AUSTRALIA’S MOST POPULAR SOURCE OF SOUTH ASIAN MEDIA AUGAdvertisement 2020 “Keeping you connected” NEWS I HEALTH I COMMUniTY News I TECHNOLOGY I YOGA I TALenT Download Our App AUGUST I 2020 www.DesiAustralia.com 1 Advertisement Download Our App AUGUST I 2020 www.DesiAustralia.com 2 Advetisement Download Our App AUGUST I 2020 www.DesiAustralia.com 3 WHAT’S INSIDE 45 12 57 09 Celebrating Michelle Rowland’s India 08 10th Year in Parliament 07 takes the lead in Australia IDY 2020 YouGo with Rajni 26 at the High Commission of India, 32 Let’s Be Mindful Series Canberra Meet the Yoga Girls How to calculate 12 from Canberra 36 your Attitude Number! AKSHAY KUMAR DEDICATES 54New film, Raksha Bandhan, to his sister in Fairwater heart-warming social meida post 40 Book Club L-FRESH The LION– Part 1: Heritage Palaces 14 South West 44 & Rajbaris of Eastern India “The opportunity is now! 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While they sound clichéd there a grain of truth to it. They have become the clichés because it By: Sanjana Suryawanshi does work. It is tried and tested. n 2020, mental health is a topic that So, the next time you check in with is trending across all social media As uncomfortable and confronting as it someone do it because you genuinely care. platforms and news regularly. Each was, I had to ask myself - did I genuinely The next time you go shopping, smile and of us have probably also opened at care? Were the messages I had sent, the ask how someone’s day was while you are Ileast work email that has alluded to it. I brief polite calls I had made even meaning- waiting in the line at the checkout (1.5m have sent emails, Skype messages and ful? Did they help? Would my friend or apart of course) and keep doing it despite text messages to friends and colleagues in family member be comfortable enough to the gesture not being reciprocated. Australia and around the world asking how share and ask for my help? they were going. I slept peacefully knowing But most importantly remember to look that almost everyone had sent a message And shamefully the answer was probably after your own mental health. Take some back saying they were coping and asked the not. Not because we don’t have a relation- meditation time where you put away all same of me. ship, but because I had become lazy, a little distractions and think about how you are uncaring and honestly a little introspective. feeling. Take a break or talk to a close Then one night I couldn’t sleep. I Even the calls and messages ‘checking in’ friend or a relative if you are stressed or couldn’t sleep for the next few nights. I had were to make myself feel like I had done upset. Talking about how you are feeling been rattled by the news that the prominent my bit. helps you rationalise your own though Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput processes and understand what you are had committed suicide. The question that So now what? Do I make more phone feeling. plaguing me was “what must you really be calls, or probe, or just leave it? thinking to take that step?”. There is absolutely nothing wrong in It can be hard to understand how to seeking professional help. At times, it Now, I have never considered myself to genuinely care for people without crossing is even better to get an unbiased opin- be the sort of person who would be affected boundaries, especially in this pandemic ion. Living in Australia, most of us are by the passing of a prominent person, even where face to face time is limited. It can be fortunate enough to be able to access if I happened to be a fan. The fact that I especially hard with a professional relation- professional help discretely and either in- was affected was surprising for two rea- ship or if the person is in another country. expensively or for free. Beyond Blue (Ph: sons: I have never watched any of his mov- 1300 224 636) and ReachOut (Ph: 1800 ies and it happened in an industry which I But all is not at an end. Experience, 737 732) are an excellent organisations to do not admire or care for much. professional advice (and some experi- reach out to if you have been feeling low mentation) has shown that people gener- or are having suicidal thoughts. If you are The hardest part to believe was that it ally reciprocate when they sense sincere not comfortable talking to someone over was a suicide. But why be so bothered with compassion. Humans are social creatures the phone, you can reach out digitally via the death of someone I didn’t admire? It that rely on a sense of community and Live Chat on their website or by down- finally struck me at midnight as I was toss- while it can be awkward or embarrassing to loading their app. Both organisations are ing and turning. It was because he was so send the first text or always be the person to discreet and have trained staff that can young and his possibilities endless. It was check in, always remember a small action help you understand and deal with your because all I had seen was a smiling face goes a long way. emotions in real time. The Blag Dog and not even his family knew his struggles. Institute (13 11 14) is another organisa- It was because it finally made me question Do not limit yourself to your personal tion specifically for men who have been whether I would have known if someone and professional life. In this time of isola- struggling with mental health. With op- close to me was going through similar tion a small smile at someone in the su- tions like phone calls, walk-ins or digital issues. permarket, a small thank you, or even just contact, there is always someone men can letting someone go first can go a long way reach out to in times of need. Download Our App AUGUST I 2020 www.DesiAustralia.com 6 Australia News India takes the lead in Australia Country of nationality No. of people pproximately over 2,00,000 peo- India 38,209 ple have pledged their allegiance United Kingdom 25,011 to Australia and have acquired China 14,764 citizenship in the past 12 months. A Philippines 12,838 In Australia, an Oath of Allegiance or an Pakistan 8,821 Affirmation of Allegiance are oaths of al- Vietnam 6,804 legiance required to be made to the monarch Sri Lanka 6,195 of Australia in some situations. South Africa 5,438 In the 2019-20 financial year, 204,817 peo- ple were conferred Australian citizenship – a New Zealand 5,367 60 per cent increase on the previous financial Afghanistan 5,102 year and the highest number on record.