Many of our members have achieved significant recognition by Governments. They are listed here. Also listed are awardees of NRISA in recognition of their voluntary services to our organisation.

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THROUGH THE LENS OF GURUSWAMY PERUMAL

All of us who have attended NRISA functions or picnics would be knowing Guruswamiji. He has been capturing all our memorable moments in NRISA with his camera. This year, he has been awarded the Human Rights In Action Award for advancing and defending human rights in Australia by the Centre of Melbourne Multifaith And Other Network (COMMON). This is one of the numerous awards that Guruswamji has received over the years.Guruswamiji started his foray into photography with a Kodak Brownie camera in 1954 and has not looked back since then. He joined the Indian Army Postal Service and took photographs at all their official functions. After retiring from service in 1972, he became a member of Delhi Journalist Association. He worked for the state Governments of Tamilnadu and Kerala. This gave him the opportunity to photograph Presidents, Prime Ministers, Chief Ministers and various celebrities. Dignitaries he has photographed include Mother Teresa, Nelson Mandela, Bill Gates and late President Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalan. He also worked at Consulate General of India in Melbourne. Guruswamiji is also a philatelist and his stamp collection has also won him awards at exhibitions. He has a collection of over 50,000 stamps. To him each stamp narrates a story of the nation’s culture and history. Congratulations to Mr. Guruswamy Perumal for his achievements. NRISA community is proud to have him as our committee member. His contribution at every NRISA event in creating memories through his photography is invaluable.

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ANOTHER FEATHER IN THE CAP

Santosh Kumarji has received ‘Amity Academic Excellence Award’ at the International Conference on Contemporary Engineering, Technology and Business Management 2023 at Monash University. Congratulations Santoshji.

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On 26 October 2023, our member Parminder Jabbal won 2 awards from the Monash Council. One for VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR and the other for POSITIVE AGEING LEADERSHIP. Congratulations Parminderji!

