AROUND TOWN NEWS
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November 2017 -
On September 21, 2017, His Holiness Mahant Swami Maharaj, spiritual leader of the BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha, left the United States after nearly three months here.
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November 2017 -
Dream Mile (9/23/17) was efficiently organized by the volunteers of Vibha Atlanta with 300 Volunteers on the field and 3000 participants at the Collection Mall at Forsyth, Cumming.
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November 2017 -
The Global Indian Business Council (GIBC) presented Dr. Subramanian Swamy, member of the Rajya Sabha (India’s Upper House of Parliament), speaking on India’s economics and potential.
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November 2017 -
Dhoop Chaoon, an Atlanta-based Hindi theatre group, presented its 2nd Hindi Divas celebration, organized by the Indian Consulate of Atlanta. The evening began with a luscious dinner.
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November 2017 -
Tech Mahindra’s new office was inaugurated on October 5, 2017 by Alpharetta’s Mayor David Belle Isle in a ribbon cutting ceremony with Tech Mahindra CEO C. P. Gurnani.
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October 2017 -
Indian Friends of Atlanta (IFA) put on a spectacular celebration for India’s Independence Day at its largest ever Freedom Mela, hosted at the spacious Lilburn City Park on August 26, 2017.
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October 2017 -
The 1947 Partition divided Punjab's land, but it didn't divide its people. On September 2, 2017, defying politics and religious lines, Punjabis from east and west Punjab came together to celebrate.
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October 2017 -
Dancers from around the USA participated in Dance Fever 2017 at the Infinite Energy Center, Duluth, GA. Presented by Anand Entertainment, it was judged by Dance India Dance's Geeta Kapoor.
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October 2017 -
The nonprofit Indo American Community Services (IACS) expanded to Atlanta and held its first event, the South Asian Women’s Conference, with theme “Women in Leadership - Breaking Barriers.”
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October 2017 -
British composer Gustav Holst, riveted by the Mahabharata, studied Sanskrit and composed the opera Savitri in 1908. Three shows of the opera kicked off Kennesaw State University's Year of India 2017.