Around Town
AROUND TOWN NEWS
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Rise in home burglaries discussed at Chai & Just Chat
January 2019 -
About 80 attendees braved the rain to listen, discuss, and share concerns with a 10-member panel of experts on home burglaries, during Dr. Nazeera Dawood’s December “Chai & Just Chat."
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Urdu poetry mesmerizes at 32nd Aligarh Alumni Atlanta Mushaira
January 2019 -
The Aligarh Alumni Association of Atlanta organized its 32nd annual international mushaira at Mercer University for Urdu/Hindu lovers. This is the oldest South Asian cultural event in the Atlanta area.
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Bollywood stars Sunny Leone and Aryan Vaid graced the Bharat Georgia pageant
January 2019 -
The Bharat Georgia pageant presented by Kamlesh Chugh’s Dream Girl Entertainment & Mydream Entertainment had categories for Miss, Mrs, Teen, Mr, and Grandmom. Sunny Leone and Aryan Vaid were special guests.
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Diwali celebrated at Macy’s at Northpoint Mall
December 2018 -
In their first department store event in America, the Macy’s in North Point Mall, Alpharetta, Georgia, celebrated Deepavali, honoring the beauty of the holiday and its traditions.
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Consulate celebrates Rashtriya Ekta Divas (National Unity Day) on Sardar Patel’s 143rd birth anniversary
December 2018 -
The Consulate General of India, Atlanta in collaboration with the Sardar Patel Foundation of North America and Gujarati Samaj of Atlanta celebrated the 143rd Birth Anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
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First Navaratri Mahotsav at Gokuldham, Atlanta
December 2018 -
Gokuldham Haveli in Atlanta, Georgia held its first Navaratri Utsav for all 9 days of the Navaratri Hindu festival, with garba and dandiya in a tent with a music group from Mumbai.
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Joyous Diwali celebrations by seniors
December 2018 -
The Senior Citizen Program celebrated their annual Diwali in Norcross, Georgia, with Pujya Swami Adhyatmanandaji, President of Sivananda Ashram, Ahmedabad, India as visiting guest.
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Sangeetkar’s album release event featured a program of North Indian classical and semiclassical music
December 2018 -
Sangeetkar, Atlanta’s North Indian classical and folk instrumental music group formed in 1982, released their third album Pardesi III, along with an album of Amitava Sen's modern Bengali songs.
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Paint It Gold helps pediatric cancer patients and families in India
December 2018 -
Access Life America held a unique painting event at the Kids Steam Academy in Alpharetta, Georgia to raise funds to provide housing for pediatric cancer patients and families visiting Mumbai.
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Enchanted through Dance with Kalaxya
December 2018 -
Kalaxya Institute of Performing Arts presented their first annual dance recital, “Rasrang” (colors of dance), demonstrating how various moods and shades of life can be presented by dance.
