AROUND TOWN NEWS
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April 2011 -
Vibe 2011 held at Rialto Center for the Arts at Georgia State University was perhaps Atlanta’s first International Dance Festival, involving over a hundred artists, and representing cultures from the Far East of the globe to the Southeast of the United States.
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March 2011 -
American popular culture—the art that surrounds us every day—represents the community’s hopes and desires, and so is tied to politics, social cohesion, healing, etc.
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March 2011 -
The Association of Scientists of Indian Origin in America (ASIOA) was established in 1981 to promote fellowship, to act as a scientific and educational society.
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March 2011 -
The Indian flag was hoisted by keynote speaker Dr. Lawrence Schall, president of Oglethorpe University.
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February 2011 -
The concert featured the Pandit Jasraj School of Music faculty, Pritam Bhattacharjee on vocals and Prithwi Bhattacharjee on the tablas.
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February 2011 -
The fourth annual Hindi-Urdu Poetry event of Atlanta, known as “Saanjhe Bol,” was held in Emory University’s White Hall on December 11, 2010.
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February 2011 -
Shiv Aggarwal, Mani Krishnaswami, Dr. Sreeni Gangasani, and Dr. Dilip Patel were among those joining forces to support Ekal Vidyalaya at the Atlanta GAPI meeting.
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February 2011 -
“Serving the human being is serving God” ("Nar Seva is Narayan Seva") is the motto of SEWA International.
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February 2011 -
The Balaji and Siva Temples were decorated and priests performed archanas throughout the day, blessing all those who came to offer their prayers.
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February 2011 -
In 2010, Atlanta's Hindu community participated for the first time in this effort, working alongside volunteers from 11 other faith organizations representing Christianity, Judaism and Islam.
