ALL ABOUT THE COMMUNITY NEWSMAKERS
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December 2015 -
Velcheru Narayana Rao holds Emory University's newly established professorship for Telugu literature and culture, the first funded one outside the Andhra Pradesh and Telangana states of India.
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December 2015 -
Dr. Ravi Sarma and Rick (Ritesh) Desai were among the Georgia Asian Times’ “25 Most Influential Asian Americans in Georgia.” The newspaper is a cultural bridge among Asian ethnic groups.
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December 2015 -
Maya Aravapalli, a high school junior and an ambassador for Girl Scouts, is working on the Gold Award, the highest award in Girl Scouts. Her project: providing desks and chairs for an entire school.
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September 2015 -
Governor Nathan Deal has appointed Vanitywala.com executive Ritesh (Rick) Desai to the Board of Commissioners for the Commission on Equal Opportunity, as it entertains discrimination claims.
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September 2015 -
The Commissioners and CEO of DeKalb County, GA honored Mr. Dinesh and Mrs. Chitra Vaishnav, owners of Mr. Quick Copy and Printing in Decatur, for 30+ years of personifying dedication of immigrants.
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September 2015 -
Judge Jaslovelin "Jessy" Lall has been appointed as a permanent Magistrate Judge of Fulton County. Judge Lall is the first and only South Asian female judge in Georgia.
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September 2015 -
Two honors for Pramod Sajja and Paramount Software Solutions: “FAST 100” winner (US Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce) and “Atlanta’s Best and Brightest Companies to work for” winner.
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September 2015 -
Last spring, Deeya Datta, a 5th grader, submitted a poem to a contest for student writers in the USA and Canada. Her poem “Water” was selected for literary merit, creativity, and social significance.
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September 2015 -
Shiv Aggarwal accepted an award as Global Mall was named by the US Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce (USPAACC) to the “Fast 100 Asian American Businesses List.”
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July 2015 -
Bhaumi Shah, a student at North Gwinnett Middle School, won first place at the state level in film & video production for 6th grade in the Georgia PTA Reflections contest, for her music video.
