Illustration/Uday Mohite

I've been in Australia this fortnight. I couldn't help observing how, though colonial empires have colonised nations the world over, in Australia, aboriginal people and their lands are actively remembered in city area names, and in regular public acknowledgements of ancestors and lands at the start of public events even today. For instance, Sydney has places called Wooloomooloo, Wahroonga and Turra Murra. And Brisbane ("Brizzy") has Woolloongabba, Indooroopilly and Tarragindi.