On Sunday, 300 people from all over the world will become Australian citizens at a ‘giant scale’ ceremony the AFL says celebrates the cultural diversity of the region
Perched on the banks of the Bhāgirathi-Hooghly river, Kolkata, the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, is nicknamed the City of Joy. Half a world away, tucked away in the suburbs of Sydney is Giants Stadium, home of the Greater Western Sydney Giants Australian rules football club.
While seemingly disparate locations, this Sunday afternoon the two will become indelibly linked. They’ll do so through Jyoti Swain and his two young daughters. The trio will become Australian citizens in a citizenship ceremony for 300 western Sydney residents that is the centrepiece of the Giants’ Welcome Game.
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