There was no shortage of colour and dancing as 100 Indian community members celebrated. IAB president Abhishek Awasthi said it was a full house
The Indian Association of Bendigo hosted a celebration at Sargun Indian Tandoori Restaurant on August 13 to mark 75 years of independence.
There was no shortage of colour and dancing as 100 Indian community members celebrated. IAB president Abhishek Awasthi said it was a full house. “We have 100 people packed the biggest venue that we can have,” he said. He went on to say: “It’s 75 years since independence. There’s a strong Indian community in Bendigo, and connecting them to the roots in celebrating cultural values and traditions is really important, especially for the younger kids.”
Awashti said the Indian community was the largest culturally diverse community in Bendigo. Residents from England number 2.7 per cent of Bendigo’s population while Indians make up 1.7 per cent followed by new residents from Myanmar and Thaliand who each make up 0.7 per cent of Greater Bendigo’s population.
“It’s 75 years since independence. There’s a strong Indian community in Bendigo, and connecting them to the roots in celebrating cultural values and traditions is really important, especially for the younger kids.”
— Abhishek Awasthi, IAB president
“The composition and ABS data tells us that in 2021 the Indian community was the largest culturally diverse community in Bendigo,” Awasthi said. “(The IAB) was incorporated earlier this year. We’ve got financial members of the association and our first event we had 250 plus people, so it’s massive. The issue that we are having is to find a venue where we can fit everyone.
We invite the broader community to come join our celebrations. We want to learn but we want to share as well,” reported the bendigoadvertiser.com
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