AROUND TOWN NEWS
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July 2016 -
Geet-Rung School of Dance and Music presented its sold-out dance show “Tatkaar” (rhythmic footwork) for an audience of 450 at the former Gwinnett Performing Arts Center, north of Atlanta.
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July 2016 -
The Sai Adult Day Care Center Hall at Global Mall, Norcross was packed on April 15, 2016 with Atlanta’s Gujarati community members, gathered to listen to inspirational speaker Kaajal Oza Vaidya.
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July 2016 -
This spring, BAPS Mandir Lilburn celebrated Swaminarayan Jayanti and Ram Jayanti with the theme of “Shanti through Samjan,” imparting knowledge on attaining peace through spiritual understanding.
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July 2016 -
The play “Aham Sita” (I am Sita) is a reinterpretation from the point of view of the women of the Ramayana. Gowri Ramnarayan presents poetry, dance, and music, with issues affecting Indian women.
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July 2016 -
To promote environment awareness, BAPS Charities Walk Green supported The Nature Conservancy and its Plant a Billion Trees campaign by helping plant over 70,000 trees in the United States.
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July 2016 -
On May 8, 2016, Jeffrey D. Brown, director of the movie SOLD, and Seirah Royin, actress and SOLD’s associate producer, came to the Plaza Theatre, Atlanta to screen the film about human trafficking.
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July 2016 -
The IACA Atlanta Indian Idol contest had never a dull moment with 70+ auditioning, and then 15 Senior contestants and 5 Juniors going to the 4-hour finals from Georgia, Arizona, and Virginia.
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July 2016 -
Gaudiya Vaishnava Association (GVA) won the 2016 GA Tech People's Choice Award at the Earth Day celebrations at Georgia Tech. GVA's focus included vegetarianism, and the soul in all living beings.
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July 2016 -
Renowned sitar/tabla master Pandit Nayan Ghosh and his son, tabla virtuoso Ishaan Ghosh, gave a concert aptly called “Splendor of the Indian Ragas,” on May 14, 2016 at Georgia State University.
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July 2016 -
Gujarati music and literature lovers drove from other states to attend poet Ankit Trivedi and team's “Mor Bani Thangaat Kare” Atlanta concert on its third consecutive US tour, organized by OHMKara.
