A community-led effort to rename an area of Sydney has been ramping up ahead of Indian prime minister Narendra Modi's visit to Australia.
Jennifer Scherer
His trip for bilateral talks, which begins on Tuesday, has also reignited a push to cement a 'Little India' precinct in the heart of Sydney's West. "It is pretty well set in stone. If we were to put a percentage, we're in the 90s, there's no doubt about that," he said. He says while many in the community have long informally referred to the hub of Indian restaurants, grocers, convenience stores, and fashion shops as 'Little India', the official name change will boost trade."In Harris Park, I will say 'Little India', 90 per cent of the business people are of Indian origin," he said."We would be very lucky to develop this as a cultural precinct.
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