Indian Temple

Dear Friends

Sorry, it has been a long time since my last posting. I would like to update everyone as to our new Indian Temple which has been set up in Nuñoa. The address is Suarez Mujica 2897, Nuñoa and the number there is 920-1105.

If anyone would like to support or have events there they can get in touch directly with Mahraj Ravi or his wife Bhavna to co-ordinate any events.

This weekend there will be the janmasthmi puja to be held at the temple at 4:30 and it will be nice to see everone there. After the event we will post some photos for everyone to enjoy.

Sad Demise

Dear Friends

It is with great regret that we wish to inform you of the sad demise of H.E. Mr. Venkataraman on 27th January, 2009. H.E. Mr. Venkataraman was the 8th President of India and served his post between 1987-1992.

On behalf of the Indian Community we would like to offer our condolences to the people of India as well as his direct family.

The Indian Embassy has set up a Condolence book at the Premises of the Embassy, located at Triana 871, Providencia should anyone wish to sign and pay their respects to our Nations former leader.

Friday 30th January, 2009 from 10.00 - 12.30 & 14.00 - 16.00
Monday 2nd February, 2009 from 10.00 - 12.30 & 14.00 - 16.00

Once again our condolences and respects to the family of H.E. Mr. R. Venkataraman.

Indian Presidential Visit

As many of you are well aware, the President of India, H.E. Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil visited Chile on an official State Visit from the 20th - 23rd of April. Included in her delegation were prominent members of the Indian Business Community, Military Personnel as well as leading Journalists from India. Click on the photo below to enjoy a few pictures of her stay here in Chile :

President

Indian Hockey

The Indian national Hockey team were here in Santiago between the 3rd and 10th of March 2008 to play in the Beijing Olympics Qualifying Tournament. The Indian Association held a dinner in their honour and the team took the opportunity to thank all the Indians in Santiago for their wonderful support and encouragement during the tournament. Unfortunately the Indian team fell short at the final hurdle and lost to Great Britain in the final 2-0 and were unable to qualify for the olympics but they played beatifully during the entire week and left us all with a lot of wonderful memories. Below are some photos taken during the tournament. Many thanks to Rohit Thadani for taking such lovely photos.

hockey

Diwali Ball 2007

Dear Friends

On Saturday the 10th of November, 2007 the Diwali Ball 2007 was held at Estadio Español and was a great success. DJ Monu Singh from New York came down for the event and made sure the music and atmosphere was alive till the early hours! There are more that 550 photos available and can be seen at the following website.

www.arrobachile.cl

and click on the diwali link. If you wish to order prints for yourselves or family you can do so by calling Mr. Roberto de las Heras at 632-1991 and simply place your order using the reference number on the photos. Please note we have already negotiated a price of $1,000 per print so please do not pay more. Below is a small group of phots to enjoy immediately.

diwali ball 2007

IAS

Guru Nanak`s Birthday

Dear Friends

We wish to inform everyone that Mr. Ashok and Mrs. Jyoti Vaswani and their family will be organising celebrations at their residence for the birthday of Guru Nanak. It will be held on the 24th of November, 2007 starting at 4 p.m. and more details will be sent to everyone as the time draws nearer.

Diwali Ball 2007

Hi everyone

This year`s diwali ball has been confirmed for Saturday 1oth of November, 2007 and will be held in the Estadio Español. Tickets are already on sale and can be purchased from Mr. Rakesh Khubchandani at Importadora Sai Ram. For ticket prices please call Mr. Rakesh on his cell phone at 8208-0605.

This year we have some great raffle prizes to give away as well as a DJ being flown in from New York especially for the event. It promises to be a fun evening.

Please book your seats as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

IAS