4 Indian-origin persons honoured in Australia
CANBERRA: Australia has honoured Professor Mark (Makhan Singh) As China gets ready to bid four Indian-origin persons here with Khangure from Perth received Memfarewell to the Year of the Monkey its civilian awards for their contribuber of the Order of Australia (AM) and usher in the Year of the Rooster, tions in the field of medicine and award for his significant service to it’s time for family reunions, firework towards the community, a medicine in the field of neuroradiol
works and feasts, a media report said media report said. ogy, to education, and to a range of
Purushottam Sawrikar, a Sydneyprofessional medical associations. on Friday. based medical practitioner, received “I was delighted when I heard the During this period, millions rethe Order of Australia Medal (OAM) news,” he said. turn to their hometowns to ring in for the year 2017 announced on the He has also served on the boards the New Year with their families, and Australia Day for his service to mediof a number of medical organisa
this year the authorities expect up to cine and to the Indian community, tions, including Australian and New reported the community newspaper Zealand Society of Neuroradiology, three billion trips to take place durIndian Link on Friday. Royal Australian and New Zealand ing the famous 40-day-long Spring
Sawrikar, who arrived in Sydney College of Radiologists and the AusFestival, between January 13 and in 1972 from Hyderabad, India, is tralian Medical Association. February 21, Efe news reported. a social work enthusiast and has Sydney-based radiopharmaceuti
However, not everyone can spend reached out to the community here cal scientist Dr Vijay Kumar got the on health-related issues through AM award for significant service to the holiday with their families. radio, print, TV and audio CDs. medical research in the disciplines “My mother and I have to stay in
He has also organised several free of nuclear medicine and biology, to Beijing this year,” Lei Yueying, 22, health check-ups on blood pressure professional organisations, and to who could not go to her grandparand diabetes. the community.
ents’ house in Hubei to meet her famHe is former President of “I feel very honoured by this Australian Indian Medical Gradurecognition. What makes me particuily, told Efe news. ates Association (AIMGA) and has larly happy is the fact that this will Lei added they have put up picadvocated on behalf of India-trained bring recognition to the discipline tures of a fire rooster (depicting the doctors who find it hard to qualify and hopefully encourage aspiring New Year that begins on Saturday) for registration. scientists to take it up seriously,”
on their windows and a sticker in Sawrikar also founded a commuKumar said. nity radio called Akashwani Sydney. Kumar, a founding member of Chinese reading “fu”, or the charac
He was also instrumental in Sydney Tamil Sangam Association, ter of fortune, on the door of their organising overseas conferences and was also awarded Australian Nuclear Beijing home. seminars for AIMGA, especially the Science and Technology OrganisaBack in their hometown, during one with the Global Association of tion Award in 2007 and 2014.
this period, Lei’s grandparents preThe temple, also known as the confectionery that offers time-tested to the old year and welcoming the Physicians of Indian Origin (GAPIO) Over 950 Australians were named in 2014. new.parelittlericecakescalled“niangao”,DitanPark,willcomealivewithnu-delicaciessuchas“babaofan”,apopuin the Australia Day Honours this
Melbourne-based doctor Ranjana year with former Prime Minister Julia meaning “each year more prospermerous red-coloured lamps and imlar sweet pudding associated with However, New Year family reunSrivastava received the OAM award Gillard and Victoria’s Governor Linda ous” in Chinese. ages of roosters, and will hold a tragood health. ions can often be stressful for many, for service to medicine, particularly Dessau, organic scientist Andrew For those who could not go to ditional ceremony that attracts huge Cleaning the house is one among including family pressure on youngin the field of doctor-patient comHolmes and former Liberal MP David
their hometowns, and especially crowds of people from different parts the many popular and symbolic trasters to look for a partner. All of Chimunication. “I’m very humbled, and Kemp receiving the nation’s top a little thrilled,” Srivastava said after Australia Day medal, the Companion those who live in Beijing, celebraof the city. ditions associated with the Chinese na looks forward to these holidays she received the Order of Australia of the Order of Australia. tions would include attending fairs Besides temples, there are other New Year as the Chinese believe it for its warm family gatherings, firemedal. — IANS and parades, especially the one at the places that will record a large footfall, drives out bad experiences of the works, and the traditional gala of the
Temple of the Earth. including Daoxiaocun, a traditional past and symbolises bidding farewell Chinese central television.