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Gandhi At My School

SHIKHA CHANDRA and RAJNI ANAND LUTHRA wrote about Darcy Road Public School’s annual Hindi Diwas celebration with special reference to its Gandhi anniversary events.

Mahesh Lodha wrote: I arrived in Sydney just a week back and picked your magazine up from a local Indian store. Your article Gandhi at my school is very timely and a tribute to the Apostle of Truth and Non-violence. Back in India as a Secretary of "Gandhi 150 West Bengal Committee" I have been conducting interactive quizzes on Gandhi in schools with the idea of spreading the Mahatma's philosophies among our children. I will be very happy to conduct the same here, if any opportunity arises. This may be a very positive program/ activity on the occasion of 150th birth anniversary of Gandhi.

On another note, the middle section Ganesha in 108 ways I found to be quite captivating.

A Relationship Of Promise

PAWAN LUTHRA interviewed the outgoing High Commissioner of India to Australia, Dr Ajay Gondane.

Sheba Nandkeolyar wrote: Good insights into Dr Gondane’s humble, warm and strategic personality.

Ajeet Khullar wrote: Too many associations in the Indian community? No, he says, I welcome the diversity and the dynamism and the opportunity for leadership! I suppose that is one way of looking at it… spoken like a diplomat.

Calling All Faujis

We featured a piece on the launch of the alumni association of India’s National Defence Academy in Australia.

Surender Anand wrote: I am looking to get connected with the National Defence Academy Alumni Association (Australian Chapter). I am an ex colonel of the Indian Army, having graduated from the 25th NDA course commissioned in Ordnance on 2 Aug 1964. I moved to Launceston Australia in 1994 and started the Bombay Café Indian restaurant. I live a retired life in Adelaide today as an Australian citizen.