Yearly Archives: 2015

Reception in honour of Dr Kiran in Consulate General of India, Melbourne

On 17 April 2015, Dr Kiran entertained guests of the Indian Consulate of Melbourne, the Australia India Institute and the Australian Friends of Asha at a concert. Dr Kiran sang some beautiful soulful Lata Mangeshkar Bollywood songs from the ’60′s that were just loved by the audience. She was accompanied by renowned ghazal singer and music…
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Governor of Victoria hosts lunch for Dr Kiran

On 16 April 2015 Dr Kiran was the guest of honour at a lunch hosted by the Governor of Victoria, the Honourable Alex Chernov AC QC and Mrs Chernov. Board Members of the Australian Friends of Asha (AFOA) attended the lunch along with the Catholic Archbishop of Melbourne Archbishop Denis Hart and the Consul General…
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Team from BHP Billiton visit Asha

On 17 April, 2015 Asha organised a visit for members from a leading Australian Global resource company, BHP Billiton. Mr Anoop Kapoor, Financial Coordinator, along with Ms Richa Arora and Ms Jyoti Dhir visited Asha headquarters. Mr Kapoor and Mr Vikram Wahi, CEO BHP Billiton, had interacted with Asha’s Associate Director, Mr Freddy Martin and…
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Team from Monash University volunteers at Jeewan Nagar slum colony

Monash University, Melbourne, Australia sent out a team comprising 10 post-graduate students and teachers to volunteer at Asha’s Jeewan Nagar slum colony for one week in February. Last year, when the team visited Jeewan Nagar for the first time, they were able to form lasting bonds with the community. And indeed, this was evident in the…
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