ALL ABOUT THE COMMUNITY NEWSMAKERS
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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.
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Rifka Mayani honored by Confucius Institute
December 2013 -
Rifka Mayani was recipient of an appreciation award on November 8, 2013 at Kennesaw State University's Confucius Institute's 5th anniversary celebrations and awards ceremonies.
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Agnihotri a finalist for Governor’s International Awards
November 2013 -
For championing USA-India business relations, Ani Agnihotri was a finalist for Individual of the Year in Atlanta Business Chronicle’s 2013 Governor’s International Awards.
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Donna Gopaul is Forsyth County’s Solicitor General
October 2013 -
The first South Asian Solicitor General to Forsyth County is Donna S. Gopaul. It is a positive step, she said, to let it be known that we stand for justice just like other Georgians.
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Rajiv Malhotra is General Manager of Four Seasons Hotel
October 2013 -
Rajiv Malhotra comes to Atlanta from French Polynesia to be General Manager of Four Seasons Hotel (Midtown), the only Forbes Guide FiveStar, AAA Five-Diamond hotel in the city.
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Mihir Pathak is a NASA Presidential Management Fellow
October 2013 -
Mihir Pathak has been selected as a Fellow for NASA’s Presidential Management Fellowship (PMF), to work on the policy, projects, and budget of NASA in Washington, D.C.
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Atlanta’s Justin Anand named federal judge
August 2013 -
Justin Anand, U.S. Magistrate Judge for the Northern District of Georgia, is the first Indian-American federal judge in the ‘Deep South.’
