Around Town
AROUND TOWN NEWS
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Ambassador Shringla makes Atlanta his first stop among U.S. missions
March 2019 -
After less than 2 weeks on the job, H.E. Harsh Vardhan Shringla, Ambassador of India to the USA, came to Atlanta right after the Washinghton, D.C. observance of Republic Day.
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Republic Day at the Consulate with the President’s speech
March 2019 -
India’s 70th Republic Day was celebrated at the Consulate General of India – Atlanta, including a reading from the speech of President of India Shri Ram Nath Kovind, given on the evening before.
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The Consulate’s evening Republic Day celebration with the New Delhi parade
March 2019 -
Consul General Dr. Swati Kulkarni hosted a star-studded evening celebration at Sandy Spring’s new City Hall. A large screen streamed footage of India’s Republic Day parade in New Delhi.
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Gokuldham/FIA celebrate Republic Day with 300-foot-long tricolor
March 2019 -
With FIA GA and 38 other Indian associations of metro Atlanta, Gokuldham Haveli hosted its first Republic Day celebration for about 1000 attendees. A parade showcased a 300-foot-long Indian flag.
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TAMA kids and families salute the Tricolor
March 2019 -
The Telugu Association of Metro Atlanta (TAMA) celebrated India’s Republic Day at DeSana Middle School, where weekly Telugu classes are conducted. Despite cold weather, more than 500 attended.
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GF-USA celebrates King’s 90th Birth Anniversary at Gandhi Statue
March 2019 -
The Gandhi Foundation of USA joined throngs of people in Atlanta and celebrated MLK Jr’s 90th birthday at the Gandhi statue. Consul Ngaihte also rang a bell in support of world community.
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World Hindi Day celebrated with grand variety of arts
March 2019 -
The Consulate with Hindi drama group Dhoop Chaoon celebrated the 4th Vishwa Hindi Diwas with dramas, stories, riddles, music, dance, and a book of poems by Consulate official Bikas Kumar.
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BAGA’s Saraswati Puja program by the kids
March 2019 -
The Bengali Association of Greater Atlanta (BAGA) celebrated Saraswati Puja on February 9, 2019 at Shiloh High School. All the performers and the emcees were children, and they did an amazing job.
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Emory welcomes former faculty member for Carnatic concert
March 2019 -
Emory University was delighted to host Carnatic vocalist Prema Bhat for a concert, welcoming her back to Emory, as she was a lecturer, music director, and teacher at Emory from 1997-2006.
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Qur’an exhibit gets questions and positive reactions
March 2019 -
The Women’s Auxiliary of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, GA chapter presented a successful Holy Qur’an Exhibition at a library to show commonalities between Islam and the other major religions.
