ALL ABOUT THE COMMUNITY NEWSMAKERS
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Sharon Mathai of Atlanta on The Voice TV show
May 2012 -
Sharon Mathai, born in New York and raised in Texas, moved to Atlanta. After making it to the top 24 on The Glee Project, the 19-year-old became one of five metro-Atlanta contestants on The Voice2 TV show this spring.
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Angele Rishi named a Rising Star Lawyer again
May 2012 -
Angele Rishi has been named for the second year in a row as one of the 2012 Georgia Rising Stars Lawyers by Law & Politics Magazine. Only 2.5 percent of top young "Rising Star" attorneys in Georgia make the list.
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Local teen sings lead role in opera
April 2012 -
The popular children's novel, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, has been made into an opera, and fourteen-year-old Ruben Roy gave a polished performance, acting and singing in the lead role with the Atlanta Opera.
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Google Science Fair finalist meets President Obama
April 2012 -
Anand Srinivasan, a 10th-grader at Roswell High School, was a finalist in the Google Science Fair and was invited to the 2012 White House Science Fair, where he got to explain his project to President Obama.
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Indusa Investments named to Bulldog 100
April 2012 -
Indusa Investments, founded by 2003 UGA graduates Milan Patel and Umang Patel, has placed in the 2012 Bulldog 100, a list of the top 100 fastest growing companies in the nation that are owned or operated by UGA alumni.
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Glory of India Award to Atlanta attorney Neera Bahl
March 2012 -
Neera Bahl, immigration attorney in Atlanta, has received the "Glory of India" award from the India International Friendship Society (IIFS), an organization encouraging India's growth and modernization.
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Dr. Beheruz N. Sethna honored by the Indian Institute of Management
March 2012 -
University of West Georgia President Dr. Beheruz N. Sethna, a graduate of the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, was recently honored by the institution as it celebrated its 50th anniversary.
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Ashoo Sharma named law partner
March 2012 -
Weissman, Nowack, Curry & Wilco, P.C., (WNCW), one of the nation’s premier real estate law firms, has named attorney Ashoo Sharma a Partner with the firm.
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Emory’s Dr. Venkat Narayan honored for mentoring
December 2011 -
Dr. Venkat Narayan has received an award at Emory University for mentoring. Dr. Narayan’s work on diabetes and CAD are of great benefit to the health of the Indian-American community.
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Vedika Rajasekaran wins Alzheimer’s Foundation volunteer challenge
December 2011 -
Vedika, 17, spent last summer volunteering. The competition she won promotes intergenerational communication and understanding, especially for Alzheimer's, which is becoming so prevalent.
