Past Events 2024
JANUARY
Thursday 11/01/2024
Isai Arangam – 17 members participated and sang songs of their choice. Their choice of songs and performances were excellent and were very much appreciated by the audience. The lunch was sponsored by Mrs Padma Thangarajah, Mrs Raniratnam Kugathasan and Mrs Manonmany Krishnasamy. The meeting was presided by the Vice President Mr Perumynar in the absence of Mrs Saro Suntheralingam. The Secretary Mr Elango delivered the vote of thanks.
Thursday 18/01/2024
Thai Pongal Celebration – Dr Mrs Sivarathy Ketheeswaran gave an excellent musical performance on Pongal theme and other topics. Some of those songs were set to music by her. Mrs Kanthimathi Thinakaran gave an informative talk on the topic “உலகெங்கும் பொங்கல்”. She touched on various topics related to Tamil culture and diaspora. Both the performances were very much enjoyed by the audience. The lunch was sponsored by TSCA. The Secretary Mr Elango delivered the vote of thanks.
Thursday 25/01/2024
Iyal Arangam – The Strathfield Council community development officer Ms Bharvi Bhatt-Burgess addressed the members. It was a meet & greet session. She was keen to explore the ways the Council & Tamil Seniors Association could work together to benefit both. This was followed by a lively discussion. Mr Elango gave a talk on “சிலப்பதிகாரம்”. He explained the Silapathikaram story up to “இந்திர விழா ஊர் எடுத்த காதை ” and detailed the information supplied by “இளங்கோ அடிகள்” through which one could understand the life and prosperity of the Tamils 2000 years ago. Mr Sittampalam Subenthiran re-enacted KS Balachander’s famous comedy drama “அண்ணைறைற்”. This was very much enjoyed by everyone. The lunch was sponsored by Mr Karunakaran and the TSCA Lunch Fund. The Secretary Mr Elango delivered the vote of thanks.
FEBRUARY
Thursday 01/02/2024
Isai Arangam – 13 members participated and sang songs of their choice. Their choice of songs and performances were excellent and were very much appreciated by the audience. The lunch was sponsored by Mr & Mrs Thirunavukkarasu (of Ryde) and Mrs Vasugi Mahadevan. The meeting was presided by the Vice President Mr Perumynar. The Secretary Mr Elango delivered the vote of thanks.
Thursday 08/02/2024
Iyal Arangam – “Thadam” (தடம்) organisation conducted an awareness workshop on “Anxiety and Depression” followed by Q & A and group discussion / case study. Workshop was conducted by Poonkulali Govindarajah and Rohini Vimalarajah, assisted by few others. Everyone
enthusiastically participated in the workshop. Lunch was sponsored by Mr A Dharmarajah, Mr Kunaseelan, Mr Karunalayan and Mr Perumynar. Meeting was presided by Mr Perumynar. Vote of thanks too was delivered by Mr Perumynar.
Thursday 15/02/2024
Iyal / Isai Arangam – Dr Ganeshalingham gave a video presentation and explanation on the topic “Dance Performance in Movies by Natiya Peroli Padmini” (“திரைப்படங்களில் நாட்டிட் ய பேரொளி பத்மினியின் நடனங்கள்”). He presented 16 dances from various movies from various languages (Tamil, Hindi & Russian too). This presentation was very much appreciated and enjoyed by the audience. Kavitha, the tour operator gave a short presentation on the services offered by her and the forthcoming tours. Lunch was sponsored by Dr Ganeshalingham, Mr Manickarajah and Lunch Fund. The Secretary Mr Elango delivered the vote of thanks.
Thursday 22/02/2024
Arts & Crafts Day – Arts & Crafts was reinitiated after a long break due to Covid and other reasons. Lots of ladies enthusiastically participated in knitting and rest of the people were participating in mutual conversation and indoor games. Lunch was sponsored by Mr & Mrs Dr Kailainathan. The Secretary Mr Elango delivered the vote of thanks.
