ALL ABOUT THE COMMUNITY NEWSMAKERS
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Agnihotri a finalist for Governor’s International Awards
November 2013 - For championing USA-India business relations, Ani Agnihotri was a finalist for Individual of the Year in Atlanta Business Chronicle’s 2013 Governor’s International Awards.
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Donna Gopaul is Forsyth County’s Solicitor General
October 2013 - The first South Asian Solicitor General to Forsyth County is Donna S. Gopaul. It is a positive step, she said, to let it be known that we stand for justice just like other Georgians.
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Rajiv Malhotra is General Manager of Four Seasons Hotel
October 2013 - Rajiv Malhotra comes to Atlanta from French Polynesia to be General Manager of Four Seasons Hotel (Midtown), the only Forbes Guide FiveStar, AAA Five-Diamond hotel in the city.
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Mihir Pathak is a NASA Presidential Management Fellow
October 2013 - Mihir Pathak has been selected as a Fellow for NASA’s Presidential Management Fellowship (PMF), to work on the policy, projects, and budget of NASA in Washington, D.C.
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Atlanta’s Justin Anand named federal judge
August 2013 - Justin Anand, U.S. Magistrate Judge for the Northern District of Georgia, is the first Indian-American federal judge in the ‘Deep South.’
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Local student achieves top ACT score
August 2013 - Meghana Nallajerla earned a top composite score of 36 on her recent ACT test. Nationally, less than one-tenth of 1 percent of students who take the ACT earn a top score.
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Ricky Uppaluri wins 3rd place at 2013 National Geographic Bee
July 2013 - At the 25th National Geographic Bee, eight of the top 10 were Indian-American or South Asian--and the youngest of the final 10, Georgia contestant Ricky Uppaluri, placed 3rd.
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Special Olympics Georgia: “Bring out the Champion in Everyone.”
July 2013 - Rahul Patel and Rohan Kapur each won a Gold Medal in 100 Meter track at the Special Olympics Georgia Summer Games held at Emory University in May. More than 1,800 athletes and coaches took part.
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In the running for Business Person of the Year award
July 2013 - Srinivasa Nimmagadda and Harman Singh Johar were recognized by the Metro Atlanta Chamber and the Atlanta Business Chronicle in June 2013 as outstanding business professionals.
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Dr. and Mrs. Balu receive Fine Chocolate Industry Association award
July 2013 - Mrs. Andal Balu, on behalf of CocoaTown LLC, received an award from the Fine Chocolate Industry Association. CocoaTown has innovated a series of machines for artisan chocolatiers.