AROUND TOWN NEWS
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February 2016 -
The annual Hindi-Urdu Sanjhe Bol returned with a strong message to keep the South Asian community of Atlanta bound together by sweet ties of lingua franca, made of threads woven of Hindi and Urdu.
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February 2016 -
The cold winter day didn’t stop the kids at their 3k race in Marietta. “Kids Help Kids” organized the event to donate to Sewa International USA for the tragic flood disaster in Chennai, India.
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February 2016 -
The Sant Nirankari Mission Atlanta held its semiannual blood drive in collaboration with the American Red Cross. Young and old volunteered, and participants contributed towards a healthier society.
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February 2016 -
The Greater Atlanta Malayalee Association (GAMA) elected its new office bearers at a meeting held at Global Mall on December 13, 2015. GAMA promotes the Malayalee cultural and artistic heritage.
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January 2016 -
The Hindu Temple of Atlanta (HTA) completed the Satha Chandi Sahita Ati Rudra Maha Yagna, an elaborate Hindu ritual on November 18-28, 2015, during the Temple’s silver jubilee year.
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January 2016 -
A book party at Charis Books in Atlanta welcomed nationally renowned activist Deepa Iyer with "We Too Sing America: South Asian, Arab, Muslim, and Sikh Immigrants Shape Our Multiracial Future."
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January 2016 -
This year’s free Diwali celebration by World Hindu Council of America (VHPA) – Atlanta Chapter was moved to Ambaji USA Shri Shakti Mandir’s massive premises on Nov. 15, 2015.
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January 2016 -
The Greater Atlanta Telugu Association (GATA) celebrated Deepavali with an attendance of nearly 1,500 people on November 20, 2015 at Skyland Business Center Auditorium in Cumming, Georgia.
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January 2016 -
Her Majesty's Consul General for the Southeastern USA, Hon. Jeremy Pilmore-Bedford, hosted about a hundred guests for Diwali at the British Residence, Atlanta, in the week of Modi's UK visit.
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January 2016 -
Saadia Faruqi came from Houston for an interview with NBC's 11Alive News and another at Atlanta Interfaith Broadcasting for Muslims for Progressive Values. Her book Brick Walls combats stereotyping.
