A team of eleven from Trinity College, Melbourne (Australia) visited Asha in the month of January. After a brief orientation and a round of the Polyclinic, the Trinity team led by Harriet went to the Asha’s Seelampur slum community. On…
Mahinder Shrivas is a name taken with a lot of pride by the whole Asha family. We are ecstatic to share that he is about to complete his master’s from Trinity College, Melbourne. To celebrate this glorious graduation ceremony, a…
A programme that started with just 8 students getting an opportunity to intern in two Multinational Companies in the year 2012, has come a long way since its inception. It has been incredible to receive such an overwhelming response, with…
India is a land of contrasts. Poverty is significant and yet it is a country that is immensely rich; in culture, spirituality and diversity. In this exhibition, photographer Juliet Murray aims to capture this richness while highlighting the challenges that…
Dr Kiran and Asha graduate Mahinder were given a very warm welcome by Shemara Wikramanayake, Head of Macquarie Asset Management and her senior colleagues at Macquarie Bank at their HQ in Sydney. They spoke about their cherished partnership and the…
Dr Kiran is just back from a wonderful trip in Australia where a number of meetings and events were held to raise awareness and resources for the work of Asha in India. The board members of Asha Australia did an…
On 21 February 2017, a group of Asha supporters in Melbourne enjoyed a private screening of the Oscar-nominated Australian film, LION, starring Dev Patel, Nicole Kidman and Sunny Pawar. We were honoured to have the movie introduced by director Garth…
What a joy it was for the children at Asha’s Seelmapur centre to have a team of 12 students from Trinity College, Australia volunteer for about 10 days, starting from 16th January. During their tenure, they taught English to Asha’s…
The Asha team and community at Asha’s Anna Nagar slum colony were thrilled to greet friends from Monash University, Australia. The team consisting of 9 people volunteered for nearly a week at the community. It was a matter of great…
On 10 November 2016, the Australian Friends of Asha were hosted for a Diwali dinner in the Olympic Room, at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground. The renowned historian, biographer and cricket writer, Ramachandra Guha entertained a crowd of cricket lovers…
