ALL ABOUT THE COMMUNITY NEWSMAKERS
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Nowmee Shehab receives Unsung Heroine Award
April 2014 -
Nowmee Shehab came to the U.S. from Bangladesh at the age of 16. In high school and college (Smith, Emory Univ.), she has been working on many programs related to issues of social justice.
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Anand Srinivasan in top ten at Intel Search
April 2014 -
Anand Srinivasan of Roswell, Georgia was one of two Indian-American students who made it to the top ten in the Intel Science Talent Search. His project took eighth place.
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Trailblazer for Indian Sportswomen
March 2014 -
Trailblazer for Indian Sportswomen Receives Dhyan Chand Award: Mary D'Souza Sequeira (81 years old), India’s first female “double international” (Olympics, track and World Cup, field hockey).
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GSU honors Sahil Bajaj as International Student of the Year
March 2014 -
Sahil Bajaj, a grad student in Neuroscience from the Dept. of Physics & Astronomy and the School of Nursing & Health Professions at GSU, was named International Student of the Year 2013.
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Wilkie “Marketing for a Better World” Award for Prof. Jagdish Sheth
March 2014 -
A major academic recognition, the American Marketing Association Foundation's "Marketing for a Better World" Award, was presented to Prof Jagdish Sheth, author of 40 books.
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Adrita Khanna Receives the Hind Rattan Award
March 2014 -
Adrita Khanna of Atlanta was presented the Hind Rattan 2014 award by the NRI Welfare Society of India, in a ceremony held on the eve of Republic Day in New Delhi, India.
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Georgians honored in national beauty pageants
January 2014 -
At the 2013 Miss India USA and Miss Teen India USA pageants, Indian-Americans from Georgia won six titles.
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Atlantans receive Vamsee International awards
January 2014 -
Vamsee Ramaraju, founder-chairman of the Hyderabad-based Ghantasala International Foundation Trust (GIFT), traveled from India to present awards to three of Atlanta’s community leaders at a ceremony at Global Mall in Norcross, Georgia on December 10, 2013.
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Physician makes history as MAG’s president-elect
December 2013 -
Dr. Manoj Shah will become the Medical Association of Georgia (MAG)’s first president physician of Asian Indian descent. MAG focuses on issues like Medicaid, and tort and insurance reform.
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Fulton County High School Students Excel in Science
December 2013 -
A number of Indian-American metro Atlanta high school students are excelling in science. Two are finalists in Siemens' competition, and two have gone to the Intel Fair.