Thursday 29/02/2024
Paddukkup Paddu – This special programme was very ably conducted by Mr N Raguram, assisted by Harishna Selvavinayagam. Raguram started the programme with the rendition of beautiful songs by himself, Harishna and Gnana Asokan. Twelve singers enthusiastically participated. They were divided into two (2) teams and the teams competed against each other. It was very much enjoyed by the participants and the audience. Lunch was sponsored by Dr Paul Mauel to celebrate his son’s marriage. The Secretary Mr Elango delivered the vote of thanks.
MARCH
Thursday 07/03/2024
Annual outdoor games was held at Airey Park. Events started at 10:00 AM. The events were book balancing, lime & spoon race, 50m race (men), musical walk, 25m race (women) and open relay. 17 people participated, most of them in multiple events. The events were watched by nearly 50 spectators and everyone enjoyed. Lunch was sponsored by TSCA. The Secretary Mr Elango delivered the vote of thanks.
Thursday 14/03/2024
Bensoc AGM. No TSCA activities.
Thursday 21/03/2024
Easter Celebration – The whole event was organised and managed by Dr Mrs Nithi Sivathondan. Bible reading was performed by Mr Manickarajah. Prayer, sermon and benediction were performed by Bro Prasanna Kumar. Songs ,of Easter message, were sung by few TSCA members. This was a memorable performance and was appreciated by everyone. Lunch was sponsored by Mr & Mrs Dr Sivathondan. Mr Manickarajah & the Secretary Mr Elango delivered the vote of thanks.
Thursday 28/03/2024
Annual cricket match and Prize Giving – 14 players participated in the cricket match and the match was watched by nearly 50 members. Everyone enjoyed. The whole tournament (both outdoor and indoor was running for nearly 6 months (October – March) with the participation of 60 members. Prize giving ceremony was held after the cricket game. Prize giving was graced by Strathfield Councillor Mr Raj Datta and Dr Bala. The Secretary Mr Elango delivered the vote of thanks.
APRIL
Thursday 04/04/2024
Isai Arangam – 14 members participated and sang songs of their choice. Some of them sang more than one song. Their choice of songs and performances were excellent and were very much appreciated by the audience. The lunch was sponsored by Dr & Mrs Dr Kugathasan. The meeting was presided by the President Mrs Saro Suntheralingam. The Secretary Mr Elango delivered the vote of thanks.
Thursday 11/04/2024
Arts & Crafts Day – No one participated in any craft but many members participated in mutual conversation and indoor games. Lunch was sponsored by Mr Ragavan in memory of his uncle Mr Navaratnavel. The Secretary Mr Elango delivered the vote of thanks.
Thursday 18/04/2024
Chiththirai New Year Celebration – Ms Sounthary Ganeshan performed the famous “Kaaththaan Kooththu story in musical format (“காத்தவராயன் கூத்துத் கதை யை பாட்டுட் வடிவில் சொன்னார்”). She explained the characters in that story ர் . Mrs Kanagambikai Jeganathan beautifully sang a few carnatic songs. Both performances were very much appreciated by the audience. Lunch was sponsored by Mr & Mrs Mahalingam and Mr Sritharan, son of Mr Kanesarajah in memory Mrs Mahalingam’s brother Mr Kanesarajah. The Secretary Mr Elango delivered the vote of thanks.
Thursday 25/04/2024
ANZAC holiday. No TSCA activities.
MAY
Thursday 02/05/2024
Isai Arangam – 18 members participated and sang songs of their choice. There was a duet performance too. Their choice of songs and performances were excellent and were very much appreciated by the audience. The lunch was sponsored by Mr & Mrs Ponmailainathan to celebrate their diamond wedding anniversary. The meeting was presided by the President Mrs Saro Suntheralingam. The Secretary Mr Elango delivered the vote of thanks.
