ALL ABOUT THE COMMUNITY NEWSMAKERS
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Neera Bahl on Judicial Nominating Commission
April 2019 -
Attorney Neera Bahl of Neera Bahl & Associates (now One Path Legal) was one of the 25 Georgians appointed by Governor Brian Kemp to the Judicial Nominating Commission (JNC).
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CB Yadav on Georgians First Commission for small businesses
April 2019 -
Chandra (CB) Yadav has been appointed by GA Governor Kemp to the Georgians First Commission, which will consider ways to streamline government regulations to promote small business growth.
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Aarya Desai, Gwinnett essay winner
April 2019 -
Aarya Desai, a 6th grade Hull Middle School student, has won second place in the Middle School Category of Gwinnett County's Bicentennial Essay Contest.
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Three more Emory Entrepreneur awardees
February 2019 -
Four Indian-Americans were among eleven 2018 Emory Entrepreneur Awardees, each a founder of a rapidly growing organization: Vivek Garipalli, Rohit Malhotra, Ashish Mistry, and Kanchana Raman.
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Ritesh Desai appointed to Georgians First Commission
February 2019 -
Ritesh Desai has been picked by Brian Kemp, Georgia’s new governor, for his Georgians First Commission; Desai is on the Appointments Subcommittee. Desai is founder and executive VP of Vanitywala.com.
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Budding author Navya Sarikonda shares her passion for writing
February 2019 -
Navya Sarikonda is a young author from Atlanta who began her first novel, The Enchanters’ Child, when she was twelve--and has now published it. Navya has also written several short stories.
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Atlanta Business Chronicle’s 2018 class of ‘40 Under 40’
January 2019 -
Gaurav Kumar, Mahnaz Charania, and Vijay Balasubramaniyan were included in Atlanta Business Chronicle’s 2018 class of ‘40 Under 40’ for their leadership and commitment to making Atlanta better.
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Women honored as entrepreneurs in technology
January 2019 -
Kanchana Raman of TiE Atlanta and Avion Networks received a 2018 Emory Entrepreneur Award for Technology. Five other South Asian women received 2018 WIT (Women in Technology) Awards in Atlanta.
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More national, regional, and local honors
January 2019 -
A Marshall Scholar, a "40 Under 40" of the National Association of Asian Pacifics in Politics and Public Affairs, a Boy Scouts' Regional honoree, a Technology Assoc. of GA award, and more.
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Broadcom Masters STEM award for Asmi Kumar
January 2019 -
Asmi Kumar was among the middle school winners of the Broadcom MASTERS competition held in Washington, D.C. She won second place (math) for developing a device to predict autistic meltdowns.
