Menaka Iyengar Cooke, OAM: King’s Birthday Honours 2025
“I just feel like I have to lend my voice for those who have no say,” says Menaka Iyengar Cooke, winner of Medal of...
Professor Gita Mishra AO: King’s Birthday Honours 2025
When Professor Gita Mishra heard she would be receiving an AO, her first thoughts were of her parents.
“I wish my parents were alive. They...
Gopinath and Ramnath Iyer OAM: King’s Birthday Honours 2025
For Melbourne-based veena virtuosos Ramnath and Gopinath Iyer, known to the community as the Iyer Brothers, receiving an OAM each is the ‘pinnacle’ of...
Custodio Vincent Lobo, OAM: Kings Birthday Honours 2025
“I felt surprise - and humility - when I received the call about the OAM,” Custodio Vincent Lobo, 98, tells Indian Link.
To those who...
Bindi Shah, OAM: King’s Birthday Honours 2025
“I always thought King’s Birthday Honours were for people high up – not regular people like us,” Bindi Shah OAM tells Indian Link.
As co-founder...