Thursday 09/05/2024
Iyal / Isai Arangam – Dr Ganeshalingham gave a video presentation and explanation on the topic “Dance Performance in Movies by Natiya Peroli Padmini” – Part 2 (“திரைப்படங்களில் நாட்டிட் ய பேரொளி பத்மினியின் நடனங்கள்”). He presented 18 dances and songs from various movies from various languages. This presentation was captivating and very much appreciated and was very much enjoyed by the audience. Lunch was sponsored by Mr Sivasooriyar and Mrs Kandasamy to commemorate their late mothers on சித்திரை பௌர்ணர் மி. The meeting was presided by the President Mrs Saro Suntheralingam. The Secretary Mr Elango delivered the vote of thanks.
Thursday 16/05/2024
Arts & Crafts Day – Family of Mr & Mrs Tharmapalan joined the seniors to commemorate the life of Mr Shanmugam Tharmapalan who passed away few months ago. The family and the president spoke about Mr Tharmapalan. Lunch was sponsored by the family of Mr Tharmapalan. Mr Bala Vigneswaran of Thayagam Radio gave a presentation about their upcoming event (2nd June 2024) Thayagam Tamil Maalai. No one participated in any crafts but many members participated in mutual conversation and indoor games. The meeting was presided by the President Mrs Saro Suntheralingam. The Secretary Mr Elango delivered the vote of thanks.
Thursday 23/05/2024
Fellowship Day – This is celebrated as fellowship day (தோழமை தினம்) where members gave variety of programmes – their experiences and songs. Ms Sally Sitou, MP for the federal electorate of Reid and her electoral officer Maryanne addressed the members. They detailed their achievement/contributions to the society so far and what they could do for us. Daughter of late Mrs Indrani Satkunananda Dr Shanthini joined the members to commemorate the life of her mother. Mrs Satkunananda served in the committees of both TSCA and BENSOC. The president and others spoke about Mrs Satkunananda and her contribution to TSCA & BENSOC. The lunch was sponsored by Dr Shanthini. The meeting was presided by the President Mrs Saro Suntheralingam. The Secretary Mr Elango delivered the vote of thanks.
Thursday 30/05/2024
Women’s Day – This is celebrated as both members’ day and women’s day. The whole programme was managed and performed entirely by the lady members. Women day songs (மங்கை யர் தின பாடல்கள்) were sung by Mrs Kanagambikai Jeganathan. There was a serious & comedy conversation (உரையாடல்) by Dr Mrs Sivathondan, Mrs Saro Suntheralingam and Mrs Vasugi Mahadevan on the topic “மனிதன் எங்கிருந்து வந்தான்”. A musical programme (இசை ச் சித்திரம்) by Mrs Elizabeth Rodrigo, Mrs Moira Phillips and Mrs Arunthathy Jeyaseelan. A comedy dance /song programme Samayalo Samayal “சமயலோ சமையல்” by Mrs Ranjini Gunasingam, Mrs Niranjani Naguleswaran, Mrs Vasugi Mahadevan, Mrs Nirmala Selvanathan, Mrs Lalitha Devadas, Mrs Manonmany Krishnasamy, Mrs Suriyakala Sathiyasingan, Mrs Lalitha Devendra, Mrs Kannamma Paramasivam and Mrs Padmini Thavapalakulasingam. A short speech by Mrs Suriyakala Sathyasingan. A dance by Mrs Sarojini Nallanthuwan. Mrs Kalaiarasi Chinniah was the chief guest and gave a beautiful and comprehensive summary of the programme. Lunch was sponsored by Mr & Mrs Sivathondan, Mr N Rajanayagam, Mr Charles Dickens and Lunch fund. The President Mrs Saro Suntheralingam presided the meeting and delivered the vote of thanks.
JUNE
Thursday 06/06/2024
Isai Arangam – 18 members participated and sang songs of their choice. There was a duet performance too. Their choice of songs and performances were excellent and were very much appreciated by the audience. The lunch was sponsored by Mr & Mrs Mahalingam and Mr Neville Thiru. The President Mrs Saro Suntheralingam presided the meeting. The Secretary Mr Elango delivered the vote of thanks.
