Growing Up Indian in Australia Launch
Fri, 26 July
|Temple on the Park
Join us with Aarti Betigeri to celebrate the release of Growing Up Indian in Australia! Aarti will be joined by Jeremy Fernandez, Sharon Verghis, Kishor Napier-Raman and Michelle D'Souza, followed by readings from contributors Kavita Bedford and Nicholas Brown.
Time & Location
26 July 2024, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Temple on the Park, 158 Australia St, Newtown NSW 2042, Australia
Guests
About The Event
Growing Up Indian in Australia reflects and celebrates this vibrant diversity. It features contributions from Australian-Indian writers, both established and emerging, who hail from a wide range of backgrounds, religions and experiences. This colourful, energetic anthology offers reflections on identity, culture, family, food and expectations, ultimately revealing deep truths about both Australian and Indian life.
Our event space is wheelchair accessible via a stair lift. Please contact events@betterread.com.au with any additional access requirements and/or questions.
Aarti Betigeri is a journalist, writer, broadcaster and former foreign correspondent, born in Melbourne to parents from Maharashtra and Karnataka. After an early career as a radio and television news presenter and producer with SBS and the ABC, she moved to India to fulfill a long-held dream to report on South Asia, and lived in New Delhi for almost a decade. Currently, she works as a journalist and advisor focusing on international relations. Her name…