History
Launched as the Expatriate Indian Women’s Club, the Association was launched on September 20, 1997, coincidentally India’s 50th year of independence.
This newly formed social non-profit organization’s mission was to provide a “home away from home.” In addition, it was earmarked as a support network and a link to our rich culture, through the promotion and import of exclusively Indian events such as plays, music, art, fashion, and dance performances. And so it began…
The Indian Women's Association was founded in 1998 as a social and cultural club to provide the group of women arriving in Singapore a connect.
IWA's activities centered around celebrating the festivals of India, bringing in artisans and luminaries of Indian culture and sports as well as being a place where Indian women could meet other like-minded women through activities and social gatherings. Originally launched as an expats group, it was then called Expat Indian Women's Association (EIWA) under the patronage of the High Commission of India. The charter was subsequently changed to include all Indian women residing in Singapore, and the name was changed to Indian Women's Association Singapore, to reflect this.
Membership was opened to women of Indian origin and women married to Indian men as well. Today, it has opened its membership to all women who are interested in its programs and clubs through the new Associate Membership.
| Past Presidents2022 Selme Singh/Madhu Suri 2021 Selme Singh 2020 Anuradha Shroff 2019 Anuradha Shroff 2018 Garima Lalwani/Chandan Lehal 2017 Garima Lalwani 2016 Sukanya Pushkarna 2015 Sukanya Pushkarna 2014 Piu Lahiri 2013 Piu Lahiri 2012 Subina Khaneja 2010 Shalini Sinha 2009 Shalini Sinha 2008 Shalini Sinha 2007 Binifer Kaushal 2006 Vanitha Narasimhan 2005 Nandini Gupta/ Vanitha Narasimhan 2004 Pinky Pant 2003 Radhika Kothari 2002 Bina Batlivala 2001 Lata Iyer 2000 Lubna Jumabhouy 1999 Lata Iyer 1998 Julie Mehta 1997 Julie Mehta |
