It’s a hurrah for Indian-Australian women yet again this year

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Veena Sahajwalla tops an all-women list from our community in this year’s Australia Day honours, which includes Sukhjit Kaur Khalsa, Sunila Shrivastava and Samantha Pillay.

RAJNI ANAND LUTHRA

'Mother Nature can’t take any more of this attitude of indifference’

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Scientist, engineer, inventor, science communicator, and flagbearer for STEM, Scientia Professor VEENA SAHAJWALLA

PAWAN LUTHRA

‘Racism and sexism bothered me; now I focus on bringing others along’

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Diversity campaigner and performer SUKHJIT KAUR KHALSA of Perth

LAKSHMI GANAPATHY

On women’s health and programs that empower women

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Urologist and women’s health campaigner Dr. SAMANTHA PILLAY of Adelaide

TARINI PURI

About physical, spiritual, cultural and moral sustenance

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Melbourne-based community volunteer Dr SUNILA SHRIVASTAVA of Melbourne

LAKSHMI GANAPATHY

Recognising children’s voices and rights

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A leading authority on child protection legislation, NAYANTARA GUPTA of WA

ANANYA THIRUMALAI

‘Doing our duties without seeking acknowledgement or thanks’

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Perth paramedic BLAISE REGO

FRANKEY GERARD FERNANDES 

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