AROUND TOWN NEWS
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December 2019 -
The India-based literary organization Dhwani hosted a book launch for "Faiz Kavitwam," a Telugu translation, by Jalajam Satyanarayana, of Urdu poems by Faiz Ahmad Faiz (1911-1984).
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December 2019 -
The global environmental crisis affects us all. For many environmentalists, the Buddha and Emperor Ashoka are role models. India’s Environmental History was discussed by Dr. Michael Fisher at Emory.
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December 2019 -
Filmmaker Teenaa Kaur Pasricha screened the award-winning documentary 1984: When the Sun Didn't Rise, looking at the lives of three widows, survivors of the 1984 massacre of Sikhs in Delhi.
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December 2019 -
The Telugu Association of Metro Atlanta (TAMA) held its 10th semiannual chess tournament (its second scholastic) in October. Though it rained all day, more than 110 students came.
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December 2019 -
A Wellness and Meditation Festival was organized by Heartfulness Atlanta in partnership with Greater Atlanta Tamil Sangam (GATS). It included meditation, chair yoga, and Brighter Mind demos.
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December 2019 -
On Wednesday evening, October 23, 2019, the Rotary Club of Emory Druid Hills (RCEDH) celebrated its 10th anniversary (charter night) as well as World Polio Day (Oct 24) and Diwali.
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December 2019 -
On the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, the "Indian American Council (IAC) for the Atlanta Community Food Bank" was launched to a packed room including government guests.
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December 2019 -
The Georgia Humanity First Annual Dinner 2019, cosponsored by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community--Georgia, focused on local food bank needs and international disaster relief.
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December 2019 -
Greater Atlanta Vedic Temple celebrated Dussehra Mela on October 12, 2019, at 492 Harmony Grove Road, Lilburn, Georgia with a 60-foot-tall effigy of Ravana, burnt at sunset.
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December 2019 -
The free Atlanta India Festival is the largest annual outreach program of St. Mary’s Orthodox Church, Roswell. Over 1,500 attendees of all backgrounds enjoyed a medical camp, volleyball, and more.
