Mascarenhas charmed the audience with her enthusiasm and zeal to take the relationship between Australia and India to new heights
At the 17th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention, three Indian Australian woman leaders stood out, reported theaustraliatoday.com.au. Australia’s Federal MP of Indian origin Zaneta Mascarenhas was guest of honour at the inauguration of Youth Pravasi Bhartiya Diwas on the first day. Mascarenhas charmed the audience with her enthusiasm and zeal to take the relationship between Australia and India to new heights.
She told a hall full of hundreds of non-resident Indians coming from all over the globe that, “India is arguably one of the most successful Nations that practices ancient religions while embracing new technologies.”
The plenary session on ‘Enabling Global Mobility of Indian Workforce – Role of Indian Diaspora’ in 17th Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas could not get a better speaker than Sheba Nandkeolyar, CEO of MultiConnexions a marketing agency specialising in multicultural communities. Nandkeolyar wears many hats including former National Chair of the Australia India Business Council and President of IAA Australia.
She said, “Indian Australian diaspora is an integral part of India’s civilisation and has played an important role in improving the relationship between two countries.” She pointed out: “Australia is already a go-to place for Indian students and a skilled workforce however we as a diaspora have a role and responsibility to enhance the capacity and mobility of India’s workforce to serve humanity.”
The three Indian Australian women are among the leaders who are instrumental in envisioning a flexible model with multiple entry-exit and skilling pathways that focus on building competencies of the Indian Diaspora
The final session at the 17th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas on Harnessing the potential of women diaspora entrepreneurs towards an inclusive approach to nation-building was chaired by the Indian Minister of Finance Nirmala Sitharaman.
In this session, Indian Australian entrepreneur Mitu Bhowmick Lange, Director of Mindblowing Films mesmerised everyone with her story of creating a brand for the Indian Film industry in Australia. Lange recalled the days when she had to wait to watch the second half of the #Hindi movie at an Australian theatre. “Today we have one of the most successful celebrations of Indian cinema through the ‘Indian Film Festival of Melbourne’ with a flag hoisting ceremony on India’s Independence Day 15th August every year,” she said.
She didn’t forget to mention that Australia is in real love with Indian cinema, barring the barriers of language Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Gujarati and Punjabi are generating $200 million per year.
The three Indian Australian women are among the leaders who are instrumental in envisioning a flexible model with multiple entry-exit and skilling pathways that focus on building competencies of the Indian Diaspora.
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