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CIF E-NewsletterCIF E-Newsletter Volume 16 Issue #09 Sept – Oct 2022 Chair’s Message  A Big Thank You for Making CIF Global Indian Award Gala a Grand Success Hello friends. I just can’t wait to share the details of our very successful CIF Global Indian Award Gala held on September 30, 2022. As I mentioned in my last message, I know that however much we wanted this to be not just about CIF or the Award, but a celebration of the larger Indo Canadian community, it was an event for a limited number of guests. That is if you call a thousand of our finest and most accomplished shakers and movers who turned up to support us at that evening that many have since described as memorable. Thank you to all those who have sent us your positive feedback. As you know, the ‘hero’ of the evening was none other than the world-famous metals and mining Tycoon, Anil Agarwal, a self-made billionaire who rose up from very modest beginnings in his hometown in the Indian state of Bihar to conquer the pinnacle of success first in Mumbai, and then internationally in London, England. Mr. Agarwal, couldn’t stop talking about the hospitality that he received here, both from the Indo-Canadian community as well as the political and business leaders. “All of the places that I have been to the world, I have never felt so much warmth and love that I have received from you in Canada” summed up his feelings. We are now convinced that as the winner of the CIF Global Indian Award 2022, we can count him among the well-wishers of the Indo Canadian diaspora and help spread the positive image of Canada to the rest of the world. (Read more)A Glimpse of CIF Global Indian Award Gala 2022Annual Magazine 2022 ]CLICK HERE TO DOWLOAD MAGAZINE Past Events International Gita Mahotsav Held in Toronto for the First Time  CIF executive team and members board of Governor met with a visiting delegation from the Indian state of Haryana on September 19, 2022. Among the dignitaries present were Haryana’s Minister of Urban Development and Housing, Hon. Kamal Gupta, and Mr. Subhash Barala, Chairman of the Entrepreneurs and Professional Board, former President of the BJP State unit who currently leads several initiatives aimed at promoting the developmental and cultural aspects of Haryana. The meeting was convened to mark the successful completion of the international Gita festival (Gita Mahotsav), a pet project of the Chief Minister of Haryana, Hon. Manohar Lal Khattar, which was held over three days in Toronto and Ottawa for the first time. The event saw a major congregation at Dundas Square that listened to an eminent Gita proponent, Swami Gyananandji Maharaj, expounds on the basic tenets of Gita. There were also many seminars and a grand procession through downtown Toronto held as a part of the celebrations. A large delegation also arrived at Parliament Hill in Ottawa to spread the core message of Gita. CIF Members Visits Ottawa       Canada India Foundation members visited Ottawa to take part in the co-hosted 22nd Grand National Diwali Celebration at Parliament Hill along with Overseas Friends of Overseas India Canada. The event was organized by the Overseas Friends of India Canada, CIF, Mr. Todd Doherty, MP for Cariboo-Prince George and Deepak Obhrai Foundation. H.E. Manish, Acting High Commissioner of India in Canada, Hon. Pierre Poilievre, Leader of Official Opposition, and over 50 members of parliament including senators from across party lines participated. The event was attended by over 500 Indo-Canadians from across Canada in celebrating the National Diwali on Parliament Hill. HEADLINES Rishi Sunak officially takes over as British prime minister  Rishi Sunak was installed as Britain’s third prime minister of the year by King Charles on Tuesday, and then set about forming a cabinet that will have to wrestle with the U.K.’s economic and political crises. King Charles assumed the ceremonial role of accepting Liz Truss’s resignation at Buckingham Palace before asking Sunak to form a government. Sunak then returned to the prime minister’s office at 10 Downing St., promising to tackle Britain’s “profound economic crisis” and earn the country’s trust in an address to the nation. (Read more.) Indore to Host Bharatiya Pravasi Divas 2023  After a gap of four years, the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (Indian Diaspora Day) will be held in a real setting in the Indian city of Indore Jan. 8-10, 2023. Prominent members of the diaspora are expected to attend the event. (Read more.) Thousands of Indo-Canadians celebrate Diwali on a cruise in Toronto  Thousands of Indo – Canadians gathered at the Harbourfront on Lake Ontario Shores to celebrate the Diwali festival in Canada by enjoying music symphonies and a Gala cruise boat. Canada India Foundation in collaboration with Sunray Group and Indo Canada Arts Council organised this big Diwali event in Toronto. (Read More) Trillium Diwali Gala Raises Funds to support The New Peter Gilgan Mississauga Hospital  Mississauga, ON – The 21st Trillium Diwali Gala raised a remarkable $785,000 on October 21, 2022, to support The New Peter Gilgan Mississauga Hospital. Guests at the sold-out event enjoyed a night of superb food, dazzling entertainment and non-stop dancing.Diwali, the Festival of Lights, is celebrated by many in the community that Trillium Health Partners (THP) serves. The Trillium Diwali Gala is Canada’s first, largest and longest-running Diwali festival, and was presented by Mortgage Company of Canada Inc. The Gala has raised a cumulative total of $12,776,387 over 21 years to support the priority needs of the hospital. (Read more)India Reports 13.5% First Quarter GDP Growth  Following the lifting of the Covid-19 restrictions and economic activity picking up speed, especially in the farm sector, construction and retail trade, India’s economy grew at a healthy pace though still lower than the 16% predicted by Reserve Bank of India. (Read more.)  The International Students Allowed More Work Hours The Federal Government has issued notification that allows international students to work more than the 20 hours/week they are allowed currently, till the end of the year to ease of labour shortages. (Read more)  India’s First Semiconductor Plant on StreamIndia A Bright Spot Against a gloomy international economic situation, India stands out with pretty robust economic growth and protections for its citizens in place. That is the assessment issued by the International Monetary Fund. (Read more.) #CanadaIndiaFoundation; #Newsletter |
