AROUND TOWN NEWS
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March 2012 -
India American Cultural Association (IACA) celebrated India’s 63rd Republic Day with joy and pride on Saturday, January 28, 2012. Consul General Kumar raised the tricolor on a festive day.
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March 2012 -
Consul General Kumar was one of those attending the World Chamber of Commerce’s International Hero Awards. The event aims to stimulate economic development, and to promote humanitarian projects.
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March 2012 -
The Bengali Association of Greater Atlanta (BAGA) celebrated Saraswati Puja on January 28, 2012. Hathe kori was also held: tiny tots offered their homage to the goddess of education by writing their first lines using chalk on a piece of slate.
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March 2012 -
The Senior Citizens Program (SCP) got off to a flying New Year start with a spirited Mata Ki Chowki (devotional program). Seniors enjoyed Bhajans, some with popular ’filmi’ drum beats adapted to devotional songs.
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March 2012 -
On the very chilly evening of 11th February 2012, the audience at Berkmar High School enjoyed four short plays, with emotion, comedy, and music, presented by Dhoop Chaoon group, led by program director Sandhya Bhagat.
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March 2012 -
NCP North America Inc has been launched by Party President and Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar. Declared apolitical in nature, its Decatur office was opened on 26th January, by President Raj Sharma. Mihir Desai is President for the Southeast Region.
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February 2012 -
Over eight thousand devotees and visitors from all over the Southeast thronged the Hindu Temple of Atlanta (HTA) Riverdale on January 1st to celebrate a joyous Navodaya 2012 festival.
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February 2012 -
The next four months bring Atlanta various opportunities to learn about mandalas. Emory and Oglethorpe University have several exhibits, on traditional Tibetan mandalas and the mandala as used by Carl Jung.
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February 2012 -
The play “Gandhi” by Syam Yellamraju—a full length drama in English, organized by The Gandhi Foundation of USA (GFUSA)—was presented at Georgia Tech’s Robert Ferst
Center for the Arts on January 16, 2012.
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February 2012 -
The annual Hindi–Urdu Saanjhe Bol took place on 17th December, 2011. Around 35 poets came, from all age groups and walks of life, from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and even Jamaica and Bhutan.
