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King's Birthday Honours 2025: Indian Links 🎖️🎖️

Gita Mishra AO | Dr. Sajeev Koshy AM | Bina Chandra PSM | Dr. Srinivas Bolisetty PSM | Iyer Brothers OAM| Menaka Iyengar Cooke OAM | Custodio Lobo OAM | Haran Ramachandran OAM | Bindi Shah OAM | Satish Gupta OAM

Eleven Australians of Indian origin feature in this year’s Honours, across various medal categories. Social impact advocates lead the list, alongside distinguished academics, medical professionals, and classical musicians.

RAJNI ANAND LUTHRA

“Women’s health goes beyond reproduction - life doesn’t end when childbearing does.”
PROF. GITA MISHRA, Brisbane.

LAKSHMI GANAPATHY

Reducing waiting times at health care centres in regional Victoria, from 57 months to 7: one of the late Dr. SAJEEV KOSHY’s most valuable contributions

SRUTHI SAJEEV

As an architect and urban designer, BINA CHANDRA of Canberra is shaping Australia’s diplomatic presence across the globe, one mission at a time.

TORRSHA SEN

As Head of NICU at Royal Hospital for Women, Randwick, neonatologist Dr. SRINIVAS BOLISETTY cares for some of the most fragile babies referred from across NSW.

TARINI PURI

MENAKA IYENGAR COOKE of Sydney overcame grave personal adversity to build a successful career in HR, championing cultural change and DEI along the way.  

TARINI PURI

Melbourne’s IYER BROTHERS - Gopinath and Ramnath - keep the soul of classical Indian music alive in Australia, inspiring cross-cultural appreciation through their art.

LAKSHMI GANAPATHY

CUSTODIO ‘CHAPPIE’ LOBO of Perth — early arrival, community builder, and an enduring inspiration whose service continues to uplift and unite.

FRANKEY FERNANDES

Supported by his Rotary family through tough times, Sydney’s HARAN RAMACHANDRAN’s spirit of service took on renewed vigour, filled with gratitude for a second chance at life.

RAJNI ANAND LUTHRA

Hands-on service, fundraising, building networks of care: Sydney’s BINDI SHAH embodies the spirit of giving through exceptional charitable endeavours.

RAJNI ANAND LUTHRA

An early arrival, Adelaide’s SATISH GUPTA has been a trailblazer, torchbearer for community growth, uniter, tireless volunteer, and a community builder of great regard.

VINAYA RAI

“I always thought King’s Birthday Honours were for people high up – not regular people like us.”

Bindi Shah, OAM