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Singapore Indian Association (IA) – The IA was set up in 1923 by Singapore's Indian elite to promote the social, physical, intellectual, cultural and the general welfare of its members. While the association initially focussed on social and political issues faced by the Indian community, it has evolved into a private sports and recreation ...
The SINDA Headquarters at 1 Beatty Road. The Singapore Indian Development Association (SINDA) is a charity for the Singaporean Indian community. Set up to focus on educational and socio-economic matters, its mission is to “build a well-educated, resilient and confident community of Indians that stands together with other communities in contributing to the progress of multi-racial Singapore”.
He was an Indian Tamil Hindu married to a Bengali Singaporean Indian Hindu. Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam (1957-) – Singapore's ninth and current president (since 2023). Formerly a Senior Minister for Social Policies. Mr Tharman was Singapore's first Indian Minister for Education and later Minister for Finance and Deputy Prime Minister.
Singapore Indian League; Singapore Tamil Youths' Club; Singapore Tamilian Association; Singai Tamil Sangam; Singapore Tamizhar Eyakkam; Singapore Yadavar Association;
India and Singapore share long-standing cultural, commercial and strategic relations, with Singapore being a part of the "Greater India" cultural and commercial region.[citation needed] More than 500,000 people of Indian origin live in Singapore.
After this, the proportionate size of the Indian community in colonial Singapore was fairly stable, fluctuating between 7.7% and 9.4%. From the early 20th century, Indians began to settle permanently in greater numbers. The chart below compiles data from various sources to show the evolution in the relative size of Singapore's Indian community.
Dalreena Poonam Gill - winner of Miss World Singapore (2014); Singapore football referee; Gurmit Singh - popular actor, host and comedy performer; best known for his role in Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd; Kumar - comedian, television host, actor, and drag queen; Michelle Saram; Nuraliza Osman - beauty queen who represented Singapore at the Miss ...
The Singapore Indian Association was established in 1923 with the objective of promoting the social, physical, intellectual, cultural and the general welfare of its members. When it was formed, the association projected itself as a pan-Indian, rather than narrowly ethnic , language , religion , caste or region-based organization.