Dear Visitor ji,
I want to take this opportunity thank each one of FINACT member Associations for bestowing their faith and confidence in me and allowing me to serve the Federation of Indian Associations of ACT as its President. I share with you how the FINACT Executive Committee has been able to work with different ethnic communities, local and federal government to forge greater partnerships to connect and promote our aims and objectives.
Independence Day Celebrations
As mandated by the General council, the Executive Committee has decided to organise essay and drawing competitions for kids and youths from the Indian community. The details are as follows:
Essay Competition:
Creative essays are invited electroncally in .docx or .doc format.
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Topic: India since Independence
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Prize - one tablet for each group on 15 August at the High Commission of India
- Group A (less than 21 yrs) - no more than 3000 words
- Group B (less than 15 yrs) - no more than 1500 words
- Closing Date: Thursday 27 July 2017 by 5pm
- Submission: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Drawing / Painting Competition for kids below 12 years
- Date: Sat 12 August 2017
- Venue TBA
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Prize - One Digital camera at the High Commission of India on 15 August
FINACT Annual General Meeting
The Annual General Meeting will be held on Sat 15 July 2017 (11am - 1pm) at Belconnen Labour Club. FINACT Executive Committtee requests all member associations to send us updated list of delegates. It is also a time for renewal of membership, feel free to transfer the amount ($50) online or bring cash on AGM day.
Please note:
Successful organisation needs leaders at all levels - critical for flexibility, innovative ideas, inspiring others to survive and perform, and acquiring new levels of understanding of rapidly changing socio-political dynamics. FINACT provides a wonderful platform and incubator-like environment to foster and promote leadership. If any delegate wishes to contest for Executive Committee position, please get ready with a presentation of vision and action plans for a better FINACT.
It is important that we trust and have faith in each other and in the goodness that we all have in us as human beings. I would like to conclude by publicly thanking, Mahesh Scaria, ChittiBabu Divi, Shaji Karattiyattil , Sanjay Pandey, Venkatesh Bidarkal, Ramesh Kyla, Madhumita Iyengar and Sumandeep Dhillon for the support I have received from each and every one of them in this journey. I also thank all the volunteers whose tireless efforts help us in establishing greater appreciation of our ethos and rich history.
Hope to see delegates of our member associations in the Annual General Meeting on Sat 15 July 2017.
Amardeep Singh
President FINACT
In this newsletter:
Upcoming events
Past events
Supporting Community
Please update your details - Stay informed and engaged
 A kind request and reminder to update details.
For member associations
- names of your delegates
- delegates' contact details and emails
- your website url
- your social media channels, such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Google+
- a brief paragraph on your activities in last one year, if received by 6 July it will be included in our Annual Report
Remember - people are looking for you at our website http://finact.net.au/home/members/
For individuals
If you are a member of community and interested in socio-cultural activities, you are also welcome and invited to register with us as a volunteer or simply subscribe to our newsletter and stay informed.
Please feel the warmth of upcoming events in next few weeks.
International Day of Yoga program - Sat 17 June 2017
An Invitation for the main event on June 17 to mark the 3rd International Day of Yoga.
'Addressing crony capitalism in India' at ANU - Mon 19 June
Please find below a link to the ANU event for Dr. Sambit Patra. Please advertise it widely.
Adressing crony capitalism in India
Date & time
Monday 19 June 2017, 3.00PM–5.00PM
Venue
Hedley Bull Theatre 1, Hedley Bull Centre 130, Corner of Garran Road and Liversidge Street, ANU
Recent economic growth in India is alleged to have been characterised by ‘crony capitalism’, defined as an economic system in which family members and friends of government officials, politicians, and business leaders are given unfair advantages in the form of jobs, loans, government contracts, transfer of publicly owned natural resources and assets etc. Such a system undermines the confidence of investors, both domestic and foreign, and lowers economic growth. Since coming to power in May 2014 Prime Minister Modi’s government has taken several steps to curb crony capitalism. In this talk Dr Sambit Patra will review these efforts and assess their success.
