ALL ABOUT THE COMMUNITY NEWSMAKERS
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Ravi Sarma and Ritesh Desai among GAT’s 2015 influential Asian Americans
December 2015 - Dr. Ravi Sarma and Rick (Ritesh) Desai were among the Georgia Asian Times’ “25 Most Influential Asian Americans in Georgia.” The newspaper is a cultural bridge among Asian ethnic groups.
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Maya Aravapalli, high school student, is getting desks and chairs for a school in India
December 2015 - Maya Aravapalli, a high school junior and an ambassador for Girl Scouts, is working on the Gold Award, the highest award in Girl Scouts. Her project: providing desks and chairs for an entire school.
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Ritesh Desai is an Equal Opportunity Commission appointee
September 2015 - Governor Nathan Deal has appointed Vanitywala.com executive Ritesh (Rick) Desai to the Board of Commissioners for the Commission on Equal Opportunity, as it entertains discrimination claims.
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DeKalb County recognizes business owners for 30 years service
September 2015 - The Commissioners and CEO of DeKalb County, GA honored Mr. Dinesh and Mrs. Chitra Vaishnav, owners of Mr. Quick Copy and Printing in Decatur, for 30+ years of personifying dedication of immigrants.
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Judge Jessy Lall is Georgia’s first South Asian female judge
September 2015 - Judge Jaslovelin "Jessy" Lall has been appointed as a permanent Magistrate Judge of Fulton County. Judge Lall is the first and only South Asian female judge in Georgia.
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Paramount Software Solutions receives two honors
September 2015 - Two honors for Pramod Sajja and Paramount Software Solutions: “FAST 100” winner (US Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce) and “Atlanta’s Best and Brightest Companies to work for” winner.
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Fifth-grader Deeya Datta's poem chosen for publication
September 2015 - Last spring, Deeya Datta, a 5th grader, submitted a poem to a contest for student writers in the USA and Canada. Her poem “Water” was selected for literary merit, creativity, and social significance.
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Global Mall wins USPAACC Award
September 2015 - Shiv Aggarwal accepted an award as Global Mall was named by the US Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce (USPAACC) to the “Fast 100 Asian American Businesses List.”
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Bhaumi Shah receives film & video production award
July 2015 - Bhaumi Shah, a student at North Gwinnett Middle School, won first place at the state level in film & video production for 6th grade in the Georgia PTA Reflections contest, for her music video.
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Tenth-grader in winning team at international science finals
July 2015 - Kyle Patel (GSMST 10th-grader) was one of the champions in Georgia’s Odyssey of the Mind state finals. Then at the international competition, his team was named one of the 7 Ranatra Fusca Winners.