Dear members and friends,

Welcome to the winter edition of the IAASA

Newsletter Vol 7!

Again this quarter we were very busy with

many events happening.

Hotel Mumbai Movie

IAASA attended a movie night on 15th April,

showcasing the cinematic masterpiece Hotel

Mumbai. Nearly 35 people went through a

rollercoaster of emotions during the dramatic

thriller, ending the night with dinner at

IAASA Community Centre. Hotel Mumbai

brought back the memory of grief for the vic-

tims of the Mumbai terror attack that took

place in 2008, one of the darkest times Mum-

bai has ever faced.

IAASA participated in ANZAC Eve Youth

Vigil

Anzac Day is one of most important Australi-

an national days. It marks the anniversary of

the first major military action fought by Aus-

tralian and New Zealand forces during World

War I. Two Youth Representatives, Ms Krithi

Rai and Mr Ajith Karthikeyan, from IAASA

attended the Anzac Eve Youth Vigil held on

Wednesday 24th April at the National War Me-

morial.

IAASA organised Child Safe Training de-

livered by Vinaya Rai

On the 25th April we had a training session on

Child-Safe Environments. Eighteen people

attended and were attained an accredited a

certificate at no cost. They will be able use

this knowledge in the community in employ-

ment or in volunteer work involving children

under 18 years.

Yoga Workshop by a Yogacharya visiting

from India

IAASA held a Yoga Workshop on Saturday

27th April delivered by Swamiji Shree

Vachanananda from India. It drew almost 50

enthusiastic participants, who had a great deal

of fun during the various yoga exercises.

Annual Family Fun Day

The very next day, Sunday 28th, we conducted

our Annual Family Fun Day at Colley Re-

serve, Glenelg. I had invited Pakistan Australi-

an Association of South Australia (PAASA) to

initiate a joint family fun day and attract larger

numbers from both the Indian and Pakistan

community. True to the spirit of my invitation,

the Pakistani community members outnum-

bered our own community members. All fami-

lies who attended enjoyed various fun games

and a buffet pizza lunch.

Seniors Social Meet

We held a Seniors Meet on Sunday 19th June where 30 people attended to relish an entertain-ing carpet balls game and a sumptuous lunch.

President’s Diary

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President’s Diary

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Hotel Mumbai

Child Safe Training

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Yoga Workshop 6

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Gallery 8

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Family Fun Day

Eid Celebration

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Nippattu Recipe

Eye Health Seminar

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Quotes

Black hole

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Independence Day 16

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U P C O M I N G E V E N T S

• 3 August 2019 Seniors Social Get-together

• 18th August 2019 Indian Independ-ence Day

• September 2019 AGM

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President’s Diary International Yoga Day

IAASA celebrated International Yoga Day 2019 on

22nd June in IAASA hall. Yoga teacher, Sunila Vig

led the session. I was puzzled to see the lack of inter-

est for such a popular and well-loved activity. This

year was especially significant as the theme was Cli-

mate Action.

Port Adelaide Power Intercultural Program Car-

nival for 2019

I had the opportunity to attend the Port Adelaide Pow-

er Intercultural Program Carnival for 2019. What a

riveting day filled with talented youngsters showcas-

ing the vibrancy of cultural diversity and expression!

PAFC members led sessions for boys and girls to pro-

mote inclusion through AFL.

Eye Health Seminar

On Saturday 6th July, we had a successful Eye Health

Seminar by Dr Deepa Taranath. It was an informative

education session on eye health and eye care with a

huge turnout.

Maya Mazumdar Memorial Fund Fund

We are pleased to announce the establishment of the

Maya Mazumdar Memorial Fund from which we will

award an annual prize to the highest ATAR achieving

female student member of IAASA. Please encourage

any eligible students you may know to apply.

Thank you, Professor Jagan Mazumdar, for making the deposit for the next two Awards including funding a substantial term deposit with IAASA so the Award can be issued for many many years to come. Your generosity is much appreciated.

