AROUND TOWN NEWS
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July 2016 -
Dhoop Chaoon and the Atlanta Consulate organized a Hindi Kavya Sandhya at the Consulate with poems on social issues, diaspora emotions, humor, and storytelling, followed by a feast on the lawns.
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July 2016 -
On May 28, 2016, the Atlanta Maithil Group welcomed actor Kranti Prakash Jha, star of the award-winning film "Mithila Makhaan," and Rajesh Kumar, mega star of small screen.
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July 2016 -
Rabindranath Tagore's 155th birthday was celebrated by Chandra Dutta's Atlanta Sangeet Bidyaloy, a music school promoting Bengali vocal music: Rabindrasangeet, contemporary, and classical.
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July 2016 -
Geet-Rung School of Dance and Music presented its sold-out dance show “Tatkaar” (rhythmic footwork) for an audience of 450 at the former Gwinnett Performing Arts Center, north of Atlanta.
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July 2016 -
The Sai Adult Day Care Center Hall at Global Mall, Norcross was packed on April 15, 2016 with Atlanta’s Gujarati community members, gathered to listen to inspirational speaker Kaajal Oza Vaidya.
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July 2016 -
This spring, BAPS Mandir Lilburn celebrated Swaminarayan Jayanti and Ram Jayanti with the theme of “Shanti through Samjan,” imparting knowledge on attaining peace through spiritual understanding.
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July 2016 -
The play “Aham Sita” (I am Sita) is a reinterpretation from the point of view of the women of the Ramayana. Gowri Ramnarayan presents poetry, dance, and music, with issues affecting Indian women.
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July 2016 -
To promote environment awareness, BAPS Charities Walk Green supported The Nature Conservancy and its Plant a Billion Trees campaign by helping plant over 70,000 trees in the United States.
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July 2016 -
On May 8, 2016, Jeffrey D. Brown, director of the movie SOLD, and Seirah Royin, actress and SOLD’s associate producer, came to the Plaza Theatre, Atlanta to screen the film about human trafficking.
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July 2016 -
The IACA Atlanta Indian Idol contest had never a dull moment with 70+ auditioning, and then 15 Senior contestants and 5 Juniors going to the 4-hour finals from Georgia, Arizona, and Virginia.
