Sydney suburb to be renamed for its Indian influences
A Sydney suburb is set to be renamed in recognition of the South Asian migrants who have made it their own.
The visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has galvanised the Indian community in Harris Park. (photo courtesy of the Little India Harris Park Business Association) (Image source: Shutterstock.com)
A portion of a Sydney suburb is to be officially renamed Little India to reflect the enormous cultural and demographic features of the area and in the hope it will attract more visitors to the area.
Harris Park
, adjoining Parramatta in Sydney’s west, is home to around 6,000 people, of which almost half of the suburb’s population is Indian-born. A further 6 per cent of residents are of Nepalese descent.It is a suburb where an enormous 71 per ce…
