Dear Visitor ji,
Please note the change of venue and time
On the occasion of the 70th Anniversary of India’s Independence a Flag Hoisting Ceremony will be held at India House, 34 Mugga Way, Red Hill, ACT 2603 on Tuesday the 15th August, 2017 at 0800hrs.
All members of the Indian community/Friends of India, and members of their family, are invited to attend and are welcome.
All are requested to be at the site by 0755hrs for 0800 hrs start.
We shall be grateful if you could also circulate this information among the members of your Association or those you would consider interested.
Information & Culture Section
High Commission of India-Canberra
Please note the High Commissioner, His Excellency Shri Ajay M Gondane will also award winners of Independence Day Essay Competition and Kids Drawing Competition on the day.
FINACT T-20 Cricket Tournament will also be launched with draws by the High Commissioner.
In this newsletter:
Upcoming events
Supporting Community
Please update your details - Stay informed and engaged
 We understand that Annual General Meetings are being held by our member associations. We appreciate all past and present executive committee members for their time, efforts and initiatives.
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.
New Committee for Rajadhani Marathi Mandal of Canberra
FINACT congratulates and pleased to introduce members of Rajdhani Marathi Mandal elected recently in their annual general meeting (AGM) -
- Anirudhdha Kalele (Treasurer)
- Sheetal Nesarikar (Secretary)
- Soumya Sthalekar (Public Officer)
RMMC Events:
Rajadhani Marathi Mandal would like to extend an invitation to you to attend their functions at the Florey Temple.
- Ganpati Arti on 25 August (7:30 - 9pm) at Hindu Templeand Cultural Centre (HTCC), Florey.
- Ganpati Puja on 2 September (10am onwards) at HTCC, Florey.
 Congratulations and Best Wishes for Sid
Siddhant Badrinarayan who has been selected to represent Australia in the U12 FIDE World Cadets Chess Championships to be held from 21st to 31st August 2017 at Brazil.
Please wish him all the best for this championship.
 We are happy and proud to share the news about our son Siddhant Badrinarayan who has been selected to represent Australia in the U12 FIDE World Cadets Chess Championships to be held from 21st to 31st August 2017 at Brazil. Sid, as he is popularly known is one of the 4 Australian junior chess players selected for this tournament. He is the only one from ACT and the Australian Indian Community.
Sidddhant is currently being coached by his long-term coach IM (International Master) Andras Toth and the team coach GM (Grand Master) Lubomir Flatcnik who is helping him prepare for the tournament. His elder brother Sankeertan, also a FIDE rated chess player, is his 24/7 chess partner, mentor, philosopher and guide.
12-year-old Siddhant, a student of year 8 in Harrison school has been actively playing chess for the last six years. He regularly plays in the Australian junior chess championships and other major tournaments. He has been consistently ranked in the top 10 in Australia for his age category and has won a number of prizes in tournaments held in ACT by the ACTJCL (ACT Junior Chess League). He received his international chess federation (FIDE) ranking in 2015.
Siddhant plays all versions of chess - classic, rapid and lightning. He stood third in the national lightning championship in 2014 and his dream is to participate in the World lightning championship. He is a great fan of Indian chess wizard SGM Vishwanathan Anand and current world no. 1 Magnus Carlsen.
We seek good wishes from all of you and blessings from elders for Siddhant's good performance and success in the tournament.
Thanks and best regards,
Please encourage kids to participate and promote among your community members.
Drawing Competition for kids - Sat 12 August 2017
 FINACT is engaging youngsters in the celebration of India's Independence Day. A drawing competition is organised for kids below 12 yeras of age where they will be given some scenarios to sketch, paint and draw as per their choice.
Drawing / Painting Competition for kids below 12 years
- Date: Sat 12 August 2017
- Time: 2 - 4.30pm
- Venue: Gungaderra Homestead, Mappleton Avenue, Harrison ACT
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Prize - One Digital camera at the High Commission of India on Tues 15 August at India House
Organisers will provide drawing sheet. Participants are requested to bring their drawing tools, frame and painting/drawing material.
