I was just reading this news report in today’s Times of India, Race attacks on Indian students rise in Australia , (report). Petrol bombs, stabbing, assault, burgelry etc. This report also remined of me of a friend’s comment who had moved to Australia from Canada, she mentioned that Canada is really a multi cultural society with hardly any issues of race, but in Australia she could feel the racisim every day.

This got me thinking of why ve