AROUND TOWN NEWS
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May 2019 -
With the disturbing number of sudden deaths, Greater Atlanta Telangana Society (GATeS) arranged a health seminar with Dr. Gangasani (cardiology), Dr. Gunna (diabetes), and Dr. Sappati (colon cancer).
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May 2019 -
SAI Health Fair with Georgia Indian Nurses Association (GINA) hosted its 41st health fair, organized by Dr. Sujatha Reddy as a tribute to Gandhi's nonviolence, community service, and social justice.
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May 2019 -
Biannual chess tournaments, rated and unrated, have beeen part of Telugu Association of Metro Atlanta (TAMA)'s sports events for the past five years. The first chess event of 2019 had 130 participants.
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April 2019 -
International Women’s Day in Atlanta: 1) with living legend of dance, Mallika Sarabhai and “The Colours of Her Heart,” and 2) pre-show recognition of 22 women for community leadership.
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April 2019 -
ChantLanta, Atlanta’s Sacred Music Festival, celebrated its 10th anniversary with a Krishna Das concert at the Church on Ponce & Highland, his workshop at Yugal Kunj, and much more.
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April 2019 -
A Bengali play “Boiridesher Rupkotha,” adapted from the ancient Greek play “Lysistrata,” showed women uprising against atrocities faced in a male dominated society and amidst warmongers.
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April 2019 -
Temples across Atlanta and surrounding cities—Hindu Temple of Atlanta and many others—and other community organizations celebrated Mahashivaratri with a variety of cultural programs and pujas.
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April 2019 -
Mahashivratri was celebrated by Sadhana Mandir in Global Mall. About 150 platforms (small altars) were arranged so that devotees could sit and perform the detailed puja.
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April 2019 -
Hindi Urdu Sanjhe Bol is a program of poetry recitation organized by Manju Tiwari and Sandhya Saxena Bhagat. The subject of this eleventh year program was comic or fun poems.
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April 2019 -
A seminar on financial planning and taxes was organized by the Telugu Association of Metro Atlanta (TAMA) and presented by Mr. Hariprasad Salian from My Tax Filer. About 200 attendees attended.
