Features

Phone Ban Nears Reality: What this means for Georgia Schools

VeenaApril 24, 2026April 26, 2026

by VeenaApril 24, 2026April 26, 20260764

BY MIRA THAKKAR* Cellphones have infiltrated every part of human life, and this change has been seen especially in younger generations who have grown up

City News Features

An Inspiring Evening with Global Humanitarian Vision in Atlanta

VeenaApril 14, 2026April 20, 2026

by VeenaApril 14, 2026April 20, 202601525

BY JYOTHSNA HEGDE Atlanta is set to host an inspiring evening of service, unity, and global impact as Sri Madhusudan Sai’s One World One Family

Features

Building a Visual World to Keep Tamil Alive for the Next Generation

VeenaMarch 27, 2026March 27, 2026

by VeenaMarch 27, 2026March 27, 20260743

BY JYOTHSNA HEGDE In a quiet corner of imagination, where memory meets longing and language meets identity, a dream took shape long before it found

Features

An App That Brings Grandma’s Voice to Bedtime Stories

VeenaMarch 25, 2026March 25, 2026

by VeenaMarch 25, 2026March 25, 20260917

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

Bollywood Features

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

VeenaMarch 15, 2026March 16, 2026

by VeenaMarch 15, 2026March 16, 202601060

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

Features

How Indian Immigration Is Reshaping High School Life in Forsyth County

VeenaMarch 6, 2026March 6, 2026

by VeenaMarch 6, 2026March 6, 2026011684

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

Features

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

VeenaFebruary 9, 2026February 12, 2026

by VeenaFebruary 9, 2026February 12, 202606956

Family of medical student Vaibhav Duggal files lawsuit against Texas Tech Health Sciences Center BY VEENA RAO* El Paso, Texas, February 9, 2026: The family of Vaibhav Duggal,

Features

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

VeenaNovember 14, 2025November 14, 2025

by VeenaNovember 14, 2025November 14, 202502131

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

Features

The Indian Pioneer Who Found Home in the American South

VeenaNovember 12, 2025November 12, 2025

by VeenaNovember 12, 2025November 12, 202501970

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

Features

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

VeenaNovember 7, 2025November 9, 2025

by VeenaNovember 7, 2025November 9, 202514569

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