Hindi Samaj of WA Inc.

November Patrika

What's in this newsletter • 2012 – 13 Committee Member Contact Details

• Hindi Samaj Diwali Wishes

• HSWA Members

• Phulwari

• Sahitye Sandhya – Expression of interest

• Hindi Samaj Library & Paatshaala

• Hindi Samaj on Facebook

• Great News for Hindi Lovers

• UWA Diwali Function

• Meet your Committee members

• Other Indian & Hindi News

• Perth Arena Opening

What's in this newsletter New Committee Member Contact Details

Sangeet Sandhya

Appeal for help

Donors invited for Jagran

Immigrant Workers OHS

Hindi Samaj on Facebook

Hindi Samaj Library & Paatshaala

Upcoming Indian Events in Perth - Sangeet Sandhya

- Krishna aur Kans(Hey Krishna) movie in 3D

- Janmashtmi Celebrations—ISKCON Temple

- Janmashtmi Celebrations—Swaminarayan Temple

- Naad Nritya Vaibhav

- Indian Consulate: Independence Day Celebrations

- ISWA Independence Day Celebrations

- Jai Ho: Sukhwinder Singh Live in Perth

- Planet Bollywood: Metro City

- Jai Sherwali Mata Jaagran (supported by HSWA)

- Indian Australian Idol Perth Auditions

- Expaning Universe: Free seminar

- Ms/Mrs. India Audition

• 5 Diwali Days – Dhan Teras

– Kali Chaudas

– Diwali

– Nutan Varsh/ Govardhan Puja

– Bhai Beej

• 5 Diwali Days

• Multicultural Healthy Lifestyle Cooking Competition

• Pravasi Bhartiya Divas 2013

• Events

- Jaganath Rath Yatra

- Diwali Mela 2012

- Urban Desi

- 2012 Swan Festival of Lights

- Diwali & Annakut

- Goverdhan Puja

- Ramayana – Live in Perth

- Science of Self Realization

- Srila Prabhupada Disappearance Day

a Role Name Email Address Contact

Chairperson Mrs. Sapna Sharma bigsanj@hotmail.com 0431 695 090

Vice Chairperson Mr. Kaveesh Kumar kaveesh.kumar@live.com.au 0413 096 166

Secretary Ms. Pradeepta Awasthi awasthi_pradeepta@yahoo.com 0415 048 287

Treasurer Mr. Ahmed Siddique junes786@bigpond.net.au 0434 123 794

Paatshaala

Coordinator

Mrs. Rashmi Loyalka rashmisloyalka@hotmail.com 0419 943 348

Committee

Member

Mrs. June Siddique junes786@bigpond.net.au 0434 123 794

Committee

Member

Mrs. Renu Sharma renu.sharma@uwa.edu.au 08 9450 4189

Committee

Member

Mrs. Ashraf Iqbal ashiqp@amnet.net.au 08 9457 8827

Hindi Samaj 2012-13 Committee

ह िंदी समाज सममति अपने सभी सदस्यों और विमभन्न भारिीय समुदायों के सदस्यों के मिए ब ुि खुश और समदृ्ध दीिािी के मिए कामना

करिी ै|

Hindi Samaj of WA committee wishes all its members and other members of various Indian

communities a very happy and prosperous Diwali

HSWA New Members Rajat Mehra

Sumita & Barun Dutta

Ali Anwar

Ameesh Garg

Angelawdeswari S

Anish Shah

Arvin

Balaji Sundaran

Chandrashekhar

Divya S.K Mana

Harendran Thiruganam

Ina Paveela Joseph

Jagmohan Singh

Jai Kant

Zeal Sheth

James Trevelyan

Joel Dicosta

Karl Santos

Logeswarri Subramaniam

Nivedita Aravindan

Payal Pungaliya

Pooja Kohli

Praseetha Nambiar

Pratima Kumari Gupta

Rizvi Yasir

Shubhra Dargar

Siva Mantena

Suresh Kumar

Vaithinathan Ramanathan

Hindi Samaj of WA would like to

welcome all our new members to

Hindi Samaj family.

A majority of these new

members are current students

of UWA.

We welcome all university

students to get actively involved

in HSWA activities and events

Phulwari Kids Talent Show

Hindi Samaj of WA (HSWA) present The Kids SPECIAL to celebrate CHILDREN's DAY (Chacha Nehru's Bday)

PHULWARI - a KiDs OnLy TaLeNt ShOw

A show catered for the budding artists and talented performers of Perth. This show gives the upcoming

talented youngsters to shine and perform for their friends, families and others. There are NO auditions involved and no hard and fast rules (the only rule is that the performance shall either be related to Hindi language or Hindi culture and/or arts. You can perform and showcase whatever talent you

have. All you have to do is: be under the age of 16 to participate and send us an expression of interest to hswa@live.com.au and tell us briefly

- what would you like to perform - how many performers in a performance

- Duration of the performance (so we can allocate sufficient time for you)

Be creative and surprise everyone. Please let us know by 5th Nov

And if you are 7teen and above, well then you can come and encourage these young buds as they put their best on stage

Entry is FREE For everyone and gold coin donations are welcome, if you would like to donate. Mouth watering 'Chaat' will also be served during the break.

And you don't have to be a member of Hindi Samaj to attend or participate We would appreciate, if you extend this invite to your friends and families as well, it may only take a minute

or two :)

Sahitye Sandhya After successfully organising Sangeet Sandhya for past few years, we are now extending it for Hindi literature

lovers in the form of Sahitye Sandhya.

All of you are invited to share literature you have written, read somewhere or would like to share with others in the form of a poem, brief talk, history of Hindi, shayari, short

essays or any other means.

