Dear Visitor ji,
As Canberra is getting warmer, the communities are getting ready to celebrate plenty of festivals in the coming months. It is much more exciting for me to announce new initiatives are being executed and maintaining the community dynamism.
FINACT T20 Cricket Tournament has reached to the final stage with plenty of actions in the ovals. My best wishes for the teams reached to the finals. Big thanks to the players of all other teams for showing sportsmanship, friendly spirit and making the tournament as gentleman game.
The weather has helped the tournament with all sunny weekends during the tournament. But this dry weather is giving very hard time to the fellow Australian farmers. As I mentioned earlier the drought in Australia is just beginning and we need to stand with the Australian farmers during this vulnerable period.
FINACT is supporting the United Indian Associations (UIA) initiative of “Walk from Sydney to Canberra and visiting Australian Farmers” that has started on 22nd September from Parramatta Park, Sydney. The walk is progressing well with the leadership of Sreeni Pillamari. The walk will conclude on 2nd October at the time of 150th Year of Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti Celebrations #Bapu across the world.
I personally made a commitment for 30K walk on Friday 28 September near Mossvale in support of the Australian Farmers. Please support this initiative generously and show the solidarity from the diaspora.
Krishna Nadimpalli
President FINACT
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GEOCON is FINACT’s Annual Proud Sponsor
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30K Walk for Farmers on Fri 28 Sep 2018
The President of FINACT is doing 30K walk (Gandhian Way) visiting NSW Farmers by joining with United India Associations (UIA). UIA is doing 10 day (22nd September to 1 October) walk from Sydney to Canberra visiting Australian Farmers for raising awareness of Australian drought impacts on farming. Please support the FINACT President’s walk generously and raised funds will be given to Farmers Federation.
Let Krishna ji know, if you want to join the walk on either Friday or any other day and/or donate an amount to the below account.
Account Name: FINACT
BSB: 062 919
Account #: 1034 3742
Reference: AFF <Your Name>
Coordinators: Krishna Nadimpalli and Mehul Dhanesh
Your input/event for FINACT newsletter is appreciated and welcome
Newsletter for communities
 You will appreciate that newsletters are critical instrument and platform to meet our functional, operational and strategic communication needs. We have been using this infrastructure for long to effectively interact with you.
Funding under the digital grants from the ACT Government has further boosted our capabilities and confidence in meeting our objectives. We thank the ACT Government for their generosity that enables us to extend our tools to our member associations. Please see below for more information on how you can use this feature.
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Gandhi Jayanti on Tues 2 October
High Commission of India organises Gandhi Jayanti to pay tributes to the Mahatma Gandhi at the Glebe Park. HE Dr Ajay Gondane, High Commissioner of India will welcome the participants of the walk at Gandhi Birthday Celebrations at Glebe Park after paying the tributes.
Everyone is welcome to pay tributes to Mahatma.
Venue: Gandhi Statue, Glebe Park, Canberra City
Date: Tuesday 2nd October 2018
Time: 9:45 to 11:00 AM
Coordinators: Roshan Menon & Krishna Nadimpalli
Upcoming Events
150th Birthday of Mahatma Gandhi Celebrations
FINACT is organising the event in respect of Mahatma Gandhi (Father of the India) on the beginning of 150th Year (#Bapu) of Jayanti.
Five persons from each member associations are invited to join the event for FREE. RSVP is essential as the venue has limited capacity by Monday 1 October. Light vegetarian dinner is provided.
Venue: Reception Hall, ACT Legislative Assembly, ACT
Date: Tuesday 2nd October 2018
Time: 6:00 to 9:00 PM
RSVP by clicking on this link
Coordinators: Reshma Jhunjhunwala, Aishwarya Venkat, Krishna Nadimpalli & Sunita Dhindsa
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi born on 2nd October 1869 in India and known as father of the nation (India). Gandhi is known for his leadership with non-violence and remembered for his activities of Civil Rights in South Africa; Movement for Indian Independence – Champaran Agitation, Kheda Agitation, Khilafat Movement, Non-Cooperation, Salt March and Quit India. Even in the modern democracies Gandhian philosophies are bringing peace to many nations and regions.
This is time to celebrate Gandhi 150th year to raise the awareness of the power of non-voilence and peace processes for the world. FINACT and its member associations are organising the Gandhi Birthday and announce the year long programs for Gandhian Path.
More details can be obtained from Reshma Jhunjhunwala at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Reception for UIA Participants on Tue 2 Oct 2018
FINACT is welcoming the participants of 10 day walk by UIA for the lunch. High Commission of India supports all the activities of the day. One person from all member associations are invited to join the lunch for free to give a warm welcome to the participants in the walk and NSW farmers representatives.
Venue: Oh! Canberra Restobar, 28 Corina Street, Phillip, ACT
Date: Tuesday 2nd October 2018
Time: 12 to 2:00 PM
RSVP: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Coordinators: Krishna Nadimpalli and Surjit Kang
FINACT T-20 Cricket Tournament -Pre Final Dinner
 FINACT T20 2018 tournament is going great guns. Games have been played in good spirit and the tournament is almost coming to a conclusion, with Pre-Final Dinner planned on Saturday 6 October 2018 and Grand Final being played on Sunday 7 October 2018.
