An Indian–Australian affair: the passion of Louise Lightfoot

An Australian ballet teacher’s love of Indian dance helped bring two cultures together, writes AMIT SARWAL. In the 19th century, during the British Raj, India attracted many curious and enthusiastic Australian travellers. Australians had been attracted to Indian curios, artworks, colourful clothes, and paintings of grand Indian palaces and bazaars; and the great Intercolonial Exhibition […]

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