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Paro, a Powerful Film on India’s Hidden Bride Slavery, Screens in Atlanta

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BY JYOTHSNA HEGDE Atlanta, GA, October 3, 2025: The premiere of Paro in Atlanta still lingers like an echo in the mind—unsettling, urgent, and unforgettable.

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Vibha Dream Mile 2025: Community Steps Forward for a Cause

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by VeenaOctober 3, 2025October 3, 202501256

BY JYOTHSNA HEGDE/VIDEO REPORT BY NAMITA DOGRA SUDAN Cumming, GA, October 3, 2025: On the morning of September 14, 2025, The Collection at Forsyth in

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Mayor John Bradberry Engages Indian American Community at Johns Creek Dinner Reception

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BY JYOTHSNA HEGDE Johns Creek, GA, October 2, 2025: On Friday, September 19, 2025, the Indo American Friends of John Bradberry organized a successful Meet

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From Madison Square Garden to “I Have Never Heard of Atlanta” — Zakir Khan’s ‘Papa Yaar’ Leaves a Mark

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BY NAMITA DOGRA SUDAN* Atlanta, GA, September 24, 2025: Being a huge Zakir Khan fan, I still remember the moment back in May when I

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Sumeet Tappoo’s Concert for One World One Family Strikes a Chord

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BY JYOTHSNA HEGDE Alpharetta, GA, September 22, 2025: On September 6, 2025, the Atlanta team of the One World One Family Foundation hosted Close to

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From Womb to Arangetram Stage: A Mother-Daughter Bharatanatyam Journey

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NRI PULSE STAFF REPORT Johns Creek, GA, September 2025: For many women, motherhood brings with it sacrifices—careers paused, hobbies abandoned, passions shelved until “later.” But

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Utkarsh Ambudkar Joins Disney Jr.’s SuperKitties as Season 3 Villain

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by VeenaSeptember 16, 2025September 16, 202501120

NRI PULSE STAFF REPORT Atlanta, GA, September 16, 2025: Indian American actor Utkarsh Ambudkar, best known for his role in the CBS comedy Ghosts, is

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22 Years in Prison For a Crime He Did Not Commit: The Nightmare of Sonny Bharadia

VeenaSeptember 15, 2025October 7, 2025

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BY VEENA RAO Atlanta, GA, September 15, 2025: It began like any other day in late November 2001. Sonny Bharadia was 27, working steady hours

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Netflix’s Wednesday: America’s Girl Version of Harry Potter

VeenaSeptember 14, 2025September 14, 2025

by VeenaSeptember 14, 2025September 14, 202501447

BY NAMITA DOGRA SUDAN* If Harry Potter’s Hogwarts was your childhood and Stranger Things’ Hawkins feels like home, then Nevermore Academy is about to be

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Be Political: The Grounded Voice of B. Suresha

VeenaSeptember 12, 2025September 13, 2025

by VeenaSeptember 12, 2025September 13, 202505563

BY JYOTHSNA HEGDE When you sit across from B. Suresha, you quickly realize that his presence is not dominated by loud declarations or flamboyant anecdotes.