National Volunteer Week

The annual National Volunteer Week, which took

place from 20th-26th May, recognised IAASA’s

community services program and extended an invi-

tation to attend the Volunteer Awards and Recogni-

tion Ceremony. Our community services program

coordinator Susila Palaniappan won the Communi-

ty Services award. Congratulations Susila Ji!

SANFL Multicultural Day at Unley oval

On 2nd June, IAASA participated in the SANFL

Multicultural Day at Unley oval. Our stall was busy

selling hot chai and snacks and also gave four

dance performances. The event managers were im-

pressed with our efforts providing entertainment

and hot food and chai. Thank you to all the support-

ing committee members and their families who

helped out on the day as well as the extremely tal-

ented performers, and a big thank you to Susila and

Rani Turner for organising and coordinating the

event.

Eid-ul-Fitr

For the second consecutive year, IAASA celebrated

Eid-ul-Fitr on Tuesday 11th June with over 40 peo-

ple. I had invited the PAASA President, Mr Adeel

Sadiq, and other executive community members for

a simple yet heart-warming celebration. Many Indi-

an Muslim families came to up to me personally

with joyous thanks for IAASA celebrating Eid.

On the 15th June, PAASA invited me to attend their

Eid celebrations. It was a very grand function with

my presence as the IAASA President formally

acknowledged. We have started a new era of rela-

tionship between IAASA and PAASA. For another

article on IAASA & PAASA friendship please copy

and paste the Indian Link article below.

IAASA/PAASA friendship

http://www.indianlink.com.au/epaper-archive/adel-june-july-19-epaper/index.html

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President’s Diary List of Past IAASA Presidents

We have updated a list of IAASA Past Presidents and you will find the list on IAASA website: www.iaasa.comu.au Please check under Governance.

Collection from Prospect City Council

On 13th April, we had the opportunity of collecting disposable office material from Prospect City Council and we have collected many valuable items including a working fridge and micro-phone stand.

Year end stocks take and clean up

On 13th July Saturday we cleaned the shed and took stock of items. I thank very much Kamini,

Jenny-Lee Dahm, and Sam for their effort. Assets stock statement will be presented in the

AGM.

Community announcements

We are sending out Community announcements for non commercial events once a month, all

community members please do take advantage of this service.

Seniors Acivities Program

To run and assist seniors program we have created a position for Seniors Coordinator and newly

joined committee member Mrs Vineeta (Vini) Dogra has filled that role.

If you would like to support our efforts, we would appreciate your active participation in our

activities.

Those who have suggestions on improvements or opportunities for IAASA, please write to me.

As always, I invite and encourage all members to take an active role in engaging in IAASA.

We have planned the Indian Independence Day celebration to be held on Sunday 18th August.

See flyer inside for more details. Please join us there.

Thank you.

Narayana Rai President IAASA

HOTEL MUMBAI MOVIE NIGHT

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Hotel Mumbai was a well received, critically ac-claimed movie in English about the terrorist attacks at the Taj Hotel in Mumbai in 2008. It was inspired by a documentary made about the Mumbai attacks and with stars like Dev Patel, Anupam Kher, Armie Hammer, Tilda Cobham-Hervey and others, was a real thriller with some great acting. It is particularly special to the Indian community in Adelaide as it was

almost entirely shot in Adelaide and many community members were

part of the film as extras or in small roles.

A special screening was organised by IAASA’s Community Coordina-

tor at the Nova in Prospect. After the movie, most re-grouped at the

IAASA CC to rehash the movie or make new friends and explore new

topics over a delicious dinner.

It was an evening with a difference, well enjoyed by all.

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CHILD SAFE TRAINING

An accredited training in Safe Environments for Children and Young People

(previously called Child Safe Environments / Mandated Notification Training)

was offered free of cost to all members of the community.

This training and the certificate received on completion is valid for 3 years and

can be used in community, health, sporting, religious and other organisations

where anyone is employed or volunteers with children and young people under

18 years of age.

It was a 7-hour (1 day) Training by a qualified Dept of Child Protection Ac-

credited Trainer. 16 people attended Child Safe Training. They were all highly

satisfied with the training session and the feedback was that it was a very good

initiative by IAASA.

