AROUND TOWN NEWS
-
September 2018 -
Shaveta Jain and Anuj Jain of BeTheYou modelling school organized a fashion exhibition and runway show featuring Bollywood designer Rohit Verma and Pantaloons Femina Miss India Tourism 2007 Priyanka Shah.
-
September 2018 -
The Atlanta Konkani community has conducted Vishnu Sahasranam for 10 years. To celebrate, a two-day Bhajanotsavam with Harikatha was organized with 80 people in attendance each day.
-
September 2018 -
Despite intermittent rain, Indian Friends of Atlanta's IFA Freedom Mela 2018 had over 800 people in its parade celebrating India's 72nd Independence Day. US/India colors decorated the Verizon Amphitheater.
-
September 2018 -
Funds raised at BAPS Charities' Walk Green 2018 on April 15, 2018 at Lilburn Elementary School contributed to the $166,000 presented in August to The Nature Conservancy (TNC) to plant trees.
-
August 2018 -
“Heart Notes” featured author Chetan Bhagat, classical singer Pandit Jasraj, and flautist Shashank Subramanyam for the North American book launch of "The Heartfulness Way" (meditations).
-
August 2018 -
The disruptive celebrity author Chetan Bhagat was invited for a motivational speech and to raise awareness for Pratham, a nonprofit originally founded to educate children in Mumbai slums.
-
August 2018 -
Communities gathered at the Carter Center to celebrate the life of Rev. Dada J. P. Vaswani and his legacy of love. The spiritual leader and promoter of animal rights had passed away at age 99.
-
August 2018 -
India’s beloved singer Shantanu Mukherjee, or Shaan, rocked Atlanta with the Love-in-Concert, part of Shaan’s North America tour, which is raising awareness about the opioid epidemic.
-
August 2018 -
Some actors of South Asian heritage have brought their love of acting into mainstream theater and are talking about the challenges in bringing their stories to the stage.
-
August 2018 -
On a cool breezy Sunday morning, over 1,000 yoga practitioners and representatives of 50-some community organizations were in Heritage Park, Sandy Springs for the 4th International Day of Yoga.
