Neetu Bhagotia, Consul General of India in Brisbane, inaugurated the event with a heartfelt speech in Hindi, sharing a message from Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Ferdinand Von Sommer served in the Dutch navy, worked as a writer and journalist, and taught at a Berlin university, before becoming a missionary in India.
The comments come as Australia and India continue to deepen their strategic, economic and people-to-people relationship, with both governments seeking to expand cooperation across trade, education, technology and defence