ALL ABOUT THE COMMUNITY NEWSMAKERS
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Johns Creek students win Verizon Innovative App Challenge
March 2016 -
Sneha and Preeti Iyer helped their Johns Creek High School team win one of the eight top Best in Nation prizes in the Verizon Innovative App Challenge for their Vroom Carpooling App.
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Jaya Kamlani receives Bharat Samman Award in Delhi
March 2016 -
Atlantan Jaya Kamlani received the large gold-plated Bharat Samman (Pride of India) Award on January 12, 2016, at Leela Palace in Delhi for her contributions as an author and social advocate.
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Swati Mishra sings “Dil Kya Kare”
March 2016 -
Swati Mishra has sung for the song “Dil Kya Kare” (Did I Love You), which released in January 2016 and has been in the top 20 on iTunes India and Saavn Radio and has over 1.5M YouTube hits.
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Ravi Bellamkonda named Dean of Duke Engineering School
March 2016 -
Ravi Bellamkonda will be the new Vinik Dean of the Pratt School of Engineering at Duke University, effective August 1, 2016. He has led the Dept of Biomedical Engineering at GA Tech/Emory.
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Two Atlantans finalists for Townsend Prize for Fiction
February 2016 -
Soniah Kamal and Reetika Khanna Nijhawan have been chosen to be among the ten finalists for the Townsend Prize for Fiction for An Isolated Incident, and Kismetwali and Other Stories, respectively.
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Saachi Datta honored in Atlanta INtown’s “20 Under 20”
February 2016 -
Saachi Datta, 16, founded Manāna, a group that creates joyous occasions for children in need. She was chosen by Atlanta INtown magazine as one of their ‘20 Under 20’ honorees.
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Vajraang Kamat honored in Atlanta INtown’s “20 Under 20”
February 2016 -
Vajraang Kamat, 18, has volunteered more than 2,000 hours, including working on robots for the environment. He was chosen by Atlanta INtown magazine as one of their ‘20 Under 20’ honorees.
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Prashanth Kumar honored in Atlanta INtown's “20 Under 20”
February 2016 -
Prashanth Kumar, 16, has volunteered in the medical field in India, in many ways at his school, and got a first-time 2400 SAT score. He is an Atlanta INtown magazine ‘20 Under 20’ honoree.
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Spelman’s Tinaz Pavri gets award for distinguished service
December 2015 -
Dr. Tinaz Pavri, Professor at Spelman College and author of the memoir Bombay in the Age of Disco, received the Donald Wells award from the Georgia Political Science Association.
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Velcheru Narayana Rao’s historic appointment to newly endowed professorship of Telugu culture at Emory University
December 2015 -
Velcheru Narayana Rao holds Emory University's newly established professorship for Telugu literature and culture, the first funded one outside the Andhra Pradesh and Telangana states of India.
