Sketches and Stories From Melbourne

Contents: Acknowledgement. 1. Majestic Melbourne. 2. Multicultural Melbourne. 3. Back to the Bush. 4. The Green Horror. 5. The Forsaken Damsels. 6. Single Mum Blues. 7. Thanksgiving. 8. Mother India. 9. The Overreachers. 10. Kings in Queen’s Place. 11. The Cabbie. 12. The Mirage. 13. Perils of El Dorado. 14. At home down under. Index.

Sketches and Stories from Melbourne deals with the Australian and Indian cultures with the backdrop of the city of Melbourne. The city was hailed as Majestic Melbourne by Mark Twain during his visit in the nineteenth century since the American writer found its grandeur akin to New York City’s.

Sketches and Stories from Melbourne is an interesting study in cultural interaction between Indians and Australian in the City of Melbourne. The book is the result of the author’s research during his appointment by the University of Melbourne in the Department of Culture and Communication in 2009, as Honorary Fellow.