Thursday 13/06/2024
Iyal Arangam – Mr Panchadcharam gave a talk on the subject “இந்தியப் பயணமும் பாரம்பரிய சிறு தானிய சைவ உணவும்” with a PowerPoint presentation of his Indian trip and explained the virtues / nutritional benefits of Millet Vegetarian Food. This was very useful information and was enjoyed by the audience. Lunch was sponsored by Mrs Kannamah Paramasivam in celebration of her 80th birthday. The President
Mrs Saro Suntheralingam presided the meeting and delivered the vote of thanks.
Thursday 20/06/2024
Arts & Crafts Day – Lot of ladies enthusiastically participated in knitting and rest of the people were engaged in mutual conversation and indoor games. The mini games were in progression. Lunch was sponsored by Mr Santhirasegaram, Mr Devendra and Mr Radhakrishnan. The President Mrs Saro Suntheralingam presided the meeting and delivered the vote of thanks.
Saturday 22/06/2024
Grandchildren’s Day was celebrated at Carrington Church Hall. President Mrs Saro Suntheralingam presided the event. Jason Li the MP for Strathfield was the guest of honour and Mr Samy Pasupati was the chief guest. Theshini Ketheswaran & Anikah Sanan MCed the events. Many grandchildren participated and performed. The past presidents of TSCA Mr Samy Pasupati, Mr S Suntheralingam, Mrs P Thangarajah, Mr A Sivathondan and Mr P Panchadcharam were honoured. The President Mrs Saro Suntheralingam delivered the vote of thanks.
Thursday 27/06/2024
Members Day – Mr Bala Thirunavukkarasu sang “பண்ணிசை ப் பாடல்கள்”. He sang lot of songs from “திருமுறைகள்”. This was very much enjoyed by everyone present. Lunch was sponsored by Mrs Nirmala Selvanathan in memory of her son. The President Mrs Saro Suntheralingam presided the meeting and delivered the vote of thanks.
JULY
Thursday 04/07/2024
Isai Arangam – 13 members participated and sang songs of their choice. Their choice of songs and performances were excellent and were very much appreciated by the audience. The lunch was sponsored by Mr & Mrs Sivasothy in memeory of their son. The President Mrs Saro Suntheralingam presided the meeting and delivered the vote of thanks.
Thursday 11/07/2024
Iyal Arangam – Mr Thiru Arumugam gave a talk on the topic “A Tale of Two Bridges: On the River Kwai in Thailand & On the River Kelani in Ceylon”. This is based on the Japanese building of the bridge on the River Kwai and the shooting of the movie “The Bridge on the River Kwai” in Sri Lanka. The talk was well researched and very informative. This was much appreciated by the audience. The lunch was sponsored by Mr Arumuganathan, Mr Robert Anandarajah & Mr Nadarajah. The President Mrs Saro Suntheralingam presided the meeting. The Secretary Mr Elango delivered the vote of thanks.
Thursday 18/07/2024
Iyal Arangam – Vitality Club, a provider of Commonwealth Home Support Programme (CHSP) and Home Care package service under My Aged Care scheme, presented an Education / Information session on the services available and how they can help the seniors. This was a very informative session. This was followed by lively discussion. The lunch was sponsored by Mrs Rukmani Thirunavukkarasu, Mrs Bala Ariyanayagam and Mr Kalvalai Seyon. The Secretary Mr Elango delivered the vote of thanks.
Thursday 25/07/2024
Men’s Day (ஆடவர் தினம்) & Members Day – The programme was a combination of “இயல், இசை , நாடகம்”. Mrs Gnana Kulendran was the chief guest The president Mrs Saro Suntheralingam started the proceedings. Mr Manicckarajah conducted the programme. The secretary Mr Elango introduced the chief guest and explained the theme of the day’s programme. The day’s programmes were (1) இசை யும் கதை யும் by Mr Chandrapavan, (2) காத்தவராயன் கூத்துத் participated by Mr Rodrigo, Mr Elango, Mr Devendra, Mr Chandrapavan and Mr Mahalingam (3) நகை ச்சுச் வை உரையாடல் by Mr Pirabakharan and Mr Shanmugan (4) ஓரங்க நகை ச்சுச் வை நாடகம் by Mr Suntheralingam (5) பாட்டுட் ம் ஆட்டட் மும் by Mr Mahalingam. The chief guest summed up the day’s programme (நயப்புரை). The lunch was sponsored by Mr & Mrs Naguleswaran. The secretary Mr Elango delivered the vote of thanks.