Regards,
Raghbendra Jha
International Day of Yoga - Wed 21 June
Art of Living (AOL) is inviting you and your staff to participate in the International Day of Yoga which is being organised on Wednesday, 21 June 2017 at 12 to 1.30pm. The event will be held at the Civic Square, London Circuit, Canberra. If the weather is wet and not suitable for outdoor yoga, it will be held in the Reception Hall, ACT Legislative Assembly. The event is supported by High Commission of India and FINACT.
Yoga is a 5,000-year-old physical, mental and spiritual practice that aims to transform both body and mind. The United Nations General Assembly declared 21st June as the International Day of Yoga on 11 December 2014. Yoga is not about exercise but to discover the sense of oneness with yourself and the nature. It embodies unity of mind and body; thought and action; restraint and fulfilment; harmony between human and nature; a holistic approach to health and well-being.
Art of Living Foundation is a volunteer-based, humanitarian and spiritual educational organization. It was founded by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar in 1981 that spread over 156 countries, has 64 thousand teachers and 370 million followers across the world. The courses energise people physical, emotional and intellectual health for both personal and society. The outcomes of the education is for conflict resolution, disaster relief, trauma relief, poverty alleviation, violence free, empowerment of women, prisoner rehabilitation, drug rehabilitation and refugee rehabilitation towards peaceful and quality of life.
Please join us for few minutes at 12.15pm and also participate to have a feel of the yoga and practice a special breathing technique. Bring yoga mat and wear yoga suitable clothing. Light vegetarian lunch will be provided after the Yoga.
Regards
Dr Krishna Nadimpalli
State Coordinator, AOL
Royal Punjabi Dinner by CPSCA - 24 June
Canberra Punjabi Sports and Cultural Association is organising an alcohol free event with Bhangra, Giddha and Folk songs at Bicentennial Hall, Queanbeyan.
Health Management Workshop - Sun 25 June 2017
Integrated Cultures ACT Inc. and Integrated Women’s Network (IWN) in association with FINACT invite you to a workshop on Health Management.
We will also be observing World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (falling on 15 June); World Refugee Day (falling on 20 June); and International Yoga Day (falling on 21 June)
Topics: Cancer - what we need to know; Volunteering ACT; Osteoporosis; and Elder abuse awareness.
Date: Sunday 25 June 2017
Time: 2.00 pm – 5.00pm (registration from 1.45 pm for a start at 2 pm sharp)
Free: open to all (light refreshments, tea/coffee will be provided)
Venue: Conference room 1, Gungahlin Library, Corner of Hibberson and Gozzard Streets, Gungahlin ACT 2912. Please enter from the road across Bunnings.
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Rath Yatra at the HTCC - Sun 25 June
 The Hindu Temple and Cultural Centre (HTCC) is celebrating Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra on Sunday 25 June 17 from 9:00 AM to 1 PM.
As a brief background, Ratha Yatra literally means Festival of Chariots. Ratha Yatra, the oldest and the biggest festival, originated about 5,000 years ago in India, on the East Coast state of Odisha, in a city called Jagannatha Puri. The Festival is held annually in the months of June-July to honor Lord Jagannatha with his brother Balaram and sister Subhadra Devi. Millions of people from around the world descend upon of Jagannath Puri (India) to celebrate this unbelievable festival. This festival is a symbol of equality and integration. The Lords come out of the temple and visit the streets to bless everyone.
The celebration will start at 9:00 AM followed by Bhajans and Mahaprasad. Rathyatra on the street will be between 10 AM to 11:30 AM.
All devotees are cordially invited to join us at this celebration. Your gracious presence at this celebration will be highly appreciated.
Please contact Tarun Agasti on 0421336640 for further information.
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Multifaith Meeting & Release of Multifaith Music CD - Sat 1 July
 The Hindu Council of Australia, Canberra Chapter would like to invite you to an Inter-Faith Meeting and the Release of a Multi-faith Music CD on Saturday 1 July from 4.00pm till 6.00pm at the Theo Notaras Multicultural Centre.
The musical composition is based on the music from various religious traditions. The composition is created to have a broad appeal to people from different religious tradition.
In this program, leaders of various faiths will be requested to speak on the role of music in their faith. There will be musical prelude to evening from different faiths. This would be followed by a discussion where the audience will be invited to participate and present their views.
Music is a universal language and through this Meeting, it is intended to explore if music can unite the followers of different faiths in their journey to realise the Divine in their lives. Refreshments will be served.
