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DeKalb fifth-grader collects books for migrant children
April 2015 -
Sanjeev Anand, 10, has collected more than 450 books for the children of migrant families working on Georgia's farms.
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2015 Gwinnett County STAR students
April 2015 -
Gwinnett County has named STAR high school students, including Rohil Ritesh Shah of Peachtree Ridge High, Yash Pramod Shirsath of Grayson High, and Vikram S. Varadarajan of Duluth High.
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Georgia's Super Lawyers 2015
April 2015 -
Georgia's Super Lawyers 2015 List includes K.P. Reddy (GA Top 100, Employment & Labor Law); Rising Stars Rathi Rao (Immigration) and Parag Shah (Personal Injury General Plaintiff & Criminal Defense).
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Emory Team in Regional Finals for $1M Hult Prize
March 2015 -
A team of first-year students from the Emory College of Arts and Sciences and the Goizueta Business School has advanced to the regional finals of the Hult Prize Challenge, competing for $1M.
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Aditya Suri wins Grand Prize in Samsung App Academy
March 2015 -
Aditya Suri, an 11th-grader in Marietta, was awarded a $20,000 scholarship as National Grand Prize winner from Samsung App Academy. His app helps people with visual, vocal, or auditory impairments.
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Navy Reservist earns Achievement Medal
March 2015 -
Lt. Cmdr. Arti Lamba, a dentist in civilian life, received the Navy Achievement Medal at the Navy Operational Support Center Atlanta for outstanding performance in the Navy Reserve.
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Mrs. Pintu Thaker’s Meadowcreek High School app teams are winners
March 2015 -
Mrs. Pintu Thaker’s team with Adarsh Patel won 2nd in Georgia for their app on youth smoking; team with Avneet Sethi and Plabani Sharif were national finalists for tackling physical inactivity.
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Atlanta artists conferred Natya Sangit Ratna Awards
March 2015 -
Atlanta artists Subra Viswanathan, Lakshmi Prabhakar, and Jassotha Balasubramaniam were honored by Preeti Vinayak of the Natyam Arts Academy in Dunwoody, GA for almost ten years service.
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Sivananda Nyayapathi wins Portrait Society of America award
February 2015 -
Atlanta’s Dr. Sivananda Nyayapathi won 4th place at the Portrait Society of America’s 2014 Members Only Annual Competition, among over 800 talented art works submitted from around the world.
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Shiv Aggarwal receives award in India
February 2015 -
Shiv Aggarwal was one of 23 awarded the Bharat Gaurav Award at the Le Meridian in New Delhi on January 6, 2015 by the India International Friendship Society on its Annual Global Friendship Day.
