AROUND TOWN NEWS
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May 2018 -
The NNKB team's “Sanskriti, Dancing through the Ages,” at the Georgia World Congress Center took us on a cultural history tour of India from the Indus Valley Civilization to modern India.
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May 2018 -
Dr. Bernice King, on the 50th Anniversary of her father MLK Jr's assassination, elaborated on the strong influence Gandhi had on him and how that affected the Civil Rights Movement.
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April 2018 -
Head of the Shia Ismaili Muslim community, His Highness Prince Shah Karim Al Hussaini, Aga Khan IV, arrived in Atlanta on March 14, 2018, as part of his Diamond Jubilee global tour.
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April 2018 -
In 2016 Professor Jagdish Sheth laid out his vision for India in 2026. In 2017, he gave a 1-year progress report. In 2018, he shared his vision of Atlanta as America’s manufacturing hub.
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April 2018 -
Sridevi Ranjit's Laasya School of Dance gave its first annual recital with 20 dances of slokas, keerthanams, folk songs, fusion, Bharatanatyam, and more, performed by 70 students.
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April 2018 -
BanyanWay held a meet-and-greet for parents of Indian origin to help them find partners for their adult children. This was the first of its kind in Metro Atlanta. Plans for an app were announced.
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April 2018 -
Drs. Naresh and Asha Parikh's "Georgia Clinic" has become the first multispecialty medical office in Metro Atlanta to set up regular hours to offer a free clinic to needy Indians.
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March 2018 -
The 2018 Atlanta Jewish Film Festival (AJFF) featured a documentary by award-winning Australian Danny Ben-Moshe on the Jewish community's contributions in Bollywood, from silent era to date.
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March 2018 -
A team from Bangladesh helping farmers with finances and an Indian team empowering girls in STEM were award recipients in Atlanta-based CARE USA's new “Scale by Design” Accelerator.
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March 2018 -
The Consulate of India in Atlanta's Republic Day reception was attended by Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle, Congressman Rob Woodall, Sandy Springs Mayor Rusty Paul, Senator Mike Dugan, and other notables.