AROUND TOWN NEWS
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October 2018 -
All India Movement (AIM) for Seva presented “Jagat Pavani Ganga,” script and direction by Smt. Revathi Ramachandran, music by Lalgudi Sri G.J.R. Krishnan, and dancers from Kalakshetra.
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October 2018 -
IACA Beauty Pageant winners, Miss Teen India Georgia Tanvi Gujral, Miss India Georgia Rati Sarkar, and Mrs India Georgia Sarika Datta, will go on to compete in the national pageant.
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October 2018 -
Nazeera Dawood's “Chai & Just Chat” program on Happiness featured ghazal singer Jaswinder Singh Bunty, and marked both her birthday and the 1st anniversary of her series on social concerns.
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October 2018 -
The NAAAP Inspire Award was presented to Aisha Yaqoob of Atlanta, a passionate civil and immigrant rights advocate, and a Georgia House District 97 Democratic primary election winner.
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October 2018 -
The 2018 Atlanta Dragon Boat Festival, held on September 8 at Lake Lanier, had several desi groups set to participate: Moksha, TiE, Pratham, the Islamic Speakers Bureau, AAAJ, and more.
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September 2018 -
New American Pathways, a refugee resettlement organization, has honored Dr. Gulshan Harjee, an asylum seeker herself, for her efforts in providing medical care to refugees, as well as advocating for their resettlement.
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September 2018 -
Unnikrishnan, a playback singer for South Indian movies, gave a concert at the Hindu Temple of Atlanta as a fundraiser for the Sankara Nethralaya OM Trust, for eye care for India's poor.
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September 2018 -
On very short notice, Aadhar Events’ promoter Sushil Agarwal was able to host a quick meet-and-greet with ghazal maestro Ustad Ghulam Ali. An interesting Q&A followed his talk.
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September 2018 -
The Indian Independence Day celebration on August 15, 2018 at the Consulate General of India, Atlanta, Georgia included a flag hoisting followed by a cultural diversity function.
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September 2018 -
All Nations Deeper Life Conference, hosted by the First Asian Indian Baptist Church of Metro Atlanta and its leader Rev. Younis Farhat, included speakers Dr. Tanmay Pramanik and Dr. James M. Tour.
