ALL ABOUT THE COMMUNITY NEWSMAKERS
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Sri Vaishnavi Ghantasala is WIT’s Girl of the Year
January 2020 -
Sri Vaishnavi Ghantasala, from Chattahoochee High School, was presented the Girl of the Year award by Women in Technology (WIT). She has also won second place (USA-Canada) in Telugu Maatlaata.
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Navya Sarikonda strikes gold in book awards
January 2020 -
Navya Sarikonda, a young writer from Atlanta, has won numerous awards in 2019 for her novel, The Enchanters’ Child, published when she was 16. Navya is also the founder of Authors Origin.
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Sachin Shailendra, Board of Regents Chair, USG
January 2020 -
Sachin Shailendra is 2020 chair of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, serving 333,000 students in 26 public colleges and universities, GA Public Libraries, and GA Archives.
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Inam Inamullah’s painting commissioned for the Carnegie Hall Tower
January 2020 -
Atlanta’s Inam M. Inamullah has had his largest painting, 17'x14', installed in the Carnegie Hall Tower, Manhattan, NY. He is president of Global Tech Electronics, and is active in many fields of art.
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Sid Mookerji receives TechBridge award
January 2020 -
Sid Mookerji, founder of venture firm Silicon Road and also TiE Atlanta President-Elect during the next two years, was named for the Sig Mosley Entrepreneurial Leader Award by TechBridge.
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Aditya & Akanksha Satya serve in Lions Club programs in India
January 2020 -
Johns Creek siblings Aditya Satya (a GA Tech freshman) and Akanksha Satya (a junior at Chattahoochee HS) spent Thanksgiving break in Lions Club International service activities in India.
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18 in Atlanta Inno’s “25 Under 25” companies are South Asian American
January 2020 -
Atlanta Inno honors the young (under age 25) founders and tech innovators of Atlanta’s booming tech industry. The 2019 list of "25 under 25" includes 18 from South Asia!
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Atlanta Business Chronicle picks Karan Ishwar for ‘40 under 40’
December 2019 -
Karan Ishwar, CFO at SecurAmerica, was selected by Atlanta Business Chronicle for its 40 Under 40 awards, which recognize young people making career achievements and showing social responsibility.
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Archith Seshadri is Atlanta Bureau Chief for Nexstar Media Group
December 2019 -
Archith Seshadri is now Atlanta Bureau Chief for Nexstar Media Group, for four stations in 45 Georgia counties, and covers government, healthcare, education, entertainment, economy, and more.
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WWAAC National Spotlight Award for Mohammad Azam
December 2019 -
Mohammad (Mo) Azam, VP Corporate Internal Audit and Compliance & Ethics at UPS, was honored at UPS World Headquarters, Atlanta, by WWAAC Alliance Foundation with its 2019 National Spotlight Award.
