AROUND TOWN NEWS
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August 2016 -
At Balvihar Startalk Hindi Camp, 78 students learned Hindi from June 6 to 18, 2016, with a field trip to the Swaminarayan Mandir in Lilburn and the Southeastern Railway Museum in Duluth, GA.
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August 2016 -
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community GA chapter celebrated Eid ul Fitr with true spirit and enthusiasm. They prayed for peace in the world, and distributed prizes to children on the joyous occasion.
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August 2016 -
Seba Library hosted a panel discussion with noted writers Jyotirmoy and Meenakshi Datta. The Library is a platform for Bengalis of Bangladesh and West Bengal to discuss literary culture and build bridges.
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August 2016 -
TAMA hosted attorney Manjunath Gokare's seminar "Compliance Challenges Associated with the New STEM-OPT Rule, and Its Impact on IT Consulting Companies” for about 80 students and others.
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July 2016 -
Sanatan Mandir Atlanta organized a joyous, spiritually suffused Mandal Puja at the almost-ready new Sanatan Mandir on Vaishakh Shukla-Dwitiya and Tritiya, and celebrated Mother’s Day, too.
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July 2016 -
Award-winning MIT-founded startup IndianRaga launched its Raga Labs program in Atlanta. From March to May, 10 students put together a piece of music, recorded it, and produced a music video.
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July 2016 -
"Devi Maha Maya," a musical mythological play in English depicting the supreme taking feminine form to protect devotees and destroy evil, was performed in Atlanta and Tallahassee.
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July 2016 -
Dhoop Chaoon and the Atlanta Consulate organized a Hindi Kavya Sandhya at the Consulate with poems on social issues, diaspora emotions, humor, and storytelling, followed by a feast on the lawns.
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July 2016 -
On May 28, 2016, the Atlanta Maithil Group welcomed actor Kranti Prakash Jha, star of the award-winning film "Mithila Makhaan," and Rajesh Kumar, mega star of small screen.
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July 2016 -
Rabindranath Tagore's 155th birthday was celebrated by Chandra Dutta's Atlanta Sangeet Bidyaloy, a music school promoting Bengali vocal music: Rabindrasangeet, contemporary, and classical.
