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Search for National Merit scholars begins
October 2019 -
Eight of the 72 Gwinnett County Public Schools (GCPS) seniors named 2020 National Merit Scholarship Program semifinalists are Indian-Americans and may be on their way to scholarships.
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Three Indian-Americans among 10 finalists for TiE Atlanta Award
October 2019 -
Three of the 10 Atlanta entrepreneurs chosen as honorees for TiE Atlanta’s 2019 Top Entrepreneur Awards are Indian-American. They were recognized at TiECON on September 27, 2019.
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Mahadev Desai receives award from Hindu Temple of Atlanta for his years of reporting
October 2019 -
At the Hindu Temple of Atlanta’s Volunteer Appreciation Day 2019, the primary person honored was Atlanta’s veteran reporter Mahadev Desai, for his years of reporting in Atlanta and service to HTA.
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Ameya Jadhav, National Champion at Excel Tournament
September 2019 -
Ameya Jadhav, a senior at Denmark High School, Alpharetta, Georgia was named National Champion of the ISOGRAD/FBLA TOSA Excel Tournament. TOSA stands for Test on Software Applications.
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Anushka Jain achieves top ACT score
September 2019 -
Anushka Jain, a junior at Wheeler Magnet High School, Marietta, GA, did her parents proud when she achieved the highest possible ACT composite score of 36 in her very first attempt.
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Radhe Bhagat selected for The National Youth Leadership Forum (NYFL): Explore STEM
September 2019 -
Radhe Bhagat is one of three 7th grade students from Shiloh Middle School, Snellville, GA, who were selected to attend The National Youth Leadership Forum: Explore STEM.
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Kartik H. Bhatt appointed to Georgia Board of Examiners
September 2019 -
Kartik H. Bhatt has been appointed consumer-member of the Georgia Board of Examiners for the Certification of Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators and Laboratory Analysts.
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Sneha Talika “rocks the block” (Block Chain and more)
September 2019 -
Sneha Talika Bukkarayasamudram of Alpharetta, Georgia, recently presented technology papers in Malaysia and Thailand, both papers winning best paper awards.
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Dr. J. B. Sharma presents book on drone mapping
September 2019 -
Dr. J. B. Sharma, former Assistant Head of the Department of Physics and Chairman of University of North Georgia’s Strategic Planning Committee, is the editor of a book on drones.
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Boisfeuillet Jones Medal for Namrata Verghese
August 2019 -
Namrata Verghese graduated from Emory in creative writing and psychology/linguistics, and has been awarded the Boisfeuillet Jones Medal. Her first book is a short story collection titled The Legal Alien.