No auditions apply, all you have to do is register your interest with us at hswa@live.com.au and come share

your literature with the HSWA family.

The event will be held in early December, details of which will be sent out in next newsletter.

Hindi Samaj Library

Hindi Samaj has an extensive library of Hindi books with a variety of topics to cater for everyone’s interest. For more

information, please contact hswa@live.com.au

Hindi Samaj Paathshaala

If you would like to learn Hindi or know someone who would like to, Hindi Samaj has Paathshaala (Hindi School) to offer. The classes are run weekly on Sunday separately

for adults and children. For more information, please email us on hswa@live.com.au

Hindi Samaj on Facebook

Hindi Samaj has a new Facebook Group. Please join us on Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/hswaperth/

You can also add Hindi Samaj as a friend on Facebook here

https://www.facebook.com/#!/profile.php?id=100003925588457

Great news for Hindi

Lovers

UWA Diwali Function UWA Indian Students celebrated Diwali & Navrathri on 19th July at the Crawley campus. More than 100 students gathered at a colourful event, which was a mix of games, dancing, finger licking food and lots of fun. Mr. Subbarayudu, The Consulate General of India in Perth was the guest for the evening.

The event was organised by a group of students and Professor Hema Sharda.

Pradeepta & Kaveesh from Hindi Samaj introduced students to Hindi Samaj and it’s activities. We signed up 30 new members on the spot! We welcome all our new student members to the Hindi Samaj family. HSWA also sponsored and provided the sound system for the evening and catering was provided from ISKCON Perth temple.

Meet your Committee Member Name Renu Sharma

Indian State of Origin Delhi

I work as General Manager ICRAR UWA

My interests are Writing poetry

I am a HSWA member because

I value HSWA and a language based association. Hindi is my mother tongue and I am passionate about ensuring that our younger generations learn to speak Hindi.

I am a proud Hindian beacause

This is the first language I learnt and it is a very rich language that adds tremendous value to my life and to the lives of most Indians. I enjoy speaking, reading and writing in Hindi and love Hindi songs. It has enriched my life in every way!

Favourite Quote “Hindi Hain Hum Vatan Hai Hindustan Hamara”

I love to eat South Indian Food! Love Idli, dosa, vada, sambhar and pappadams! Favourite Indian destination

Delhi as my family lives there and I am privileged to have a very loving and caring family.

I am a proud Indian because of

My Indian upbringing, my values, my belief in the family system, my roots in Indian culture, my love for the colours of India, my passion for the beautiful Indian garments, the flavours of Indian food, the fragrance of Indian flowers, the vibrancy of India where education is a way to achieve something in life, where every parent sees education of their children as their priority, a country where ties and bonds with family and community are very strong. I am a proud Indian and proud to be connected to India, a country with great potential.

I am here to contribute to our society by…

Bringing people together to learn and value Hindi as a language and as a means to know India.

My Australian connection

We came here because my Husband was sponsored by the West Australian Government to join the Department of Agriculture and Food WA. We came in August 2000 and were very well looked after by his Department to settle in Australia. I joined UWA in 2002 and have been there since. Our twins have graduated from UWA as medical practitioners and we are fortunate to have many friends in Perth.

I would like to retire in Perth and Himachal Pradesh!

Favourite Music Hindi Films songs Favourite Movie Anand

Favourite Freedom fighter

Bhagat Singh

Most Inspiring person for me

Many including my family members

Favourite Book Fountainhead

What is one thing you would like to change

Corruption in India: Get rid of it!!!

News (from India Chronicle Newsletter)

Perth ARENA opened Perth has its

newest venue. After a long wait, Perth Arena was opened to

public for its first trial

concert. It is a great venue

and hopefully we can grow

one day to the extent that

HSWA hold it’s events at the

ARENA!

Contributed by Swaminarayan Temple Perth

Contributed by Swaminarayan Temple Perth

Contributed by Swaminarayan Temple Perth

Contributed by Swaminarayan Temple Perth

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Contributed by Swaminarayan Temple Perth

Letter from Minister for Local

Government GM John Castrilli

Jaganath Rath Yatra - Fremantle

Like every year, Lord Jaganath's chariot will form part of Fremantle parade, which is an annual event on Fremantle's cultural calendar.

Many devotees come together and pull this chariot through Fremantle for the pleasure of the

Lord and also many visitors attending the parade. It is a great highlight and people love seeing the chariot being pulled physically by a group of enthusiastic souls.

So come along, be part of the procession, join in and pull the chariot for part of whole of the

distance, or just walk along, sing, dance like we do :)

The parade starts at 4pm, so if you wish to join in from the beginning, please arrive by 3:30pm the latest. The parade will begin and end at CAR PARK # 11 on corner of Marine and Essex St in

Fremantle.

The best float in the parade will also be awarded a prize of $500 and the judges will be on KULCHA balcony, so say hi to them as we walk past.

Please make sure you bring some sunscreen and drinking water, especially if you intend to pull it throughout the walk.

This event is SOLD OUT, however Indonesian Consulate may have

some reserved seating. Please contact KULCHA to check if any tickets are released by the

Consulate and made available in future

Did you know that

UNESCO proclaimed the tradition of Ramlila a

Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage

of Humanity in 2005.

We want to hear from you

If you have any feedback for us, any ideas for events you would like us to organise for you, or if there is anything else you would like to share in terms of your experience with Hindi Samaj, please feel free to drop us a line at hswa@live.com.au

We welcome any suggestions and feedback

HSWA Committee

Disclaimer

Hindi Samaj of WA Inc. and all its committee members take care to ensure

any contents included in the newsletter are appropriate and correct. However, Hindi Samaj of WA Inc. and none of its committee members will not be responsible for

any errors and false information provided to us by others.

Jai Hind, Jai Hindi

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