Category Archives: Event

Australian Senator Hon. Mathew Canavan celebrates Women’s Day at Asha

We had the pleasure of hosting Minister for Resources and Northern Australia, Senator the Hon. Mathew Canavan and other officials from the Australian High Commission visit Asha's Kanak Durga slum community to celebrate the International Women’s Day.  [caption id="attachment_3447" align="aligncenter" width="466"] Australian Senator, Mathew Canavan, and Australia India Business Council's President Nik Senapati interacting with the…
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Lion Fundraiser

On 21 February 2017, a group of Asha supporters in Melbourne enjoyed a private screening of the Oscar-nominated Australian film, LION, starring Dev Patel, Nicole Kidman and Sunny Pawar.  We were honoured to have the movie introduced by director Garth Davis and also enjoyed hearing from Asha student Mahinder Shrivas, who is currently studying in…
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The Australian Cricket Community extends support to Asha

On 10 November 2016, the Australian Friends of Asha were hosted for a Diwali dinner in the Olympic Room, at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground. The renowned historian, biographer and cricket writer, Ramachandra Guha entertained a crowd of cricket lovers and Asha supporters with his address “Five Forms of Cricketing Partisanship”. The Australian Cricket Board…
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