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A yoga workshop was held in IAASACC on 27th April. We took advantage of a

visiting Yoga Guru, Swami Vachanananda ji from India who is also known as

Swaasa Guru or, literally, Breathe Guru. His classes and retreats in India focus

on the breath.

The workshop was well attended by men, women and children of all ages. It

was particularly encouraging to see teenagers participating in a yoga workshop.

Several said it was the first time they were attending a yoga workshop! 48 peo-

ple attended the workshop on a Saturday morning.

Swaasa Guru Swamiji Vachanananda conducted the workshop in a fun way, fo-

cusing on breathing and yoga postures. Most of the Asanas focused on the low-

er spine and hips. They were postures that helped keep the stomach, liver and

pancreas healthy.

What is Swasha? : It is Breath : Which is also called Praana : Also meaning

Life.

Swami Vachananda said that the longer and fewer (per minute) breaths we take,

the longer and healthier will be our life.

Take home messages from Swamiji

15 breaths per minute is considered normal / average.

If you can focus on your breath and breathe less than that number, then your

life will get better. The faster you breathe, the more your health will be affect-

ed.

Breathe gently, slowly, deeply from the abdomen, from deep within the stom-

ach. And smile!

Correct Breathing can decrease stress, increase life span.

Be selfish and take time to breath correctly. When breath is gone you are gone,

not even your soul mate will accompany you.

He ended the session with A, Aa, letters of the alphabet ending in laughter!!

~ ~ YOGA WORKSHOP ~ ~

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FAMILY FUN DAY

This year, yet again, IAASA offered another opportunity for the families in our

community to come together and have a fun day outdoors with games and activi-

ties.

Nearly 25 people enjoyed the outing on the beautiful grass of Colley Reserve at

Glenelg. It was a perfect day with a cool breeze wafting in from the sea.

Sathish Srinivas, Prakash Biradar and Deepak Bhardwaj volunteered and helped

run the games.

Fun activities included playing cricket, soccer, lemon & spoon race, tug of war etc.

Frisbee, lagori (or pithu), bucket and water race was enjoyed by all till 4.00 pm.

IAASA President had extended the Family Fun Day invitation to PAASA

(Pakistan Australian Association of SA) members too. Four families, altogether

12 people from PAASA attended the event. We appreciated PAASA for responding

to our invitation and participating in our family fun day enthusiastically. We hope

that it will bring the two communities closer in the future.

This initiative could (hopefully) be the forerunner of holding joint events between

IAASA and PAASA. This is an idea for the future and could augur well for friend-

ship between the two communities.

It was overheard that poor show by Indian community members was due to chilly

weather or long weekend etc, but those who attended had fun as publicised and

enjoyed the free pizza lunch too. Those who missed, tough luck.

Eid-ul-Fitr was celebrated for the second

time in a row by IAASA with a simple but

joyous celebration.

PAASA President and Executive members were invited

Songs by Sunila Vig and Vidya suited the occasion in melody and mean-

ing.

Talks by IAASA President, PAASA President, senior members Dr

Farooque and others sharing their thoughts and memories of Eid made

for a friendly informal evening of sharing and caring.

A traditional Eid feast at the end with Biryani, Sheer Khurma (Seviyan

kheer) and other delicacies added to the enjoyment of the whole evening.

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EID CELEBRATION

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Nippattu- a delicious savoury biscuit

Recipe contributed by Mrs. GEETHA PRASAD

Preparation time: 15 minutes

Cooking time: 10 minutes

Makes approx. 15 pieces

Ingredients

Rice flour 2 cups

Peanuts ½ cup

Fried gram dal ½ cup

Dry desiccated coconut ½ cup

Sesame seeds ½ cup

Fresh coriander ¼ cup

Chilli powder 2 teaspoons

Asafoetida 2 teaspoons

Vegetable oil for deep frying

Salt for taste

Method

Dry roast the peanuts in a pan until crispy. Place them in a grinder with the gram dal and grind to a coarse powder

