ALL ABOUT THE COMMUNITY NEWSMAKERS
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October 2016 -
Sanjoy Malik, CEO of Urjanet, received "Top Product of the Year" Award from Environmental Leader for Urjanet’s Utility Data Service, which collects and manages utility consumption and cost data.
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September 2016 -
Shalin Jain, Gautam Desai (captain), & Naman Shah were on Duluth Middle School’s Academic Team, competing in two national tournaments and making it to quarterfinals. They ranked 8th in the US.
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September 2016 -
Suraj Masand from Alpharetta High School took first place in Desktop Application Programming at the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) National Leadership Conference on July 2, 2016.
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September 2016 -
Gautam Narula is 2016 Georgia Author of the Year for Memoir/ Autobiography, for his book Remain Free, on death-row inmate Troy Davis, which looks at the death penalty and our justice system.
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August 2016 -
On July 12, 2016, Georgia Asian Times hosted its annual “25 Most Influential Asian Americans in Georgia” Awards dinner honoring, among others, Dr. Indran Indrakrishnan and Sudhir Agarwal.
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August 2016 -
At the third edition of the National Youth Cricket League (NYCL) in Houston, Atlanta's Ishaan Roy, Captain of CAUSA – Atlanta U10 team was tournament MVP, and his team was Runner-Up in Under-10.
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July 2016 -
The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) is well known for the coveted Emmy Awards. NATAS chapters also recognize broadcast excellence in high school and college students.
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July 2016 -
Among the students from Georgia who earned their places at the International Science and Engineering Fair (Society for Science & the Public, Intel) in Phoenix were four from the South Asian community.
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July 2016 -
Shwetha Mudalegundi, a South Forsyth High School student, received the Women in Technology (WIT) Girls $20,000 scholarship. WIT Girls works with the Georgia business community to support STEM.
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July 2016 -
Padma Kaviratna is the 2nd person of Indian subcontinent descent in Georgia to be elected a District Director of Toastmasters. He will serve over 2,600 members and 130 clubs of District 14.
