AROUND TOWN NEWS
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March 2019 -
The Consulate with Hindi drama group Dhoop Chaoon celebrated the 4th Vishwa Hindi Diwas with dramas, stories, riddles, music, dance, and a book of poems by Consulate official Bikas Kumar.
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March 2019 -
The Bengali Association of Greater Atlanta (BAGA) celebrated Saraswati Puja on February 9, 2019 at Shiloh High School. All the performers and the emcees were children, and they did an amazing job.
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March 2019 -
Emory University was delighted to host Carnatic vocalist Prema Bhat for a concert, welcoming her back to Emory, as she was a lecturer, music director, and teacher at Emory from 1997-2006.
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March 2019 -
The Women’s Auxiliary of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, GA chapter presented a successful Holy Qur’an Exhibition at a library to show commonalities between Islam and the other major religions.
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February 2019 -
The members of North America and Europe Diocese of the Mar Thoma Church of Kerala, India unveiled a special gift during Christmastime. The Mount Carmel Church is now the Carmel Mar Thoma Center.
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February 2019 -
The Hindu Temple of Atlanta's new President Sheela Lingam spoke at the Navodaya celebrations: HTA will build a security wall, do landscaping, and upgrade kitchen and dining room.
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February 2019 -
Swami Sarvadevananda spoke at Indian Professionals Network (IPN) – Atlanta's celebration of the 125th anniversary of Swami Vivekananda's speech at the 1893 World's Parliament of Religions.
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February 2019 -
In “the best TAMA event in years,” the Telugu Association of Metro Atlanta (TAMA) set records for its Sankranthi Sambaralu. 1,200 attended, and about 250 kids participated in contests.
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February 2019 -
The Miss Bharat USA 2018 beauty pageant by Anand Entertainment and MyDream Entertainment was a national level event for Miss, Mrs., Miss Teen, Mrs. Classic, Mr., Mr. Teen, and Grandmom Bharat.
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January 2019 -
Over 2200 people attended the Diwali Fest organized by the Consulate, with Indian-American associations, envisioned as the beginning of working towards unity among these groups.