FINACT T-20 Cricket Tournament - Draws on Tue 15 August
 As informed earlier, team registration for FINACT T-20 Cricket Tournament 2017 has started on Monday July 3. This year we are experimenting with 2 group of teams for round-robin league matches. It will give more opportunities for each team.
Format: Round robin league (2 groups)
Registration ends: Sun 6 August 2017
Draws: Tuesday 15 August at the High Commissioner of India Residence, India House
Tournament starts: Sun 10 September 2017
We hope to finish League matches by Sun 8 October. This will enable us to recommend few teams to participate in Thunder nation Cup starting in Canberra on Sun 15 October.
Semifinals: Sun 23 October 2017
Pre-final dinner: Sun 30 October 2017
Final match: Sun 5 November 2017
Supporting Associations and Teams
ACT Telangana Association (ACTTA)
Australian Tamil Cultural Society (ATCS)
- Tamil Super Kings
- Pondy Panthers
Bihar Jharkhand Sabha of Australia & New Zealand (BJSM)
Caberra Hindu Mandir (CHM)
Canberra Malayalees Association (CMA)
Indian Students Association (InSA)
Karnataka Association of Canberra (KAC)
Mehak Punjab Di
Oriya Association (OriOz)
Rajasthan Sabha of Australia
Telugu Association of Canberra (TAC)
Based on 14 teams registrations, the schedule will as follows:
4 - 6 league matches on some of the following days:
- Sunday 10 Sepember
- Saturday 16 September
- Sunday 17 September
- Saturday 23 September
- Sunday 24 September
- Monday 25 September
- Saturday 30 September
- Sunday 1 October
- Monday 2 October
- Saturday 7 October
- Sunday 8 October
Registration fee ($500) and the name of supporting association are required.
Please make your online payment to FINACT bank account or by a cheque drawn in favour of “Federation of Indian Associations of ACT (FINACT) Incorporated”:
Name: Federation of Indian Associations of ACT (FINACT) Incorporated
BSB: 062 919
A/C No: 1034 3742
Amount: $500
Please do not forget to send the following details to [email protected]
- your receipt/payment proof
- name of your team
- names of team players
- name of the supporting FINACT member association
Seeking sponsorship and volunteers
If you are aware of any businesses willing to sponsor/support this event, please encourage them to contact us soon.
If anyone interested in volunteering or becoming a Protection Officer for the tournament, please contact us.
Independence Day Cup Final Match on Sun 13 August - You are invited
On Friday 4 August, Independence Day Cup managers organised a pre final dinner that was graced by the High Commissioner of India, His Excellency Mr Ajay M Gondane, Mr Sonal Bajaj, current FINACT President Mr Krishna Nadimpalli, past President Mr Amardeep Singh and Sanjay Pandey. Sanjay Sharma, the organiser and captain of PK11 introduced the players of both teams to the High Commissioner who wishes them all the best for the match. Mr Pradeep Kumar thanked all for their contribution and hoped a very friendly competitive match on Sun 13 August at the Nicholls Ovals.
Food-Fair for Flood Victims in Gujarat Sat 19 Aug 11.00am-2.00pm
 You all would be aware that during past few days, heavy rain fall occurred in Gujarat and due to floods Banaskantha, Patan, Sabarkantha and Mehsana districts were heavily affected in north Gujarat. More than 150 people died and more than 100,000 people displaced and huge property damaged occurred.
The Government of India announced a relief package of ₹ 500 crore. In this emergency situation to help our Gujarati brothers back home, Gujarati Samaj of the ACT team has decided to do a food fair at temple in Florey to raise funds for flood relief. Details are as follows:
Date 19 August, Saturday
Time : 11.00 am to 2.00 pm
Venue – Hindu Temple and Cultural Centre, Florey.
Please come and support this event. You can also provide contribution. For further details to help in food fair please contact Niraj Mehta (0423 404 536) or any volunteers.
CHM - Red Cross Blood Donation Drive
Saving the life of another human without any discrimination is the greatest service one can give to mankind. Blood donation is that act of indiscriminate service
- AK
 Those of you, who have always wanted to donate blood but never had the opportunity, here is something for you. In preparedness towards the blood donation drive, those interested can enrol for blood donation.
For further information about donating blood please check out the Redcross website and RED25 Team on 1300 886 524.
