The Indian Heritage Gallery & Cultural Centre Opens Its Doors
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IF THE WALLS, windows and doors of Penang’s “Little India” could speak, they would tell countless stories about the…
A Smellscape of Little India
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JUST PAST 8.30AM, I am hit by oppressive fumes of exhaust as the 101 pulls away from the “Little…
Behind the Counter: Can Penang’s Ottu Kadai Survive Another Generation?
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IN ANTHONY CHEAH’S watercolour painting, “Ottu Kadai Penang”, the small shop being depicted occupies hardly any space, yet seems…
The Indian Heritage In George Town And Beyond
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THERE ARE ELDERS among Penang’s Indian community who still remember the huge steamships that transported people and goods between…
The Elephant at The Door: Meeting Ganesha at The Threshold
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HERE I AM on a cracked plastic stool in “Little India,” nursing a thick semi-sweet kopi susu while the…
A Love Letter To Punjabi Cha
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GROWING UP, warm balmy Sundays meant sleepy drives across states to visit aunties and uncles living in northern Peninsular Malaysia.…