We request you to come join us and support us for the Two programs. Also please circulate the below Information to your associations’ members as well.
FINACT T20 Cricket Pre-Final Dinner on Saturday 6 October 2018 – FINACT T20 Cricket Tournament is another successful tournament from the organisation, in spite of sixteen teams participated, the tournament was executed very well by the coordinators. Bihar & Jharkhand PK11 and Tamil Super Kings are the finalists.
You are all invited with families and it is $20 per person. RSVP to essential to arrange the catering. Scrumptious dinner is provided.
Venue: Geocon Office, Corner of Bunda Street & Akuna Street, Canberra City
Date: Saturday 6th October 2018
Time: .6.30 to 9:00 PM
RSVP: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
GEOCON is FINACT’s Annual Proud sponsor , https://geocon.com.au/
Coordinators: Manohar Vemuri and Roshan Menon
FINACT T-20 Final & Award Ceremony on Sun 7 Oct
FINACT T20 Cricket Tournament is successfully coming to the finals. This is another successful tournament from the organisation, inspite of sixteen teams participated, the tournament was executed very well by the coordinators. Bihar & Jharkhand (PK11) and Tamil Super Kings are the finalists.
You are all invited with families and promote in your communities to enjoy the game. Light vegetarian dinner is provided.
Date: Sunday 7th October 2018
Time: 2 to 5:00 PM
Coordinators: Manohar Vemuri and Roshan Menon
Information session about Will and EPOA
 Lately there has been a lot of interest in getting to understand details about Will preparation and/or Enduring Power of Attorney. Rajdhani Marathi Mandal Canberra in association with FINACT is pleased to announce that representative from Legal Aid ACT has offered to hold an information session covering both these topics.
Carol Benda, Solicitor( General Practice) from Legal Aid ACT is happy to come and deliver this talk. The event details are as below:
Venue : Gungahlin Library conference room one
Date : Sunday, 14th October 2018
Time : 10:00am-12:00pm
To minimize distractions to all those who are attending and the external speaker, we expect this to be an adult only event.
Although for RMMC members this is a free event, we would like to encourage Gold coin donation from attending members.
We will be collecting $5 from non RMMC members at the event venue.
Please feel free to contact RMMC committee if you have any queries or concerns via email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.';document.getElementById('cloak2f16858d209b1a2ae21768ae9bb66020').innerHTML += ''+addy_text2f16858d209b1a2ae21768ae9bb66020+'<\/a>';
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Thanks,
RMMC Committee 2018-19
A Course on Hindu Philosophy
 The Hindu Council of Australia is organising a capsule course on Hindu Philosophy, presented as a series of ten sessions of two hours each. The course will cover ten fundamental topics. Rational inquiry is the basis for Hindu beliefs and rituals. These ten sessions will introduce the methods of rational inquiry used by Indians and connect them to our daily practices.
The first session presented by Shree Milind Sathye on "General Frame Work of Hinduism" was well attended by about 30 people. Participants have provided a very encouraging feedback. Next Session will be presented by Shri Dev Babu Ji on "Prasthan Trayee - Bhagwad Gita".
Venue: Canberra - Churches Center, Suite 26 , Level 2, 54 Benjamin Way, Belconnen. (Opp ABS building).
Date: 27 July to 22 September 2018 - every Saturday 10.00 am to 12.00 pm.
You can register online through this link.
If any queries, please contact Shri Prakash Mehta on 0418 800 753
Invitations from the High Commission of India
Please Support Our Sponsors of AusIndia Fair(TM)
Sponsorship Appreciated for FINACT Events
We understand that one of the main reasons to sponsor a tournament and any event could be to promote one’s business and generate goodwill in the community. Sponsoring the FINACT events will give you brand recognition among the fastest-growing community group of Indians in the ACT and increase sales or traffic to sponsor’s website through their banner on our website (www.finact.net.au ).
Indians are the fastest growing population in Australia. This has resulted in increased air traffic between India and Australia; increased telecommunication; and enhanced trade and cultural ties. Players and their supporters make playing cricket a fiercely competitive and memorable event. They will promote the game and use your services to show their appreciation.
In addition to providing an excellent opportunity to connect with the Indian sub-continent communities, the FINACT events' sponsorship will:
- enable them to reach out to wider community groups in ACT and surrounds
- fulfil their business objectives and attract sizeable potential customers
- provide a lasting impression of their business
- promote sports and physical activities in the community
- motivate and assist young players participating in the tournament and community activities
- attract favourable feedback from organisers and media partners
- generate great feel-good stories in Indian community and back to India and neighbouring countries and
- fulfil sponsor’s corporate and social responsibilities
If you are willing to or interested in sponsoring our events, please contact us soon.
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