Mix this powder and the remaining ingredients into a large bowl with 4 teaspoons of heated vegetable oil. Add salt to taste

Add small amounts of water to this spicy flour mixture and mix with a wooden spoon. Once the oil in the mixture is cooler, kneed it until it becomes a smooth and soft dough

Make balls the size of a small lime from this dough and place onto an oiled tray of aluminium foil

Pat the doughy ball with your finger tips until it is flat on the tray

In a frying pan, heat the vegetable oil on a medium flame

Slowly lower the flattened dough into the heated oil and deep fry until it becomes crispy and golden brown in colour

Once browned, remove from the oil and pat dry with a paper towel

The nippattu is ready to eat! Enjoy it fresh!!!

Please note: Nippattu is best stored in an air tight container where it can remain crispy for up to 3 weeks

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EYE HEALTH SEMINAR

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Under our Meet and Greet series where we all get to meet profession-

als or community members of eminence or certain expertise, we once

again invited a doctor to give a talk.

“Meet the Eye Doctor”, a seminar on Eye Health was organised on Sat-

urday, 6th July. Dr Deepa Taranath, an experienced Ophthalmologist

gave a very informative talk about common eye problems and how to

take care of our eyes.

It was an interactive session with plenty of opportunity to ask ques-

tions and the audience did so too. All questions were answered with

clear details by Dr Deepa. The seminar was quite an eye opener!

We received some great feedback and would like to thank Dr Deepa

Taranath for her excellent talk and all members who attended for their

engagement and participation.

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N E W S L E T T E R T I T L E

QUOTES

The quickest way to double your money is to fold it over

and put it back in your pocket.

- Will Rogers

The miracle is this: The more we

share the more we have.

Leonard Nimoy

Life has two rules: #1 Never quit

#2 Always remember rule #1

– Unknown

I find a fence a very uncomfortable

place to squat my bottom.

- Bob Hawke

A man is a success if he gets up in the

morning and goes to bed at night, and in

between he does what he wants to.

- Bob Dylan

Do you know what a black hole is?

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This is what a black hole looks like

Image caption: The first image ever taken of a super massive black hole — M87, at the centre of the Virgo A galaxy. Image credit: Event Horizon Telescope.

Have you heard of Black hole?

This year is the 50th anniversary of Man walking on the moon.

And now another wonder has occurred; the first image of a black hole has been taken. Have you heard people referring to ‘gone down a black hole’ when the things have gone missing or money vanished.

In a huge breakthrough for the field of astronomy, researchers have unveiled the first image of a super massive black hole and its shadow.

The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) links telescopes around the globe to form an Earth-sized virtual tele-scope with unprecedented sensitivity and resolution. It is the result of years of international collabora-tion, and offers scientists a new way to study the most extreme objects in the universe — including black holes.

The black hole image that was captured is 55 million light-years from Earth, at the centre of Messier 87 — a massive galaxy in the nearby Virgo galaxy cluster. It is an extraordinary cosmic object with an enormous mass — 6.5 billion times that of the Sun — but an extremely compact size, warping spacetime and super-heating any material near it.

EHT Project Director Sheperd S Doeleman concluded, “We have achieved something presumed to be im-possible just a generation ago. Breakthroughs in technology, connections between the world’s best radio observatories and innovative algorithms all came together to open an entirely new window on black holes and the event horizon.”

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IAASA MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

Executive Committee

Narayana Rai: President

Amarjit Grewal: Vice President

Manna Abraham: Treasurer (on leave)

Sam Dahm: Secretary/Acting Treasurer/

IAASA Community Centre Manager

Committee Members

Saloni Gadhia (Maternity leave)

Neelam Patel (Acting Cultural Coordinator)

Kamini Conway (Assistant Treasurer)

Vineeta Dogra (Seniors Activities Coordina-

tor)

Gagan Sharma

Simarpreet Singh

Satinderpal Singh

Chandan Avula (Co-opt)

[IT and Website Support]

Susila Palani (Co-opt)

[Community Programs Coordinator]