AROUND TOWN NEWS
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March 2013 -
Featured participants at the 4th annual mawlid conference, recently held at Global Mall in Norcross, Georgia, were scholar Dr. Jamil Rathore and singer Muhammad Ali Soharwardi.
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March 2013 -
Four students (middle school through college) gave a highly professional Carnatic concert on veena (Shree Varshenee, Nitheyaa Shree), violin (Aditya Krishnan), and mridangam (Arvind Narayan).
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March 2013 -
Run for Your Wife is a play so entertaining that it had a nine-year run in the West End of London from 1983 to 1991. IACA presented an adaptation by Shyam Yellamraju on February 2, 2013.
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February 2013 -
A candlelight vigil and march was held in Atlanta in memory of the Indian student who died after a gang rape in Delhi. Five resolutions were passed for submission to the Government of India.
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February 2013 -
Swami Vivekanada was born 150 years ago, on January 12, 1863. The Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh USA Inc. (HSS) began a year-long observance nationwide, with 7 birthday events in Georgia.
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February 2013 -
In a keenly fought nerve-wracking finish, winners of the national APNA WhizKids competition were determined at the finals in Atlanta on Saturday, January 12th, 2013.
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February 2013 -
The Ekal Appreciation Dinner Event on December 7, 2012 at Global Mall celebrated Ekal's work in education and healthcare for villages in 22 states, 1.1 million children in 39,769 schools.
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February 2013 -
Despite rain and cold weather, thousands thronged the Hindu Temple of Atlanta (HTA) Riverdale on January 1st, 2013 to celebrate a joyous and spiritual Navodaya 2013 festival.
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February 2013 -
IACA celebrated Christmas with representation from various community organizations. The holiday season is one of joy and light, life and family, charity and community, hope, rebirth, and fellowship.
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February 2013 -
“Hindi Urdu Sanjhay Bol” was heard again, this time in the halls of Agnes Scott University. Since 2007, this Hindi and Urdu langauage group has given opportunities to local poets.
