blog\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jacketflap.com\/redirect.asp?kind=3&amp;value=2621&amp;t=http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/SusanneGervaysBlog\/~3\/bYNwEm4p2xo\/\"><strong>unching with Kiran Nagarkar<\/strong> Indian Novelist, playwright and screenwriter<\/a><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"post-info\">\r\n<div class=\"post-navigation\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jacketflap.com\/profile.asp?member=SusiGervay\">Susanne Gervay<\/a>, on 8\/7\/2012<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"post-info\">&#8220;<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Kiran Nagarkar was both loved and hated in homeland, India &#8211; one of the most significant writers of postcolonial India. One of India\u2019s finest bilingual authors, writing in both English and Marathi,\u00a0decries fundamentalism and calls religion a mental disturbance<strong>.\u00a0<\/strong>His novels are epic &#8211;\u00a0<em>Cuckold,\u00a0<\/em>R<em>avan and Eddie, God\u2019s Little Soldier, <\/em>and just released<em> The Extras:-<\/em> the\u00a0slums, the chawls, the abuses and the interwoven plots were all there in the guts and all of the city of Bombay. <strong>Kiran\u2019s\u00a0\u2018In Search of Essar\u2019<\/strong> is one of the stories in <em><strong>Fear Factor: Terror Incognito<\/strong><\/em> edited by Meenakshi Bharat and Sharon Rundle (published Picador India and Australia) \u2013 an anthology where 10 Indian and 10 Australian authors wrote about the impact of terrorism from a personal perspective in narrative fiction. Included are stories by Salman Rushdie, David Malouf, Thomas Keneally and my own story <em><strong>Days of Thailand<\/strong><\/em>. [This collection is followed by a] new cross-cultural Indian-Australian anthology <em><strong>Alien Shores<\/strong><\/em> edited by Meenakshi Bharat and Sharon Rundle (published Brass Monkey)\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"post\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">The warm and intimate lunch with <strong>Kiran Nagarkar<\/strong> at the University of Western Sydney with translators, writers \u2013 <strong>Dr Sharon Rundle, Professor Ivor Indyk, Dr Roanna Gonzales<\/strong> \u2013 was a very special experience in sharing Kiran\u2019s courage of his convictions.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com.au\/books\/edition\/Understanding_Women_s_Experiences_of_Dis\/cpxKEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&amp;gbpv=1&amp;dq=sharon+rundle+uts&amp;pg=PT43&amp;printsec=frontcover\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>A Language Without Words,<\/em><\/a> Sibendu Chakraborty,<\/strong> in <em>Understanding Women&#8217;s Experiences of Displacements:<\/em> Chandani Lokuge interview with Sharon Rundle,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong><em>Kiewa Creek<\/em>,<\/strong> Sharon Rundle in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com.au\/books\/edition\/Seeds_Skeletons\/i5YJDAAAQBAJ?hl=en&amp;gbpv=1&amp;dq=sharon+rundle+uts&amp;pg=PT3&amp;printsec=frontcover\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Seeds and Skeletons<\/strong><\/a>, UTS 30th Anthology.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.getbengal.com\/details\/new-book-of-short-stories-boosts-bengal-australia-ties\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>New book of short stories boosts Bengal-Australia ties<\/em><\/a>, December, 2020.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/?page_id=681\">Agathokakological Aussie Summer * An illustrated story mosaic<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/southerlylitmag.com.au\/3035\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Of Asylum and Aliens<\/a>, <\/em><strong>Michelle Cahill<\/strong><em><strong>.<\/strong> <strong>Review <\/strong>of <strong>Alien Shores<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alumni.uts.edu.au\/Document.Doc?id=197\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Interview with Abdul Hekmat<\/a>. <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Alumnus providing a voice for refugees. <\/span><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">UTS<\/span> News<\/strong> f<strong>rom our network:<\/strong> Winter 2013,\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"><b>Huge thank you to \u00a0<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wordsonthewaves.com.au\/book-launches-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Words on the Waves Writers\u2019 Festival<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">and <strong>Woy Woy Library <\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">For a successful launch of<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/?page_id=157\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Relatively True: stories of Truth, Deception and Post-truth<\/span><\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">from the Indian Subcontinent and Australia<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">Publisher:<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/orientblackswan.com\/details?id=9789354423055\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Orient BlackSwan<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/?page_id=379\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Photos and videos of the Words on the Waves Writers&#8217; Festival Book Launch of<em> Relatively True<\/em><\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-731 \" src=\"https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/RTLaunchflyer1-843x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"294\" height=\"357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/RTLaunchflyer1-843x1024.jpg 843w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/RTLaunchflyer1-247x300.jpg 247w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/RTLaunchflyer1-123x150.jpg 123w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/RTLaunchflyer1-768x933.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/RTLaunchflyer1-1264x1536.jpg 1264w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/RTLaunchflyer1-300x365.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/RTLaunchflyer1-850x1033.jpg 850w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/RTLaunchflyer1.jpg 1581w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 294px) 100vw, 294px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-770  aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/WOW-Speakers-list-jpeg.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"457\" height=\"609\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/WOW-Speakers-list-jpeg.png 1668w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/WOW-Speakers-list-jpeg-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/WOW-Speakers-list-jpeg-768x1024.png 768w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/WOW-Speakers-list-jpeg-113x150.png 113w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/WOW-Speakers-list-jpeg-1152x1536.png 1152w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/WOW-Speakers-list-jpeg-1536x2048.png 1536w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/WOW-Speakers-list-jpeg-300x400.png 300w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/WOW-Speakers-list-jpeg-850x1133.png 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 457px) 100vw, 457px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Please see <a href=\"https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/?page_id=379\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Media Reports for photos and videos<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wordsonthewaves.