We are waiting to hear back from Red Cross about the date and time as to when we can donate blood. The CHM intends to generate 108 donors each dedicated to 108 names of God. If you can kindly see your eligibility and enrollment into the program, it would make it easier to this drive a success when Redcross allots us time/day for this drive.
Please email us if you have any questions.
Namaskar
Sarve Janaa Sukhino Bhavanthu
CHM Fraternity
Committed towards "Service Through Eternal Spiritual Unity"
Renewal of Membership
Those member associations that are yet to renew their membership please renew at the earliest. We value your presence and participation and your ongoing support to FINACT and through it to the Indian diaspora.
Please make your online payment to FINACT bank account or by a cheque drawn in favour of “Federation of Indian Associations of ACT (FINACT) Incorporated”:
Name: Federation of Indian Associations of ACT (FINACT) Incorporated
BSB: 062 919 A/C No: 1034 3742
Amount: $50
Reference: Your association name
Cricket Coordination Committee Meeting - After Draws on 15 August
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.
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 or Protection Officer - 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 [email protected]
Hope for Riaa
 FINACT would like to request support for Mr Vivek Kulkarni and family. Their Daughter Riaa Kulkarni aged just 6 years is diagnosed with stage 4 Brain Stem Tumour. Please circulate this in your networks.
Only five kids across Australia have been diagnosed with this category of tumour till now. Treatment for this tumour is currently not available in Australia. They have an invitation from Mexico hospital who are trialling cure for this category of tumour.
Kulkarni family had migrated to Australia about three years ago but in the last one year since diagnosis they had to sell their property in India for their daughter's treatment. Currently Mr Kulkarni left his job to look after his daughter and take her to Mexico for treatment. They are not willing to give up hope for their daughter and have accepted the invitation from Mexico for the trial treatment, which is Riaa's only hope now. However, they need help monetarily.
FINACT has seen Riaa's Biopsy report and invitation from Mexico for treatment and understand that Mr Kulkarni and Riaa have already left for Mexico for treatment.
Attached is the 'gofundme' link to help raise funds for this expensive treatment https://www.gofundme.com/carrum-family-needs-help.
As a community please rally behind them as it will give Riaa a fair chance with the fight for a cure against this disease. Please circulate this amongst your organisations, family and friends and donate to help save a young girl's life.
For more details, please contact the undersigned.
Kind regards
Dr Sunita Dhindsa
Mahatma Ke Mahatma - 'Yugpurush' show on 27 November
 We would appreciate your and your organiation's interest in our upcoming event – YUGPURUSH an Indian theatrical play of historic and dramatic significance dedicated to the lives of two great men Mahatma Gandhi and his Spiritual Mentor Shrimad Rajchandra.
In order to raise funds for this project a unique play “YugPurush” was launched in Nov 2016. The play has done 800 + shows so far, travelling across India, UK & USA. It is scheduled to travel in Aus & NZ during Nov 2017, will perform 8 shows across Australia including Canberra show on Monday 27th November 2017. Details for this show can be found on www.yugpurush.org
Since Shrimad Rajchandra Hospital relies on the generosity of individuals and businesses for support, we request you to consider and get sponsorships or a donations for this cause. As a small thank you gesture we offer to input business details on our drama booklet to be circulated amongst Canberra residents and also at other venues in Australia.
I have attached the Yugpurush, the play, brochure, Yugpurush Sponsorship proposal document and advertisement specification document.
We seek your valued cooperation and contribution for this noble cause, which will assist the neediest population of rural India.
Kind regards,
Nitin Jhaveri
02 6241 8878 (R)
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 [email protected]
Please Support Our Sponsors
One custom-made bat for batsman of the tournament
Bat Mate is an experienced one man shop in Canberra for customised cricket bats! The bats are made using English willow grown in Healesville, Victoria. The timber has natural rebound quality and great ping be it grade 1 or 3.
The bats are custom made to individual choice, be it a heavy 3 pounds, medium or light weight bats. Each bat is individually hand crafted based on players’ preference on shape weight and profile. The driving spot can be designed to suit your needs, whether it is the upper, middle or lower portion of the bat.
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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