{"id":28212,"date":"2021-06-25T16:56:03","date_gmt":"2021-06-25T21:56:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/?p=28212"},"modified":"2021-06-25T17:23:01","modified_gmt":"2021-06-25T22:23:01","slug":"abeer-dey-gaithersburg-junior-mayor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/abeer-dey-gaithersburg-junior-mayor\/","title":{"rendered":"This Indian-origin Fourth Grader becomes Junior Mayor of a US City and Takes on Bullying in School"},"content":{"rendered":"
Indian American Abeer Dey, a 4th<\/sup> grader, made headlines for what many others, rather older than him, race to achieve. He has been selected as a junior mayor in the state of Maryland.<\/strong> At the mayor and city council meeting, Gaithersburg, a city in Maryland, declared Abeer Dey as the next junior mayor. His selection happened through an essay competition that saw more than 50 entries from Gaithersburg. Abeer\u2019s swearing-in was virtually officiated on June 21.<\/p>\n