17 August 2025 NFRISA meeting was dedicated to celebration of Independence Day of India which fell on 15th of August. The meeting received an overwhelming response and more than 117 members and guests participated in the celebration. The Chief Guest was Shri. Tej Kishan , representing the Consulate General of India, who couldn’t make to the function because of his busy schedule. Mr. Kanval Verma (President, Australian Indian Seniors Association) and Mrs. Indu Verma were special guests of the day.
Mr. Prem Sinha , President NRISA, opened the function and welcome the guests and members very eloquently and reminded everyone about the significance of the Independence Day and sacrifices made by our freedom fighters. He then introduced the MC of the function, Dr. Tejinder Singh. The function started with Australian and Indian national anthems, gracefully led by Dr. ( Mrs.) Mindi Nath and grandchildren Heidi and Joshua. The Chief Guest Shri. Tej Kishan then addressed the audience. Mrs. Ragini Sinha honoured the Chief Guest by presenting him a scarf.
The function started with a meditation session with Shri. Purushottam Mishra (Vipasana) followed by a very emotive patriotic duet by Mrs. Pali Kohli and Mr.Om Sethi. Mr. Vipin Gaindhar then took everyone to a nostalgic journey on the partition of India. Mrs, Indu Verma presented a solo song ” Ae mere watan ke logon” and Mrs. Janaki Ganapathy and team (Amita Iyer, Anuradha, Parminder Jabbal, Asha Chopra ) presented a wonderful patriotic group dance.
The climax of the function was the exquisite group presenation by the committee members , which included songs and actions. Overall it was a fabulous celebration.
Photos: Courtesy Mr. Guruswamy Perumal