I look forward to your presence at this function.
Yours sincerely,
Prakash Mehta
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Cultural Night 2017 by Canberra Malyalee Association - Sat 1 July
Canberra Malayalee Association is celebrating Cultural Night on Saturday, 1st July 2017 at 5 PM onwards at Bicentennial Hall , 253 Crawford ST, Queanbeyan, NSW .
Cricket Coordination Committee Meeting - Sun 25 June
Cricket Coordination Committee (CCC) works on preparation, management of ongoing tournament and considers all aspects of feedback it receives through different channels. We want to become an organisation that learns from its experiences and from others’ feedback and suggestions, capitalising on the lessons of successes and failures to improve our performance every year. Continuous improvement is our collective approach in which all captains, managers and FINACT's executive committee members seek out, support and implement changes to make the tournament better, bigger and cost-effective, when budget is significantly constrained. Through making better use of our own and others’ expertise we can make a significant difference to our tournament’s quality, cost-effectiveness and impact.
We strive to strengthen our collective ability to learn and to reap and apply the benefits of that listening, learning, and building capacity and utilising feedback mechanisms into continuous improvements. In this context, we had a very good and fruitful meeting on Saturday 18 March as planned.
If you are also interested in participating in the next meeting of Cricket Coordination Committee, you are most welcome. We appreciate your valuable suggestions for the tournament.
You can help us as:
- an adviser - with your constructive advice/suggestions
- a volunteer - lots of opportunities before, during and after each match
- a sport administrator - being a part of decision-making body that is CCC
- a sponsor for the tournament - adopt a team or claim the title of the tournament
We appreciate and welcome all levels of interest in sponsoring our events. Contact us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
-- Past Events --
100th Martyrdom Year - Private Saran Singh and Private Nain Singh
To commemorate the supreme sacrifice of two of the Australian Solders of Indian heritage who sacrificed their life fighting as part of Anzac forces the community organised a Wreath Laying event at the Australian War Memorial on the 10 June 2017.
H.E Dr Ajay Gondane, Professor Deep Saini the Vice Chancellor of UC, Hon Alistair Coe MLA, Hon Elizabeth Kikkert MLA, Hon Gordon Ramsay MLA and many high profile community leaders from Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne attended the event.
The event was jointly organised by the historias Len Kenna and Crystal Jordan, Manmohan Singh Shergill of Victoria, Dr Yadu Singh of Sydney, Family of Saran Singh Johal and spported by Mr Jasbir Singh Gidda the president of Canberra Sikh Association. Amardeep Singh and the Federation of Indian Assocations of ACT (FINACT), along with Ajay Kumar of Harcourt promoted the event.
Indian High Commissioner His Excellency Ajay Gondane delivered a very imotional speech and reiterated the lines written by Jagdamba Prasad Mishra, “Shaheedon Ki Chitaon Par Lagenge Har Baras Mele Watan Par Mar Mitne Walo Ka Bas Yahi Ab Baaki Nishaan Hoga....!!!”.
Telangana Cultural Night by ACT Telanagan Association on 3 June
Hindi School in GUNGAHLIN is open
खुशखबरी व शुभ समाचार - हिंदी पाठशाला शुरू
*** HINDI TEACHERS WANTED ***
HINDI SAMAJ of CANBERRA runs Canberra Hindi School (a community language school)
for teaching India's National language Hindi in Canberra for the children of 5-16 years age.
Canberra Hindi School organise Hindi classes at:
Canberra College
(2 Launceston Street, Phillip 2606) in Southside
and
Palmerston Primary School
(Kosciuszko Ave, Palmerston ACT 2913) in Northside
Canberra Hindi School is looking for more teachers due to high demand from the children and parents. If you are interested in teaching Hindi, please contact on the details below. The school will provide necessary training, teaching resources and other support as required. The Teachers will be paid an honorarium or allowance appropriately.
For any further details and information, please contact on
6231 5359 or 0423 779820 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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Sponsorship Appreciated for FINACT Events
We understand that one of the main reasons to sponsor a tournament could be to promote one’s business and generate goodwill in the community. Sponsoring the FINACT T-20 Cricket Tournament 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 T-20 Cricket Tournament 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
- 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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