Ganesh Loke

Ganesh Loke is a young, creative businessman, social activist, writer, actor, lyricist, and film producer living in Sydney. Ganesh is one of the three children of Mr. S.G. Loke and Mrs. S. S. Loke and he was born on May 14th in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. He graduated from a prominent high school in Mumbai's Dadar district. Ganesh then earned a master's degree in information technology from Charles Sturt University in Australia in 2001, and a degree in education from the same institution in Australia in 2005. He competed in the Australian Federal election in 2013 and 2019 as a United Australia Party candidate from Parramatta (a Federal constituency), however, he was defeated by MP Julie Owens.

In addition, Ganesh has written and produced Bollywood films with social themes like "Sarfaroshi: The War Against System" (2014-15). Moreover, Ganesh co-wrote and produced the 2016 Australian short film "Let's change the world" as well as the 2017 Marathi (Indian) film "Shoor Aamhi Sardaar" (We are courageous soldiers), which tackled societal themes. Ganesh wrote, directed, and acted in this movie as well. All of Ganesh's films have a strong social awareness message and are based on socioeconomic problems. Moreover, Ganesh is a poet, he writes inspirational lovely poems. The Pursuit of Dreams, a book based on Ganesh Loke's life story, was written by Australian author Dominique Mayfair with Ganesh Loke in 2018.

This motivational book is based on the true tale of Ganesh Loke, an international student who went from having only $500 in his pocket when he landed in Australia in 1999 to being a movie director/producer, property investor, and Australian politician. She was inspired by the incredible true story of Ganesh and used his assistance to make it into this wonderful novel. She claimed that if people read this book, they will be motivated to believe that, like Ganesh, their own goals can come true if they pursue them tenaciously and diligently.

Ganesh also organizes free seminars and events for recent immigrants to assist them in creating their resumes for employment, finds them housing and jobs, and gives them the information and inspiration they need. Ganesh is involved in social work in the southwest part of Sydney. He has been assisting numerous people in need with finding employment, housing, etc. In 2013 and 2019, Ganesh ran for the Australian political party UAP in a Federal election in Sydney (Australia) from Parramatta.