AROUND TOWN NEWS
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November 2015 -
To celebrate Ganesh Utsav, the Hindu Temple of Atlanta in Riverdale, Georgia, (HTA) organized a spectacular, 11-day festival from September 16 to 26, 2015, which attracted hundreds of devotees from Atlanta, and places as far as Phoenix, Pennsylvania, and Florida.
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November 2015 -
The dance ballet depicting the life of Swamy Chinmayananda performed in the Kuchipudi style by Smt. Sasikala Penumarthi’s ‘Academy of Kuchipudi Dance’ team on September 27, 2015 at Gwinnett Art Center spiritually enthralled more than 350 Chinmaya Mission Members and lovers of art.
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November 2015 -
Gandhi Foundation of USA (GFUSA) commemorated the 146th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi in front of the Gandhi statue in the Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historic Site
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November 2015 -
“Every year, all the volunteers work hard to make the DreamMile the best ever and this year is no exception. We have beaten all targets––both in terms of fundraising and the number of participants.
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November 2015 -
Freedia Entertainment, in association with AAA Entertainments and Ekal Vidyalaya, presented noted Padma Shri and National Award winning danseuse and leading South Indian actor Shobana and her troupe Kalarpana in a dance drama–– Krishna––directed and choreographed by the artiste herself. Staged at the Lassiter Concert Hall in Marietta, Georgia, the sold out show was graced by the presence of Chief Guest Dr. Nazeera Dawood, Program Manager at Fulton County Department of Health & Wellness.
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November 2015 -
Hundreds of Telangana women living in the Metropolitan Atlanta area showed their true colors early this Fall, decked in traditional splendor! From young to middle-aged, they arrived at the venue with their flamboyant flower stacks that embodied Maha Gowri, the goddess who, in Telengana folklore, is revered as life-giver and a symbol of ideal womanhood.
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November 2015 -
The much anticipated Sunidhi Chauhan concert, efficiently organized as usual by GAPI/AAPI in September, saw attendees swarming in punctually into the Cobb Energy Center. The excitement was palpable, pumped up by a flawless, crisp sound system and a stage screen back wall running the popular singer’s videos in the background.
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October 2015 -
The 2015 AJC Decatur Book Festival featured ten South Asian writers, journalists, and poets whose topics included climate change, narrative nonfiction, and diversity in the young adult genre.
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October 2015 -
At the Book Fair, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community handed out ‘Muslims for Peace’ and ‘Muslims for Loyalty’ flyers to inform the public that this community represents the true Qur’anic values.
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October 2015 -
Two unique audiovisual programs were conceptualized and presented in Alpharetta by Anand Deshmukh of Pune: one on the life of Hindi cinema lyricist Sahir Ludhianvi, one on singer Sudhir Phadke.
