Minister Hosts Dashain Reception: Parliament House, South Australia

On 16 October 2024, on invitation of The Honourable Zoe Bettison MP, Minister for Multicultural Affairs, Mr Tilchand Sapkota, the CEO of Punya Foundation led a team representing the Foundation to the South Australian Parliament House to observe Dashain reception. The program was organised by the Multicultural Commission under the Ministry of Multicultural Affairs. Minister...

On 16 October 2024, on invitation of The Honourable Zoe Bettison MP, Minister for Multicultural Affairs, Mr Tilchand Sapkota, the CEO of Punya Foundation led a team representing the Foundation to the South Australian Parliament House to observe Dashain reception. The program was organised by the Multicultural Commission under the Ministry of Multicultural Affairs.

Minister Bettison appraised the importance of Dashain and its cultural connotations. Ms Manju Khadka, Multicultural Commission Member spoke on behalf of the those celebrating Dashain and outlined Dashain is a celebration of Victory over Evil.

Amongst a number of community organisations, Punya Foundation team was represented by its CEO, Mr Hari Adhikari (Director of Community Engagement), Mr Hari Poudyal and Ms Ashmita Chhetri. Punya Foundation thanks Ms Khadka for her active role and community representation in the Multicultural Commission.

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