AROUND TOWN NEWS
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A Record Setting Durga Puja Marks 25th Anniversary of BAGA
November 2003 - Durga Puja is the most celebrated festival in West Bengal. Bengalis all over the world wait for this event, which traditionally occurs in the month of Ashwin according to Bengali calendar (mid September/early October).
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Funds Raised to Rebuild Mosque in Savannah
November 2003 - The University of Georgia's Pakistani Student Association (PSA) organized a fund-raising dinner at the Tate Student Center...
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Congresswoman Majette Keynotes at UGA’s National Gandhi Day
November 2003 - The University of Georgia's Indian Cultural Exchange (ICE) organized the Athens effort of a larger nationwide service project to commemorate Mahatma Gandhi.
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Vibha Walk Paves the Path for Children’s Future
November 2003 - The 5th annual Vibha 5k walk and run was organized amidst a lot of enthusiasm and fervor at the Georgia Tech campus on Sept 27, 2003.
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Indian Tennis Team Wins Championship in Atlanta
November 2003 - A tennis team from Dunwoody, GA comprising primarily of Indian American players, bagged the USTA 3.5 City Championship in Atlanta, played at the DeKalb Tennis Center.
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Governor Perdue Appoints Narender Reddy to GRTA
November 2003 - Governor Sonny Perdue, through an executive order, has appointed Narender G. Reddy to the Board of the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority (GRTA).
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Service Where it is Needed the Most
November 2003 - TAMA Health Fair celebrates the Gandhian philosophy of service.
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Gandhi Remembered on His 134th Birth Anniversary
November 2003 - The rousing call "build bridges, and not fences" rang out loud and clear at the 134th Birth Anniversary Celebrations of Mahatma Gandhi, held on a sunny morning at the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site in Atlanta.
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‘Ambassador of Mohiniyattom’ Graces Atlanta
October 2003 - The lights dim, and there is an expectant hush as the audience settles down. A spark of light, appearing slowly on the darkened stage, sways and flickers and then grows into a leaping flame.
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Corporate Leadership Luncheon Held to Herald Charitable Walk
October 2003 - With "Water for Life" being this year's theme for the Partnership Walk, it carries a promise not only of an entertaining family event, but more importantly, of a noble and urgent social cause.