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Dr. Bhat is national Kannada association president
December 2023 - Annapurna Bhat has been named president of the North America Vishwa Kannada Association for the year 2024-25.

Zareenah Ahmed is WIT Girl of the Year
December 2023 - Zareenah Ahmed of Walton High School won the Girl of the Year Award by Women in Technology (WIT).

Aarti Sharma is among Atlanta paper’s 40 Under 40
December 2023 - Aarti Sharma, vice president of Policy and Strategy for RedefinED, is among the 40 Under 40 recognized by The Atlanta Business Chronicle.

Southern States dedicates B.N. Anand Complex
December 2023 - Southern States LLC, a manufacturer of high voltage switching products, dedicated its new Grid Services building complex to Bhaij Nath Anand.

Venkat Narayan elected Foreign Fellow by INSA
October 2023 - Dr. K.M. Venkat Narayan has been elected as a Foreign Fellow to the Indian National Science
Academy.

Sharmi Gandhi is chief financial and strategy officer at the AJC
October 2023 - Sharmi Gandhi is the new chief financial and strategy officer of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Disha and Neeraj are 2023 Emory Woodruff Scholars
October 2023 - Disha Kumar and Neeraj Palnitkar, both from Johns Creek, GA, are among the 23 incoming Emory Woodruff Scholars who plan to continue the tradition of fusing their intellectual drive and leadership skills to engage with ever-broader communities.

Murtaza Khwaja is executive director of AAAJ–Atlanta
September 2023 - Murtaza Khwaja has been appointed the new executive director of Asian Americans Advancing Justice–Atlanta.

Dilipkumar Patel becomes first Indian president of GPPA
September 2023 - Dr. Dilipkumar Patel is president of the Georgia Psychiatric Physicians Association (GPPA) for 2023-2024.

Ravi Thadhani is executive VP for health affairs at Emory University
September 2023 - Earlier this year, Dr. Ravi I. Thadhani took over in Atlanta as the new executive vice president for health affairs (EVPHA) at Emory University.