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NRISA Awards

DateNameReasonNotes
19-Mar-23Mr Alan ThompsonCommunity ServiceHonorary Life Membership
16-Oct-22Ms Parminder JabbalCommunity ServiceHealth & Wellbeing of Seniors
16-Oct-22Mr Sameer MurthyCommunity ServiceEntertaining Seniors with Music
16-Oct-22Dr Mindi NathCommunity ServiceExcellence in Women Leadership
16-Oct-22Ms Prerana SinhaCommunity ServiceVoluntary Auditing of NRISA Accounts
21-Nov-21Mr Subhash ChandraCommunity ServiceHealth & Wellbeing of Seniors
21-Nov-21Mr Amitabh Singh ChauhanCommunity ServiceEntertaining Seniors with Music
21-Nov-21Mr Jasvinder SinghCommunity ServiceHealth & Wellbeing of Seniors
15-Aug-21Mrs Janaki GanapathyCommunity ServiceParticipant Vaisakhi Dance
15-Aug-21Dr Sukhvinder GorayaCommunity ServiceParticipant Vaisakhi Dance
15-Aug-21Dr Madhuri HaikerwalCommunity ServiceParticipant Vaisakhi Dance
15-Aug-21Mrs Hema IyerCommunity ServiceParticipant Vaisakhi Dance
15-Aug-21Ms Parminder JabbalCommunity ServiceParticipant Vaisakhi Dance
15-Aug-21Ms Preeti JabbalCommunity ServiceParticipant Vaisakhi Dance
15-Aug-21Mrs Uma KiranCommunity ServiceParticipant Vaisakhi Dance
15-Aug-21Dr Parminder MundaeCommunity ServiceParticipant Vaisakhi Dance
15-Aug-21Ms Usha SharmaCommunity ServiceParticipant Vaisakhi Dance
15-Aug-21Mrs Pratima SrivastavaCommunity ServiceParticipant Vaisakhi Dance
28-Mar-21Baba’s Kitchen, SeymourCommunity Service
24-Jan-21Mr Shangara Singh BhattiCommunity ServiceEntertaining Seniors
24-Jan-21Mr Charan DassCommunity ServiceExemplary Settlement as a new Migrant
24-Jan-21Mrs Surinder JainCommunity ServiceEntertaining Seniors
26-Jan-20Mr Kawal BhagatCommunity ServiceHealth and Wellbeing through Yoga
26-Jan-20Dr Santosh KumarCommunity ServiceBe Connected Project
26-Jan-20Dr Baikunth NathCommunity ServiceBe Connected Project
26-Jan-20Mr Prem SinhaCommunity ServiceBe Connected Project
26-Jan-20Mrs Janaki GanapathyCommunity ServiceVoluntary Auditing of NRISA records
3-Nov-19Shri Atmaj PatelArts Excellence awardFlute Concert
3-Nov-19Shri Krishna BhandariArts Excellence awardFlute Concert
3-Nov-19Shree Krishna BhandariArts Excellence awardFlute Concert
30-Jun-19Mrs Hema IyerCommunity ServiceService to Indian Seniors
30-Jun-19Mr Suyog MahajanCommunity ServiceService to Indian Seniors
30-Jun-19Ms Rashi KapoorCommunity ServiceService to Indian Seniors
24-Mar-19Ms Lekshmi SarathCommunity ServiceService to Indian Seniors
24-Mar-19Smt Sridevi GopinathCommunity ServiceService to Indian Seniors
20-Jan-19Spirit of IndiaCommunity ServiceService to Indian Seniors
20-May-18Kunal (Beyond Nirvana Music)Community Service
25-Jun-17Lt Col Shaifali LumbaCommunity ServiceOutstanding National Service with Indian Army
16-Apr-17Mr Prabhakar AgrajaCommunity ServiceOngoing support
16-Apr-17Mrs Meenu WadhwaCommunity ServiceOngoing support
16-Apr-17Mrs Pratima FrancisCommunity ServiceOngoing support
16-Apr-17Mrs Sunila Sharma-PatelCommunity ServiceOngoing support
12-Mar-17Mrs Fatima & Dr Saif ChopraCommunity ServiceOngoing support
12-Mar-17Mr Guruswamy A PerumalCommunity ServiceOngoing support
21-Aug-16Shree Krishna BhandariArts Excellence award
28-May-16Kumud MeraniCommunity Service
28-May-16Ustad Raza Ali KhanArts Excellence awardConcert
17-Apr-16Poly VargheseArts Excellence awardConcert
13-Mar-16India MortlockCommunity Service
13-Mar-16Banyule City CouncilMulticultural Community Engagement
13-Mar-16Cr Jenny MulhollandCommunity Service
13-Mar-16Ivanhoe LibraryMulticultural Community Engagement
13-Mar-16Alan ThompsonCommunity Service
21-Feb-16Pravin VaghaniCommunity Service
25-Dec-15Gurpreet BassiAppreciation of hospitality
21-Jun-15Dr Bageshari ChakradharContribution to INSPIRELiterature and Natural Disasters
21-Jun-15Mr Baljeet DhillonContribution to INSPIRE
21-Jun-15Mr Mohan MahadevanContribution to INSPIRE
21-Jun-15Mr Rohit DhillonContribution to INSPIRE
21-Jun-15Mr Sandeep MahadevanContribution to INSPIRE
21-Jun-15Mr Srikanth SrinivasanContribution to INSPIRE
21-Jun-15Mr Sukhdeep BatraContribution to INSPIRE
21-Jun-15Mr Vikas NayakContribution to INSPIRE
21-Jun-15Mr Prabhakar AgrajaContribution to INSPIRE
21-Jun-15Mrs Sunita SethiContribution to INSPIRE
21-Jun-15Mrs Pratima FrancisContribution to INSPIRE
21-Jun-15Mrs Rekha RajvanshiContribution to INSPIRE
21-Jun-15Ms Deepashree ShahContribution to INSPIRE
21-Jun-15Ms Kanka SivaramanContribution to INSPIRE
21-Jun-15Ms Mosiqi AcharyaContribution to INSPIRE
21-Jun-15Ms Nibedita BaralContribution to INSPIRE
21-Jun-15Ms Priya DhillonContribution to INSPIRE
15-Feb-15Mr Arvind GaindharCommunity Service
15-Feb-15Mrs Madhurima NaarlaCommunity Service
16-Nov-14Dr Chandani GoelCommunity ServiceSeminar on Depression in Later Life
16-Nov-14Dr Santosh GoelCommunity ServiceSeminar on Heart Attack Symptoms and its Early Management
20-Jul-14Mrs Sunita SethiCommunity ServiceSinging at NRISA functions
29-Jun-14Col V K DhirCommunity Service
23-Feb-14Savera Indian RestaurantExcellent Food and Service
20-Oct-13Ms Freny BagliCommunity Service
20-Jan-13Mrs Anita MattaCommunity Service
circa Aug 2015Mr Subhash SharmaCommunity ServiceHindi Sahitya and Poetry

