The Australia-New Zealand Chapter of AYOSA (Aitchison Yadavindra Old Students Association) in association with Ravinder Singh Sethi (distinguished alumni of Y.P.S. Patiala and Member AYOSA) gifted commemorative coins to the Blackburn Gurudwara, the oldest gurudwara of Victoria, on the auspicious occasion of Sri Guru Nanak Dev’s 553rd birth anniversary. These coins had been minted by Nepal Rashtra Bank on Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s 550th centenary.
The Sri Guru Nanak Singh Sabha was set up in 1981 to carry on the religious affairs of the Sangat in Melbourne. Today, Gurudwara Sahib at Blackburn is well placed to meet the needs of an ever-increasing sangat which is able to listen to kirtan from some of the best professional ragis who provide their services for programs both at the Gurudwara Sahib and homes.
AYOSA is the alumni organisation of Yadavindra Public School, Patiala (Punjab), India, which was founded by His Highness Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Ji of Patiala, for the students of independent India in 1948. Keeping true to the vision His Highness had for the students of Punjab, AYOSA strives to empower Yadavindrians to be successful individuals, exemplary human beings, and leaders of tomorrow.
AYOSA, which is commemorating 75 glorious years of the school’s foundation under the guidance of its patron, Captain Amarinder Singh, the Maharaja of Patiala, and the Chairman of the Board of Governors, Raja Malvinder Singh, gave this auspicious benefaction in the presence of the following dignitaries:
- Mr. Manpreet Vohra (High Commissioner of India to Australia)
- Dr. Sushil Kumar (Consulate General of India to Victoria and Tasmania)
- Mr. Chandra Yonzon (Consulate General of Nepal to Victoria)
- Mr. Shashi Kant Kaundal (Asia-Pacific Regional Manager, Air India)
- Ms. Anagha Desai (Melbourne Airport Manager, Air India)
- Dr Raju Adhikari (President, South Asian Community Link Group (SACLG), Founding President, Federation of Nepalese Communities associations of Australia (FeNCAA), Global Research Director, Emotional Well-Being Institute-Geneva Advisory Board Member SAMAC and Eastern Metropolitan region VMC)
- Mr. Parshu Tamang (Founder Member of Nepalese Association of Victory and Tamang Society of Victory)
- Mr. Durga Acharya (NRNA ICC Vice President)
- Dr. Mahesh Bhandari (the President of the local Labor Party)
- Dr. Yakindra Timilsina (Treasurer Nepalese Association of Victoria)
- Mr. Karan Gandhok (President of Australian Indian Society of Victoria)
- Mr. Yogendra Lakshman (Trustee, Australian Indian Innovation Inc)
- Mr. Sury Prakash Soni (President, Federation Of Indian Association of Victoria)
- Mr. Kulwant Joshi (Durga Mandir Melbourne), GOPIO Victoria Representative
(Press release)
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Australia-New Zealand Chapter of AYOSA in ass. with Ravinder Singh Sethi gifted commemorative coins to the Blackburn Gurudwara, the oldest #gurudwara of Victoria, on the auspicious occasion of Sri Guru Nanak Dev's 553rd birth anniversary. #TheIndianSunhttps://t.co/d5d2jURWgu
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