DESI AUSTRALIA | Community News (Canberra)
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he AIBC ACT chapter organised a meet and greet for the two new deputy High Commissioners of India and Australia, P S Karthigeyan and Rod Hilton, respectively, on Tuesday, 1 May. Mr Karthigeyan arrived in Canberra last weekend, while Mr Hilton leaves for New Delhi on Monday, 7 May, to take up his post. Previously, Mr Karthigeyan served
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Meet and greet for new deputy High Commissioners
as counsellor at the Indian High Commission in the Maldives and also as Regional Passport Officer in Bengaluru. He is an Indian Foreign Service cadre of the 2004 batch. Mr Hilton was Minister-Counsellor in the Australian High Commission in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea before being appointed to his new role. He is an alumnus of the Australian National University.
The guests included Marita Ford from DFAT, AIBC life member DeepakRaj Gupta, Indian High Commission officials Sonal Bajaj and Rupjyoti Karjee, and AIBC ACT members and well-wishers. The function was held at the premises of Radhika Reddy, proprietor of Legal on London.
Governor’s Multicultural Awards presentation, Adelaide
Deepak Bhardwaj’s community work paved way for him receiving Governor’s Award.
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is Excellency The Hon Hieu Van Le - the Governor of South Australia presented Governor’s Multicultural awards at Governor’s House Adelaide. Among winners from different award categories, Deepak Bhardwaj is one of the youngest ever to win in the community sector. Various Ethnic community groups and associations members in Adelaide congratulated him on this achievement. Deepak is a volunteer with a vision and mission. Heading several charitable organisations and spearheading causes from gender equality in sports to advocating for new migrants and people who are engaged in transport business, this 38-year-old is determined to make a difference.
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For Deepak, his study, work and volunteering were always on the same page, which is why, after being the voice of the new migrants and taxi industry for several years, he left his profession and decided to make his passion his profession. “I knew the problems that new migrants were having. So he stepped forward, used his team leading, public interaction, and social skills, to represent the group and bring their concerns to light. Deepak is currently working as a community liaison officer for South Asian communities with Relationships Australia South Australia (RASA), he is also a fulltime student with the Flinders University pursuing his Masters in Social Work. www.DesiAustralia.com
May, 2018
Deepak is active on the sports front; he is the founding member of the new Multicultural Sporting Hub program. He is currently working with peak sports bodies in developing sporting hubs for multicultural youth in SA.
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