ALL ABOUT THE COMMUNITY NEWSMAKERS
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Georgians among gold medalists chosen by U.S. Congress
April 2018 -
Congressional Gold Medals will be awarded to 6th Congressional District’s Sravya Ambadipudi of Johns Creek and Dilan Shah of Milton, and 7th District’s Vani Senthil of Duluth.
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India global award for Pundit Gyan Prakash Upadhyay
April 2018 -
The founder and president of Siddhi Vinayak Mandir in Atlanta, Pundit Gyan Prakash Upadhyay, was one of 10 global awardees receiving the U.P. ‘Apravasi Bharatiya Ratna’ award in Lucknow, India.
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Emory Honors Dr. K. M. Venkat Narayan
February 2018 -
Dr. K. M. Venkat Narayan has received Emory University's 2017 Marion V. Creekmore Award for Internationalization. He was also inducted into the National Academy of Medicine.
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Amol Naik on transition team for Atlanta’s new Mayor
February 2018 -
Amol Naik, currently Director of Special Projects at MailChimp, has been selected by Atlanta’s newly sworn-in Mayor, Keisha Lance Bottoms, as a member of her transition team.
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Atlanta Namaste is Georgia’s newest Lions Club
February 2018 -
Georgia now has a 30-member Indian-American Lions Club chapter, aptly named Namaste Atlanta. Ramesh Gude of Lilburn is the chapter’s first president.
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Yash Kadadi in Breakthrough Junior Challenge Finals
January 2018 -
Yash Kadadi, a ninth-grader at The Westminster Schools, Atlanta, was a finalist in the Breakthrough Junior Challenge competition. His video elegantly unravelled the mysteries of the Higgs Field.
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Paymetric’s Asif Ramji is EY’s national entrepreneur of the year
January 2018 -
Asif Ramji, President and CEO of Atlanta-based Paymetric, a world leader in secure electronic payment solutions, was named National Entrepreneur of the Year by EY (formerly Ernst & Young).
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Kushika plays lead role in Madeline’s Christmas
January 2018 -
Kushika Pejavara, a local 9-year-old, performed 20 shows in the lead role of the professional musical theatre production "Madeline’s Christmas" at the Horizon Theatre in December.
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STEM Academy opens Teacher Training Center in Delhi
January 2018 -
Atlanta’s STEM Academy rolls out a “Center for Excellence” in New Delhi to train Indian schoolteachers in teaching science, tech, engineering, and math to middle and high school students.
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Chess raises awareness and funds for Alzheimer’s
January 2018 -
High schooler Anuhya Tadepalli and her friend Poojita Chinmay founded an award-winning nonprofit, Chess For A Cause, to help elders cope with deteriorating mental faculties.
