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BY MIRA THAKKAR* Atlanta, GA, March 25, 2026: Bedtime stories. Something many parents dread after a long day at work, and something children look forward

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Oscars Still Searching for the “Slumdog” While India Tells Its Own Story

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From Slumdog Millionaire to this year’s Homebound, India’s Oscar journey reveals a persistent Western fascination with stories of poverty—while a new generation of filmmakers and

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How Indian Immigration Is Reshaping High School Life in Forsyth County

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BY MIRA THAKKAR* Cumming, GA, March 6, 2026: Walking through the hallways of any Forsyth County high school can feel far more different than it

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“While Nothing Can Bring Our Son Back, We Want to Ensure This Never Happens to Another Student”

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Service Without Boundaries: The Story of Sewa International Atlanta’s Expanding Human Chain

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BY JYOTHSNA HEGDE Atlanta, GA, November 14, 2025: Early one Saturday morning in a rented community center in north Fulton County, the murmur of children’s

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The Indian Pioneer Who Found Home in the American South

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Beaumont, TX, November 12, 2025: More than a century after he first made Beaumont his home, Pandit Mehar Chand — an early Indian immigrant who

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Atlanta Adavu: Building a Community for Bharatanatyam in the Heart of the South

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BY VEENA RAO When a few dancers began gathering in 2024 to practice adavus—the foundational steps of Bharatanatyam—they had little idea that their weekend sessions

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Padma Shri Dr. Dhananjay Diwakar Sagdeo: A Lifelong Mission to Heal and Uplift Wayanad’s Tribal Communities

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BY JYOTHSNA HEGDE Padma Shri Dr. Dhananjay Diwakar Sagdeo, Chief Medical Officer of the Swami Vivekananda Medical Mission (SVMM) in Wayanad, Kerala, has dedicated more