AROUND TOWN NEWS
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January 2017 -
Over four hundred dance and music-lovers attended Ekal Vidyalaya’s fundraiser for one-teacher schools, with Geet-Rung School of Dance and Music's program of wonderful songs and dances.
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December 2016 -
IACA/iLINK "Shine Bright Like a Diamond” Beauty Pageant elegantly highlighted, not the competition of beautiful physical features, but the uniqueness of beautiful face plus beautiful mind.
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December 2016 -
BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha hosted its 2nd Diwali Celebration at the Georgia State Capitol. Kunj Pandya spoke of two symbolic diyas, lights against the darknesses of silence and of ego.
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December 2016 -
Kennesaw State University and the Indian and British Consulates brought Diwali celebrations mainstream, following the White House observance and US postage stamp--heartening in light of current trends.
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December 2016 -
The first annual India vs. UK Cricket Cup match between the British American Business Council (BABC) and the Georgia Indo-American Chamber of Commerce (GIACC) was played at Oglethorpe University.
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December 2016 -
The 6th Gala of AAAJ Atlanta, chaired by Sonjui Kumar, recognized local AAPI Community Champions of civil, social, and economic rights, including Aisha Yaqoob of GA Muslim Voter Project.
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December 2016 -
Packs4Peers, founded by Omkar Waingankar, a high school senior, held a middle school Mathematics Tournament to raise funds for backpacks, since over 2,000 local children are homeless and in need.
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December 2016 -
Gaudiya Vaishnava Association (GVA) conducted a month long festival with rath yatra during the Duluth Fall Festival, a workshop at Chattahoochee High School, and spiritual discourses in Cumming and Alpharetta.
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December 2016 -
Judge DJ Jeyaram, Gwinnett County's first South Asian judge, was honored at a reception given by Georgia Asian Pacific American Bar Association (GAPABA) at The 1818 Club on October 26, 2016.
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December 2016 -
Rangoli, decorative oil lamps, and annakut offerings of vegetarian food were part of the Diwali celebration at the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Lilburn, GA on October 30-31, 2016.