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Covid-19 info for Indians in Atlanta
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2020 Atlanta Indian Idols: the exponential growth of talent
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Vibha donates to International Community School for its digital education initiative
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Requiem for the dead—and the living
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Splendid Holi celebrations at Ambaji
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Interfaith Peace Symposium held in Norcross
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Covid-19 info for Indians in Atlanta
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Guidelines for Submitting Reports to Around Town
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Transcendent Deities of India at Emory’s Carlos Museum
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Rallies in protest—and support—of India’s Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA)
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They See Blue Georgia’s 2020 Election Kickoff
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Governor Brian Kemp Meets with Local Indian Media
BOMBAY DECO
Mumbai has the second largest concentration of Art Deco buildings in the world, after Miami. In the mid-1900s, these architectural gems transformed Bombay, as it was then called, putting it in an exclusive club of fashionable cities of the world. Today a cluster of these buildings is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Read more »
Dance choreographer Joti Singh, who grew up in Georgia, was only 11 when she realized something that’s bound to stay with her for the rest of her life: she is the descendant of an Indian freedom fighter. Read more »
College admission in the United States has become a complicated and contentious issue. Ridden with ambiguity, complexity, difficulty, and information overload, the process often leads to disillusionment. Google searches, dinner table conversations, concerned arguments, last-minute scrambles, late nights, and many more scenarios may seem familiar to many. Read more »
Getting a flat with a balcony was not easy, since, in crowded Indian cities, every inch of covered area added to the value of the flat. Slices-of-life from the maximum city of Mumbai shed light on the dance of survival. Read more »
Why do I suddenly feel relieved in the midst of the Covid-19 crisis? It's because with no events to attend, I can almost relax! We Indians love socializing, but we overschedule ourselves! Read more »
BJP has always been a “communal” party / Sanskrit must be preserved and revitalized / Rediscovering spirituality / Should overstaying migrants be sent back?, and Editor's Comments! Read more »
In international news, the latest coronavirus outbreak has hit China, now referred to as COVID-19, leading to closed borders and heightened screening at hospitals worldwide. Read more »
Most of the changes to the federal income tax system under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 went into effect in 2018 however a few key changes are effective for the 2020 tax year. Read more »
HOW TO BE SLIM AND TRIM THIS SUMMER: Faddish diets are not the solution for losing weight and staying fit, but there are other ways to do it. Why Keto, Paleo, and other fad diets are not magic pills. Read more »
Public Charge Rule now in effect / USCIS fees increase / Change or Extension of Non-immigrant Status / Visa Filing and Final Action Dates, Family and Employment. Read more »
The effect of the deadly coronavirus is being felt in Bollywood, too. Not taking any chances, many stars are skipping travel to multiple cities for the promotion of their films. Read more »
G. Sathiyan, India’s top table tennis player, recently joined the T-League, the first professional table tennis league in Japan. The league, founded in 2018, has four teams in the men’s division and four in the women’s
division. Read more »
Dr. Jagdish Sheth, Charles H. Kellstadt Professor of Business at Goizueta Business School, Emory University, was honored with the Government of India’s Padma Bhushan award on the country’s Republic Day, January 26, 2020. Read more »
Briefs/Fear of “Foreign” in the Age of Anxiety / Truth and Fiction in Reality Shows/ Books : Passage West (HarperCollins), Think Like a Monk: Train Your Mind for Peace and Purpose Every Day (Simon & Schuster), What We Carry (Random House), Missed Translations: Meeting the Immigrant Parents Who Raised Me (HarperCollins). Read more »
Virginia Senator Ghazala Hashmi, Ph.D., is a former Georgian with fond memories of the Deep South. Also an immigrant from India, she sees herself as an American above all. Read more »
Eager disciples stoke their Zen master to tell a story. They listen attentively because it will be followed by a question. But something is not right about the ending. Sadhguru unravels the hidden message. Read more »
