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Pinky Pradhan receives Atlas Services Corps. Fellowship

By Nanda Kirati Dewan |

Pinky Pradhan of Jatia, Kahilipara, Guwahati has been awarded the prestigious Atlas Service Corps. Fellowship for the year 2009-2010. She will be based in Washington DC , USA and will serve Population Action International, one of the leading NGOs of USA as a Resource Development Fellow. She has been shortlisted among 500 applicants from 65 countries around the world.


Pinky is currently with United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Regional Office for South Asia as a Communications and Advocacy Officer. She did her graduation from Cotton College and her post graduation from Indian Institute of Mass Communications in New Delhi.

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Submitted by Y K Shrestha on Wed, 26/08/2009 - 03:56
Congratulations Pinky, a great achievement.
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Submitted by Neeki Dewan on Wed, 26/08/2009 - 07:56
Dear Pinky Didi Nanda Daju has spoke at length about you to me, I m inspired. Congratulations and Thank You... Regards! Neeki Dewan D R COllege, Golaghat
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Submitted by prakash adhikari on Wed, 26/08/2009 - 13:24
Dear Pinky, You are proud of gorkhas, you are proud of Assam. Thanks. Prakash Adhikari Gangtok Sikkim Himalayadarpan Gorkha Daily News paper
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Submitted by pinky on Wed, 26/08/2009 - 15:59
Dear Yam dai and Neeki, Thank you for your kind words and wishes. Warm regards Pinky
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Submitted by Rinku Shrestha on Mon, 31/08/2009 - 02:42
Hi pinky congratulation I don't know which part of Assam you were born in, but I was also born there at Tirapgate. I am so happy.. I wish you all the best. Rinku, USA.
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Submitted by raktim baruah on Sun, 06/09/2009 - 18:22
Thanks Pinky madam. I have read your story for long time. Also thanks to Nanda.
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Submitted by pinky on Mon, 28/09/2009 - 20:11
Dear Rinku...I was born in Guwahati.And thank you so much for your wishes. Are you in the US now? Regards Pinky
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Submitted by Guddu pradhan on Fri, 04/06/2010 - 00:33
Hai pinky di congratulation.
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Submitted by bikram chetry on Mon, 20/09/2010 - 17:42
1st of I would like to congratulate u n then wish u all the best and pray to Almighty to help u all the way of ur journey........ Thanks B Proud to b Gorkha.
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Submitted by mukesh kumar on Fri, 24/09/2010 - 02:36
hi pinki i m mukesh of iimc when i m reading this i truly feel emotional congrats on the big achievement i can still remember the skit that we made and the pragjyotisa name that you assigned on guwahati's old name on one of the character in fact my first posting as a govt. official , a high school teacher was itself in assam i was searching for people like mitali smita kamaletc. when i found you i was there in guwahati many times lost in thoughts during 02-04 mukesh
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Submitted by santosh ray,guwahati on Thu, 28/07/2011 - 20:40
congratulate pinky,we r very proud of u.God bless u

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