ALL ABOUT THE COMMUNITY NEWSMAKERS
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Khabar wins award on a national stage
August 2012 - It is not everyday that a regional community magazine like Khabar beats contenders such as Time magazine and U.K.-based Granta to win an award for one of its articles. But Parthiv Parekh's editorial did just that!
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Zidan Ajani is a 7-year-old national golf champion
August 2012 - Zidan Ajani, at seven years old, placed first in his division at the national Pepsi/Titan Little People’s Golf Championships, and is off to play in international tournaments!
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Dhruti Contractor recognized as a leader
August 2012 - Dhruti Contractor of Stone Mountain, Georgia, has been named one of UGA’s top “40 under forty” alumni for 2012. She has been active in politics and public health, and is now a surgeon in the U.S. Army.
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Georgia Asian Times publishes 25 Most Influential Asian Americans
July 2012 - Three Indian-Americans, Ani Agnihotri, Ritesh (Rick) Desai, and Shyam Reddy, have been included on Georgia Asian Times' list of 25 Most Influential Asian Americans in Georgia.
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Arvind Krishnaswami is Businessman of 2012 in Atlanta
July 2012 - Arvind Krishnaswami has received the Metro Atlanta Chamber's Business Person of the Year Award in the Emerging Entrepreneur Category. His company, Medlytix, helps hospitals and patients with billing.
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Jag Sheth again among Global Indian Thought Leaders
July 2012 - Jag Sheth of Emory's Goizueta Business School is again among the top 10 "Global Indian Thought Leaders," as determined by The Economic Times in partnership with IMRB International.
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Narender Reddy continues on GRTA
July 2012 - Narender G. Reddy has been reappointed by Governor Nathan Deal to the Board of the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority (GRTA) for a five-year term ending in June 2017.
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Samantha finds inspiration at the beach
July 2012 - Samantha Varghese, a Georgia eighth-grader, is among the 100 semifinalists in Rand McNally’s America the Beautiful Essay Contest for grades 7-12. Her most beautiful and inspiring place in America is a beach.
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Harini Indrakrishnan wins a prize in North American dance festival
June 2012 - Harini Indrakrishnan, a 15-year-old disciple of Subathra Sudarshan, won second place in her age group at the Bharathanatyam Dance Competition at the Cleveland Thyagaraja Festival, Cleveland, Ohio, April 2012.
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Anoushka Misra is the Georgia winner of Doodle4Google
June 2012 - Anoushka Misra, age 9, is the Georgia state winner in the 2012 Doodle4Google competition. She was invited to go to New York City for the finals, as one of the top 50 artists of the over 114,000 entries in the country.