AUGUST
Thursday 01/08/2024
Isai Arangam – 13 members participated and sang songs of their choice. Their choice of songs and performances were excellent and were very much appreciated by the audience. The lunch was sponsored by Mr Thangarajah in memory of his wife Mrs Jeyarani Thangarajah. The family of Mr Thangarajah joined in the event and the eldest daughter spoke about her mother. The secretary Mr Elango delivered the vote of thanks.
Thursday 08/08/2024
Iyal Arangam – Representatives from Auburn Police – Senior Constable James Dickson and Multicultural Community Liaison Officer Ms Moon Luo – gave a talk on the topics (1) How to be safe (2) How to report the incidents to the police (3) Scams and how to avoid being scammed. This was very informative and relevant to the audience. This was followed by lively discussion. The lunch was sponsored by Mrs Kala Sivarajah and the Lunch Fund. The secretary Mr Elango delivered the vote of thanks.
Thursday 15/08/2024
Arts & Crafts Day – Many members came forward and detailed various food recipes, and shared their life and work experiences and the recipe for peaceful life etc. There were lot of interactions between the audience and the speakers. Lunch was sponsored by Mr & Mrs Raviraj in memory of Mrs Raviraj’s mother’s 1st anniversary (ஆட்டட் த் திவசம்). Meeting was presided by Mr Perumynar. The secretary Mr Elango delivered the vote
of thanks.
Thursday 22/08/2024
Fellowship Day – Many members came forward and sang various songs which were much enjoyed. Lunch was sponsored by Mr Chandrapavan & Mr Ratnasabapathy Ratnakumar. The secretary Mr Elango delivered the vote of thanks.
Thursday 29/08/2024
Member’s Day – Mrs Thevakie Karunagaran was honoured for her writings and her short stories were reviewed by Sounthary and the review was read by Mrs Saro Suntheralingam. Many of her short stories are well received and she had received numerous prizes and have been published in popular foreign journals. She had done good service to TSCA writing dramas for us, training the actors and staging them. This was followed by Mr Paul Manuel, who continued with his series “Kathai Pirantha Kathai – Part 4”. This was about Nagesh & and a murder in his family. After that Mr Ponniah Elango elaborated on this. Lunch was sponsored by Mr & Mrs Suntheralingam and Dr & Mrs Karunagaran. The secretary Mr Elango delivered the vote of Thanks.
SEPTEMBER
Thursday 05/09/2024
Isai Arangam – 13 members participated and sang songs of their choice. Their choice of songs and performances were excellent and were very much appreciated by the audience. Mr Matthew Blackmore addressed the audience about the forthcoming Strathfield Council election. The lunch was sponsored by Mr Vijayakumar & Mrs Premini Vijayakumar. The secretary Mr Elango delivered the vote of thanks.
Thursday 12/09/2024
Fellowship Day – Many members came forward and sang various songs and narrated jokes which were much enjoyed. 2024 Uravu magazine was distributed. The nominations for 2024/2025 Management Committee were opened by the returning officer. Lunch was sponsored by Dr K Kugathasan & Mr Dr T Kugathasan. The secretary Mr Elango delivered the vote of thanks.
Thursday 19/09/2024
Constructive review of the happenings at TSCA during the year 2023 / 2024. Many suggestions were given. Most of them about how to improve the running of TSCA. Few have been accepted for further consideration. One of them was suggestion to organise trips once in 3 months. Lunch was sponsored by Mr P Ponniah, Mr Naganathan, Mrs Suriyakala Sathyasingan and Mr Shanmuganathan. The secretary Mr Elango delivered the vote of thanks.
