AROUND TOWN NEWS
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October 2016 -
The AJC Decatur Book Festival (DBF), the country’s largest independent book fest, held on September 2-4, 2016, was, again, a great destination for South Asian authors and influences.
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October 2016 -
The Sankara Nethralaya Om Trust, a nonprofit eye institution in India, and the Carnatic Music Association of Georgia celebrated the birth centenary of legendary musician, Smt. M. S. Subbulakshmi.
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October 2016 -
The Pratham Atlanta Young Professionals was launched on August 25, 2016 at Chugh LLP; it will raise awareness for Pratham's innovative education models for improved learning in India.
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October 2016 -
The World Affairs Council of Atlanta and the American India Foundation hosted Dr. Rajeev Tayal of the Indo-US Science & Technology Forum (IUSSTF) to speak on Indo-US scientific cooperation.
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October 2016 -
Hundreds of American Muslim citizens, most of them professionals and business owners in the metro region, gathered in a celebratory launch of Independent Political Action Committee (I-PAC) Georgia.
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October 2016 -
The Radha Krishna Temple & Community Center (YugalKunj.org) celebrated its first anniversary on September 3-4, 2016 by hosting a two-day mela on its 15-acre campus to welcome the community.
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October 2016 -
The packed anniversary banquet of the Senior Citizens Program (SCP) (with Founder/Executive Director Raj Razdan) confirmed that "Old is Gold": worthy of respect and still glittering!
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October 2016 -
Demonstrating loyalty, Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth ran in the 5km Patriot Day Race in Lawrenceville, GA on September 11, 2016, raising funds for the Gwinnett County Police Foundation.
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October 2016 -
Sewa International held a one-day camp for Bhutanese youth. Culture, history, challenges, personality, leadership, and instilling pride and a sense of identity were addressed.
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October 2016 -
Members of various spiritual communities participated with the Sadhu Vaswani Center in a global peace movement with prayer, meditation, and bhajans (hymns). They also celebrated Dada's 98th birthday.
