ALL ABOUT THE COMMUNITY NEWSMAKERS
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Dhaval Panchal, Mr. India Global
November 2019 -
Dhaval Panchal of Augusta, GA, was Mr. India Global 2017-18; he has had successful stints in acting, modeling, Instagram blogging, and DJ-ing. He is now brand ambassador for Express clothing.
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Girl Scout Risha Hegde earns Gold Award
November 2019 -
Risha Hegde, a senior at Wheeler High School, Marietta, GA, earned the Girl Scout’s Gold Award for her project, “Girls Run the Cloud,” which aims to inspire girls towards STEM education.
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Aditya Bora in D.C. as a Chief Science Officer
November 2019 -
Aditya Bora, a junior at Johns Creek High School, represented Georgia at the International Chief Science Officer Summit in D.C. in October and will train students in Nepal in December.
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Atlantans receive USPAACC-SE Diversity in Action awards
November 2019 -
The US Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce Southeast Region honored five “Outstanding Asian Americans" and ten “Top Asian American Businesses”; ten of these were South Asian Americans.
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Dr. Neiraj Jain’s findings confirmed: eye damage from a drug
November 2019 -
Nieraj Jain, M.D., of Emory Eye Center in Atlanta, found a problem with a drug used for interstitial cystitis; now there is further confirming data that longterm use causes vision problems.
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Aratrika & Urjoshi’s campaign against Human Trafficking
November 2019 -
Aratrika and Urjoshi Kar, 11th graders at Alpharetta High School, with Trisha Patil and Tanvi Patil, presented ‘UNCHAINED: The Key to End Modern Slavery’ (human trafficking) at a Youth Conference.
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Two junior golfers to play in Nationals
November 2019 -
Two Indian-American junior golfers, Parth Kumar (12 years old) from Suwanee, and Sahish Reddy (11) from Duluth are on a team that will play in the PGA Jr. League Championship in Arizona.
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Arul’s wireless network to cover metro Atlanta
October 2019 -
Aditya Arul, an Atlanta 6th grader, has founded a company, Emrit, that will provide a peer-to-peer wireless network to track small devices at lower tariffs than what wireless telcos now offer.
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Georgia merit winner in 3M national Young Scientist Challenge
October 2019 -
Vinod Ruppa-Kasani, an 8th grader from Taylor Road Middle School, Johns Creek, Georgia, is among 20 students selected as 3M Young Scientist Challenge 2019 State Merit Winners.
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Girl Scout’s project benefits families with preemies
October 2019 -
Anoushka Talwar, 14 years old, completed a unique project for her Girl Scout silver award: raising awareness and creating mini libraries in NICUs (Neonatal Intensive Care Units) of hospitals.