Thursday 26/09/2024
The 2024 AGM of TSCA was held at Bates Street Community Centre (where we meet every week) located at Homebush West. Meeting was attended by ???? members which satisfied the quorum. Meeting started with the lighting of the traditional lamp by the Past-Presidents of TSCA Mr Samy Pasupati, Mr Shiva Pasupati, Mr Santhiran, Mr Suntheralingam, Mrs Padma Thangarajah, Mr Sivathondan and Mr Panchadcharam. The Minutes of the 2023 AGM, Annual Report and the Audited Financial Report were tabled, discussed and duly accepted by the General Body. A new Management Committee was elected for the year 2024/2025. The meeting ended with lunch.
OCTOBER
Thursday 03/10/2024
Iyal Arangam – Dr Sokkalingam Ilakkuvanaar from New Zealand gave a talk on the topic “Makakavi Bharathi & Shelley” “மகாகவி பாரதியும் ஷெல்லி யும்”. He compared the poems of Shelly and Bharathi and Shelley’s influence on Bharathi’s poems. This was followed by lively discussion. This talk was very much appreciated. The lunch was sponsored by Mr Logenthiran. The Secretary, Mr Karunasaladeva, delivered the vote of thanks.
Thursday 10/10/2024
Iyal Arangam – Meet & greet Strathfield Councillor Rory, Strathfield MP Jason Li and Maryanne Duggan. They were introduced by the President. They detailed what is happening in the political scene and spoke about their respective visions for the electorate and municipality. These talks were very informative and were followed by lively discussions / Q&A from the audience. The lunch was sponsored by Ms Maryanne, Mrs Karen Pensabane and Mr Jason Li. The Secretary, Mr Karunasaladeva, delivered the vote of thanks.
Thursday 17/10/2024
Navarathiri was celebrated on this day. The Navarathiri Pooja was conducted by Mr Radhakrishnan. Panchapuranam was sung by Mr Panchadcharam, Sakala Kala Valli Maalai was sung by Mrs Kanagambikai Jeganathan. Additional devotional songs were sung by various members. Mrs Balam Lakshmanan was invited as the guest speaker and she spoke on the “Significance of Navaraththiri” “நவராத்திரியின் மகிமைகள்”. The whole programme was appreciated by the members. Lunch/Prasatham was sponsored by TSCA. The Secretary, Mr Karunasaladeva, delivered the vote of thanks.
Thursday 24/10/2024
Mr Panchadcharam delivered part 7 of his “ My visit to India, things I saw and others should see” “இந்தியப் பயணம் பார்த்ததும் பார்க்க வேண்டியதும் – பகுதி 7”. His theme was “Worship of the Temple that gives long life and lasting marriage”. This refers to Amirthakadeswarar Temple, Thirukkadaiyur (திருக்கடையூர் அமிர்தகடேசுவரர் கோயில்). The talk was very informative and enjoyed by everyone. Lunch was sponsored by Mr Panchadcharam & Mrs Sarojini Nallanthuvan. The Secretary, Mr Karunasaladeva, delivered the vote of thanks.
Thursday 31/10/2024
Members’ Day & Mental Health Awareness:
A presentation on the Tamil Embrace Mental Health Project was delivered by Mrs. Viji Dhayanathan. Additionally, Mrs. Padmini Thavapalakulasingam celebrated her 70th birthday with the Seniors, generously sponsoring the lunch in honor of the occasion. The Secretary, Mr Karunasaladeva, delivered the vote of thanks.
NOVEMBER
Thursday 07/11/2024
Deepavali Celebration – Innisai Virunthu by Dr R Rajayogan, Dr Gowribalan and Mrs Barathi Krishnamoorthy of “Sydney Geethasagara” music group. They together sang 17 Golden Tamil songs. Everyone enjoyed the high quality of their singing. Mrs Barathi Krishnamoorthy’s ability to sing in both female and male voice and the ease with which she could change the voice without missing a beat was very much appreciated. The lunch was sponsored by the children of Mr & Mrs Arunachalam in memory of their parents. The Secretary, Mr Karunasaladeva, delivered the vote of thanks.
