INDIA NEWS
Jan 16-31, 2022 - Vol 2, Issue 13
COMMUNITY NEWS
ICGC holds Retro Night, launches newsletter
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ndian Community of Gold Coast (ICGC) held a funserving evening for new year celebration with Retro Night on January 8, 2022 at Croatian Sports Centre. The evening was marked with kids magic show, dance performances, live DJ and food catered by The Indian Place Restaurant at Chevron Island, Gold Coast. During the event, an exciting yet free service for the community was also launched: monthly ICGC Newsletter. The newsletter will carry informative and usable contents for the Indian community, from news to details about upcoming social and sports events to movies, astrology, cooking recipes and much more.
The newsletter will be available at ICGC's website, www.incgc.org. au, and will also be sent to the Indian community database of emails. Anyone who would like to share anything exciting happening around, event flyers, business promotions, etc, can contact ICGC at 1300970020 or email themt info@incgc.com.au.
Vishwa Hindi Divas celebrated in Springfield
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nder the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations, High Commission of India, Canberra, in association with Federation of Indian Communities of Queensland (FICQ), celebrated the Vishwa Hindi Diwas on January 8 at Vedanta Centre, Springfield, Queensland. The event, hosted by FICQ President Mr Shyam Das, was organised by the Honorary Consul of India in Queensland, Mrs Archana Singh. Ipswich Mayor Teresa Harding was the chief guest. Among the prominent people who attended the event were Dr Ashutosh Misra, CEO, Institute for Australia India Engagement (IAIE); Ms Sweta Misra, Senior Academic and Student Administrator, University of Queensland; Garima Shekhawat; and Hindi poetess Mrs Madhu Khanna, who also did the oral recitation of her Hindi poems. With prayers by Swami Atmashanand of the Vedanta Centre, the event started, and the Hindi students of the Vedanta Centre as well as the students from the Bal Seva Kendra of Vishwa Hindu parishad read Hindi poems and shlokas in their sweet voices and mesmerised the audience.
GOPIO Qld elects new President and Executive Committee Also, little Ayeshi recited Vande Matram and historian and academic Prof Sarvadaman Singh, OAM impressed all with his Hindi speech. Josh, a Hindi student from the Vedanta Centre, recounted the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi in Hindi as well as read a Hindi poem. Drama Bhediya aur Gadaria by Irani, Suyati, Aviyukta and Ishan entertained those present at the hall, and a question and answers session by Sampada impressed all as well.
World Hindi Day or Vishwa Hindi Diwas is celebrated every year on January 10, with an aim to promote the use of the Hindi language worldwide. January 10 marks the first World Hindi Conference that took place in 1975, in Nagpur, Maharashtra. In 2006, then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh declared January 10 as the World Hindi Day. Another objective of the occasion is to present Hindi as an international language.
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OPIO Queensland elected their new president Prof. Prasad KDV Yarlagadda OAM and also finalised their new Executive Committee members for 2022. The organisation also issued a formal statement thanking their past presidents: "We would also like to thank all our past presidents and trustees of GOPIO QLD, namely Mrs Usha Chandra, Mr. Yousuf Ali Khan, Mr Umesh Chandra OAM, Mrs. Vinita Khushal and our longterm committed members like Mayuresh Lande, Vikas Sinha and others, who attended our AGM last Thursday to show their clear engagement and support to this prestigious organisation." New Team President: Prof. Prasad KDV Yarlagadda OAM Immediate Past President: Mr. Rakesh Sharma
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Vice President 1: Mr. Sunil Gurram Vice President 2: Mr. Arpit Singh Secretary: Ms Irene Bayldon Asst. Secretary: Mrs. Rani Sharma Treasurer: To be advised Asst. Treasurer: Ms. Sheetal Wakale Public Relation Officer: Dr. Jyoti Sharma Business Council Chair: Mr. Umesh Chandra OAM Women Council Chair: To be advised Youth Council Ambassadors: Mr Sahil Sinha and Mr. Sarthak Sharma Patron: Dr. Mahalingam Sinnathamby AM Women Council's Patron: Lady Mayoress, Mrs. Nina Schrinner
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