Around Town
AROUND TOWN NEWS
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Powerful Gujarati play "The Iron Man of India– Sardar Patel" pays tribute to the “Architect of Modern India”
July 2019 -
Smita Gandhi, founder of Siddhi Events in New Jersey, and IACA presented a troupe from Ahmedabad in a drama "The Iron Man of India–Sardar Patel" (Gujarati with some Hindi and English).
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NATA Georgia’s fabulous Art Summer Camp and Exhibition
July 2019 -
The North American Telugu Association’s Georgia chapter held an Art Summer Camp, followed by an Exhibition. Vijay Kumar taught Line Drawing, Oil & Soft Pastels, Charcoal, Watercolor, and more.
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Kids get “feathers in their cap” for public speaking at Winning Feathers contest
July 2019 -
So that kids could demonstrate their speaking abilities, Winning Feathers, a Soft Skills Institute headquartered in Alpharetta, organized a public speaking contest on May 19, 2019.
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Heritage School of Performing Arts’ delightfully diverse recital
July 2019 -
Heritage School of Performing Arts organized their 3rd annual recital, with Hindustani and Carnatic classical and semiclassical music, Bharatanatyam, Bollywood music and dance, and guitar.
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Asian American Heritage Month celebration at the State Capitol
July 2019 -
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp met Asian Americans on Wednesday, May 22, 2019 to celebrate May as Asian American Heritage Month. Participating were people of Korean, Indian, etc. heritage.
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National convention raised $100,000 for underserved in Tamil Nadu
July 2019 -
The Tamil Nadu Foundation’s 45th National Convention supported the underserved in Tamil Nadu and the Union Territory of Pondicherry, through TNF’s “Mann Vaasanai” (Smell of Native Soil) initiative.
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5th International Day of Yoga—an educational and fun experience
July 2019 -
Over a thousand yoga-lovers, including representatives from 50-plus community organizations came together for the 5th International Day of Yoga (IDY, with an appropriate theme: Climate Action).
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Atlanta leaders show dance skills, raise $200k for Vibha Vibe 2019
June 2019 -
The third annual "Vibha Vibe: Dancing for a Cause" in Alpharetta, GA let eight pairs of Atlanta "celebrity” dancers show their moves as they raised funds for Vibha and children's education.
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Talk at Emory on “Vishnu and His 10 Avatars”
June 2019 -
Joyce Flueckiger, Professor of Religion, gave a talk on “Vishnu and His 10 Avatars.” Indian miniature paintings from the Carlos Museum's Asian collection, helped to illustrate the talk.
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NNKB and NSS “Bring Hope through Dance”: providing surgeries to differently abled girls
June 2019 -
World myths and legends and Narayan Seva Sansthan’s extensive work in the field of rehabilitation for the differently abled were both featured in Nritya Natya Kala Bharti’s annual concert.