Thursday 14/11/ 2024
Isai Arangam – 14 members participated and sang songs of their choice. Their choice of songs and performances were excellent and were very much appreciated by the audience. Mr Sivasooriyar played the keyboard and also sang. The lunch was sponsored by Mr Amirthalingam, Mr Thambirajah, Mr Paskaranathan, Mr Poobaratnam and Mr Sivasothy. The Secretary, Mr Karunasaladeva, delivered the vote of thanks.
Thursday 21/11/2024
Iyal Arangam – Mr Sivasambu Brabaakaran of “Boost Care” made a presentation on “Changes to Commonwealth Home Support Program (CHSP) and Home Care Package (HCP)” and how to access it. He detailed the main changes coming into effect soon. This is very relevant to our members and were very much appreciated. A lively discussion followed. Lunch was sponsored by Mrs Kangambikai Jeganathan and Mrs Rani Vijayaratnam. The Secretary, Mr Karunasaladeva, delivered the vote of thanks.
Thursday 28/11/2024
Members Day – This was followed by a lively discussion. Mr Elango gave a talk on “சிலப்பதிகாரம் – கானல் வரி” “Silapathikaram – Kaanal Vari”. He summarised the Silapathikaram story up to கடலாடு காதை and then detailed the information supplied by “இளங்கோ அடிகள்” in “கானல் வரி”, mainly the instrument “yazh – யாழ்” and various musical forms existed during his time. Through this, one could understand the music and art of the Tamils 2000 years ago. Musicologist Prof Mr N Mammathu who is an expert on Tamil Isai is attending the Silapathikara Vizah organised by “Sydney Ilakkiya Kalai Manram”. He gave a brief description of music in Silapathikaram and how ancient Tamil music is well documented in it. Lunch was sponsored by Mr Elango, Mrs Manonmany Krishnasamy and Mr Karunasaladeva. Ramakrishnan (Krishna) who delivers lunch to us donated 100 rotis and curries. The Secretary, Mr Karunasaladeva, delivered the vote of thanks.
DECEMBER
05/12/2024
Isai Arangam – 15 members participated and sang songs of their choice. Mr. Ragavan Ramanathan son of the former late president is president of similar Tamil Seniors Association in Brampton, Canada, and shared his experience with their experience. Mrs Saro Nalanthuvan briefed some of our members’ cruise ship experience to Hobart. The lunch was sponsored by Lunch Sponsored by Mr. and Mrs. Ponmylainathan.
12/12/2024
Christmas Carol Service – This event was organised and managed by Dr (Mrs) Nithi Sivathondan. This was attended by Mayor Cr John-Paul Baladi, Deputy Mayor Cr Benjamin Cai, Councillor Cr Esther Kim, former Councillor Ms Maryanne Duggan, and Rev V. Savermuttu. Lunch was sponsored by Mr & Dr. (Mrs) Sivathondan, Mr & Mrs Suntharalingam, Mr & Mrs Rodrigo, Mr & Mrs Xavier, Mr Manickarajah, Mr & Mrs Rajalingam, Mrs. Phillips, Mr & Mrs Vijaykumar and Mrs Pathmadeva. Benediction was performed by Rev V. Saverimuttu. Mr. R. Manickarajah delivered vote of thanks.
19/12/2024
Members Day – This was the final Thursday program for the year 2024. The day commenced with National Anthem and Thamil Thai Vazhthu. Mrs Ganeshalingam sang the Hindu devotional song and Mr and Mrs Xavier sang the Christian devotional song. The day’s program started with the address of Auburn Police Commissioner who briefly introduced himself and gave an assuring talk. Then the scheduled program ‘Best of Vaiyanthymala’s dance clips in Tamil and Hindi Films’ was presented by Dr and Mrs Ganeshalingam. The whole house watched and enjoyed this beautifully compiled dances with pin drop silence. Today’s program concluded with the Fellowship Lunch by Mrs L Devendra, Mrs G Easwaran, Mr K & Mrs C Kunaseelan and Mrs L Devathasan.