Category Archive for: ‘NRI News’
Mahesh Das elected as 8th President of Boston Architectural College
Mahesh Das, has a career span of 23 years in four universities. This includes 14 years in higher leadership roles. He has been a recognized personality for his contributions to Design Computing, 2013 Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture Society Award of Excellence. The …
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Physician Vemuri Murthy awarded with 2019 Humanitarian Global Health Award
Vemuri Murthy is a well-known champion of global resuscitation training programs in India and US. he has been given the honor of Humanitarian Global Health Award by the Institute of Medicine, Chicago. He was given this honor at the annual meeting and awards dinner of …
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Priya Serrao crowned Miss Universe Australia 2019
Another Australian beauty of Indian origin was honored with the biggest of beauty crowns, the prestigious Miss Universe Australia. Priya Serrao, an Indian born Australian was recently chosen as 2019 Miss Universe Australia, one of the grandest beauty pageants in the country! It’s a proud …
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Vasant Prabhu promoted to be the Vice Chairman of VISA
Summary – Chief Financial Officer Vasant Prabhu has been appointed as the member of the executive committee for VISA. He will be co-handling his new role with his current position. Vasant Prabhu is currently serving as the Chief Financial Officer and member of the executive …
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Florida’s Kaylan Patel Places in Top 10 at 2019 National Geographic GeoBee
Florida State Geography Bee Kaylan Patel National Geographic GeoBee Indians student National Geographic organizes annual competitions Indian-American scholarships championships national level 2019 marks the 2nd year in a row that Kaylan Patel has earned the title of being one of the best minds at the …
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Nihar Janga: 2019 National Geographic GeoBee Champion
Nihar Janga, an 8th grader at Canyon Ridge Middle School in Austin, Texas, earned top honors at the 31st annual National Geographic GeoBee National Championship. The annual geography contest was held on May 22, 2019, at National Geographic headquarters in Washington, D.C. The competition saw …
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2019 Scripps National Spelling Bee Champions
Rishik Gandhasri School Name: Chaboya Middle School City/State: San Jose, CA Grade: 7 Age: 13 Accomplishments: Rishik has played 3 different instruments, but his favorite one is the saxophone. He is an active participant in his school band. Sponsering Organization: Bay Area Regional Spelling Bee …
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Poems by Vanaja Raju
If you are a student age 21 or younger, we want to hear from you! To submit a poem for inclusion in the next issue, please email us at editor@deshvidesh.com. – This month’s poems are by Vanaja Raju School Friends Friends make it fun for …
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Indian-American student Avra Reddy wins seat on Madison City Council in Wisconsin
An Indian-American student Avra Reddy won her race for the Madison City Council April 2 2019. Avra Reddy is a 19 year old Freshman at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Two years ago, she moved to Madison to work on the 2016 election. At 16 years …
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Three Indian -Americans Mehul Patel, Chirag Patel, and Mital Patel acquired an American Bank in Dallas
Bright Force Holding, LLC has acquired American Bank, N.A., a community bank located in North Dallas with almost $55 million in assets. The purchase will be effective at the close of business on March 8, 2019. Indian American NRIS Mehul Patel Chirag Patel Mital Patel …
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