AROUND TOWN NEWS
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March 2018 -
The Bengali Association of Greater Atlanta (BAGA) event for Saraswati Puja celebrated Basant Panchmi, the fifth day of Spring, when blessings are invoked for children beginning writing and learning.
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March 2018 -
Thanks to a donation from the Sheth Foundation, a photo exhibit of award-winning author and photographer Robert Arnett’s work is on display through March 7, 2018 at Kennesaw State University (KSU).
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February 2018 -
Five top-notch Southern chefs of Indian origin gave a charity dinner benefitting Southern Foodways Alliance at Chai Pani Decatur--the first ‘Brown in the South’ dinner.
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February 2018 -
Georgia's Governor Nathan Deal and Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners Chairman Charlotte Nash respectively proclaimed a Tamil Language Week (Jan 8, 2018) and Month (Dec 2017).
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February 2018 -
On a freezing cold day, 8,000 people from the Southeast thronged the Hindu Temple of Atlanta for Navodaya 2018. The new dress code and perimeter wall project were summarized.
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February 2018 -
The Senior Citizen Program got off to an auspicious New Year start in Norcross with a spirited and joyous Ganesh Poojan followed by the traditional lighting of the jyot.
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January 2018 -
The Consulate of India in Atlanta observed its third annual Hanukkah celebrations on the fifth night of Hanukkah, with Ambassador Judith Varnai Shorer, Consul General of Israel in the Southeast.
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January 2018 -
Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal was the Asian American Champion awardee and Keynote Speaker at the 7th Annual Community Champions Gala hosted by AAAJ (Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Atlanta).
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January 2018 -
The Georgia Humanity First Annual Dinner, cosponsored by Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Georgia Chapter, raised more than $30,000 for numerous disaster relief and other humanitarian efforts.
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January 2018 -
Atlanta Cricket Academy celebrated its first annual banquet with entertainment, quizzes, the 2017 success stories (two championships), and a roadmap for 2018, and also launched its website.