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/wordsonthewaves.com.au<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>The Oneness<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/div>\r\n<div style=\"position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 0px; overflow: hidden;\" title=\"Dailymotion Video Player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dailymotion.com\/embed\/video\/x84riaw?autoplay=1\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"> <\/iframe><\/div>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>The Oneness<\/strong><\/span> <\/em>&#8211;<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> <strong>An Australian Documentary Movie 2020 <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>D<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">irector &#8211; Dave Sidhu | Written By &#8211; Indranil Halder, Dave Sidhu<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Host: Jane Alison Wilkins; DOP: Sumeet Pal Singh; Productions: 18 carat Pictures; Subtitling Production: Aks Mehraj; Label: Tracktouch Productions; Edit: Parwaaz Graphics; Poster: Navdeep Marketing Team: Supinder, Ashu, Nitin, Jacob.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">We acknowledge the Traditional Owners and Custodians of this land. Dedicated to: People of Bengal &amp; Australia<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">More Credits 1. Commissioned by: Halder Bari, Kolkata, Sydney and New Jersey 2. Concept \/ Story \/ Script: Indranil Halder 3. Assistant Director: Indranil Halder 4. Location Scout: Elaine Townsend 5. Makeup Artist Jane Alison Wilkins 6. Style: Swarnali Sikder &amp; Charlotte Smith 7. Camera &amp; Photography Director: Sumeet Pal Singh (Please use his logo) 8. Voice Over: Jane Wilkins 9. Recordist: Dave Sidhu, Media and Commerical Visual Productions 10. Studio: Radio2Triple0, Burwood, NSW 11.<\/span> Script Editors: <strong>Sharon Rundle<\/strong> and Julia Booth <span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">12. Kolkata, India Prop Co Ordinator: Tanmoy Halder 13. Heritage Revivalist Consultant: Ayan Chattopadhyay Acknowledgement: 1) Chidananda &amp; late Kamala Halder 2) Catherine Hnidec, Sonia Ghandhi, John Zubrzycki, Jina Ray 3) Uttarpara Joykrishna Public Library, West Bengal Public Library Network 4) State Library of NSW 5) Naval Historical Society of Australia 6) Shipwreck Databases Western Australia Museum 7) Museum of Victoria 8) A Hundred Horizons: The Indian Ocean in the Age of Global Empire. By Sugata Bose 9) Imperial Connections: India in the Indian Ocean Arena, 1860-1920 By Thomas R Metcalf 10) Empire Recentered: India in the Indian Ocean Arena, By Thomas R Metcalf 11) The Empire of the Raj: Eastern Africa and the Middle East, 1858-1947, By R. Blyth 12) UTS University Library, Sydney 13) Imperial Opera: The nexus between opera and imperialism in Victorian Calcutta and Melbourne, 1833\u20131901 for Doctor of Philosophy of The University of Western Australia By by Esmeralda Monique Antonia Rocha BMus (Hons \u2013 First Class) 14) Sydney City Council 15) Balmain City Council 16) Road and Maritime , Transport for NSW 17) Biswa Bangla Store, Park Street 18) M J Bale Store, Queen Victoria Building, Sydney https:\/\/www.dailymotion.com\/video\/x84riaw<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"7e1UA5hCNZ\"><a href=\"http:\/\/shankarichandran.com\/panel-south-asian-festival-arts-literature\/\">Panel &#8211; South Asian Festival of Arts and Literature<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Panel &#8211; South Asian Festival of Arts and Literature&#8221; &#8212; Shankari Chandran\" src=\"http:\/\/shankarichandran.com\/panel-south-asian-festival-arts-literature\/embed\/#?secret=7e1UA5hCNZ\" data-secret=\"7e1UA5hCNZ\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\"><em><strong>Rhythm\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h2>\r\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"RHYTHM - A vibrant evening of Indian culture and fashion\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VlHh3JQNwQ4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><em>Masala Chai Meanderings<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Meenakshi Bharat interview in<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/society\/aspiring-writers-find-a-community-via-masala-chai-meanderings\/article38365412.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hindu<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Meenakshi Bharat and Aparna Srinivas bring you regular Zoom literary readings by authors. <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-488\" src=\"https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/MasalachaiAug2021-208x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"104\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/MasalachaiAug2021-208x300.jpg 208w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/MasalachaiAug2021-709x1024.jpg 709w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/MasalachaiAug2021-104x150.jpg 104w, 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100vw, 168px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-487\" style=\"color: #333333;\" src=\"https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/MasalachaiApril2021-212x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"173\" height=\"246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/MasalachaiApril2021-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/MasalachaiApril2021-106x150.jpg 106w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/MasalachaiApril2021-300x425.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/MasalachaiApril2021.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 173px) 100vw, 173px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Masala Chai Meanderings April 2021 video. <\/strong><strong>Gjv Prasad&#8217;s volume <em>This World of Mine<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YMPjIy9R0YU\" width=\"560\" height=\"314\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Sharon has been supported through the Australia-India Council which is part of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade; Copyright Agency Limited Cultural Fund and the University of Technology Sydney.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"34\" class=\"wp-image-275\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/LogoAIC-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/LogoAIC-1.jpg 1178w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/LogoAIC-1-300x68.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/LogoAIC-1-1024x233.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sharonrundle.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/LogoAIC-1-150x34.jpg 150w, 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Free Entry. Anthology Panel Discussion with Dr Sharon Rundle, Susanne Gervay OAM, Anu Shivaram, Rekha Rajvanshi. 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