ALL ABOUT THE COMMUNITY NEWSMAKERS
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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.
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July 2016 -
Devesh Ranjan’s lab was recently visited by U.S. Dept. of Energy’s Secretary Ernest Moniz, who congratulated Dr. Ranjan on being chosen for DOE’s Office of Science award for Early Career Research Programs.
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July 2016 -
In a ceremony in Washington on May 16, 2016, US Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker presented the President’s annual “E” Award to Atlanta's Raj Shah for Universal VAT Services' success in exporting.
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July 2016 -
Zaynab Said will be attending Emory University; she is one of 18 Gwinnett County students who will have their entire college career paid as a QuestBridge National College Match Scholar.