Shri Kawal Lal Bhagat of NRISA was given an award by the Northern Federation of Ethnic Seniors Citizens Clubs Inc. for outstanding contributions to Seniors by teaching them Yoga for over a decade.
The award was presented by:
​Mr Gerard Mansour (Commissioner for Seniors) 
and
Mr Bernie Nott (CEO Spectrum)
on 24 March 2022.

FIAV gives Community Service Award On 24 August 2019
To
​Dr. Santosh Kumar, founding member and Past President of NRISA 

Victoria’s-Multicultural-Awards-for-Excellence-2018 was given to Dr. Nalin Sharda
For his leadership and continued involvement in numerous community groups and creative initiatives, which have helped to preserve and share Indian culture and culturally and linguistically diverse literature, as well as helping seniors overcome isolation. 

Presented by Ms Helen Kapalos, Chairperson, Victorian Multicultural Commission 
In the presence of:
The Hon Linda Dessau AC, Governor of Victoria and
The Hon Robin Scott MP, Minister for Multicultural Affairs

NRISA member Dr. G. Venkatesan has published the following book:
Integrated Statistical and Automatic Process Control
Author(s): G. Venkatesan
ISBN:    978-81-8487-349-8 
Publication Year:   2014 
This text book on INTEGRATED STATISTICAL AND AUTOMATIC PROCESS CONTROL covers mathematical process and stochastic modeling, algorithm development, simulation principles, analysis of simulation results to develop process regulation schemes for cost effective and efficient process control and statistical control procedures for producing quality products. 

More details on http://www.narosa.com/books_display.asp?catgcode=978-81-8487-349-8

NRISA member Dr. Subhash Sharma‘s son Dr. Vyom Sharma is not only a GP doctor, but also a magician extraordinaire. His show with two fellow magicians was covered by Ch9’s Today program on 2 April 2014.     This is what the Melbourne Comedy Festival 2014 says about it: 
Gentlemen of Deceit
After rave reviews at last year’s Festival, three of Melbourne’s top magicians are back with their most unbelievable show yet.With no fancy boxes or glitter explosions, Vyom, Alex and Luke have nothing to hide behind except their extraordinary skills in sleight-of-hand and deception. Using their signature blend of classy magic and disarming humour, these gentlemen of deceit will have you giggling while they mess with your mind.This intriguing and quirky show is guaranteed to bring a touch of astonishment to your Comedy Festival experience.“Magical mastery. ★★★★” INDAILY. “A fresh approach to magic. ★★★★” Herald Sun.“You’ll laugh and gasp at the same time. ★★★★½” Adelaide Theatre Guide.“Mind-blowingly awesome.”  AussieTheatre.“Hilarious and awe-inspiring!” Buzzcuts.”How did they do that? ★★★★”. Herald Sun