History & Aims

HISTORY

Incorporated in 2002, FISA was a brain-child of Gautam Gupta. He quickly found 5 people like-minded people who identified the need for representation of Indian students on a national level including defining an Indian student from an Indian point of view.

These 5 founding members are Harish Rao (Founding President), Babu Akula (Founding Vice-President), Gautam Gupta (Founding Gen. Secretary), Pankaj Sharma (Founding Treasurer) and Anupam Bhardwaj (Founding Director).

The founders approached various Indian student bodies and groups for affiliation. The idea was very well received and within first six months itself 5 major clubs joined FISA.

AIMS

* FISA to be recognised as a point of reference for Indian students nationally.
* To construct an effective and long lasting communication network amongst students who are Indian by pedigree.
* The network would consist of all University Unions/Organisations and other like-minded associations, representative bodies and interested individuals.
* Organise events to provide a social interaction point for students.
* Increase dialogue between other community representative bodies to provide students a perspective of multicultural Australia.
* FISA Executives consist of dynamic Indians and Australians from various cultures whose primary aim is to form a synthesis of multicultural society.