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NATA Women’s Day Celebrations
North American Telugu Association (NATA) celebratedthe
Women’s day program in style at Krishna Vilas in Cumming, GA. Keeping the
special significance of Women’s day in mind, NATA conducted three activities as
part of the Friday night program that was attended by over 150 people.
1. Musical night with RamuMaharajapuram and SaradaAkunuri
2. Healthy Food Recipe Contest
3. Women’s day celebrations.
The following winners have been announced in Healthy recipe
contest:
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Snack: JyothiKasireddy Item:
KhattaMeetha Salad
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Breakfast: MadhaviAlladi Item: Oats Vegetable Dosa
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Lunch: GayatriDokka Item: Healthy vegetable
quinoa pulav
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Dinner: MadhaviKasam Item:
Beetroot Turumu
The night came alive with
melodious songs, pulsating rhythms, enthralling entertainment that exceeded
every one’s expectations. In addition, the healthy recipe contest generated a
lot of buzz and excitement on its own. A special note should be made here to
commend the fantastic talent of our celebrity guests, RamuMaharajapuram from
India and SaradaAkunurifrom Houston. Their huge talent and fame
notwithstanding, both the celebrities wowed all of us with their humble,
down-to-earth attitude and their readiness to spontaneously join with the
crowds. They kept the crowd on their feet, by effortlessly singing the latest
chartbusters with gusto. Each performance was received with a very high degree
of enthusiasm by the overtly supportive audience, and the excitement
exponentially magnified thanks to their sportive attitude and goodwill. Atlanta’s
talented local singers including VenkatChennubhotla, PhaniDokka, Ram Durvasula,
Gopal Turaga, SrinivasDurgam, Bhanu Sri, UshaMocherla, & Padma Pucha also
added to the festive night with their melodies.
The following NATA Convention
chairs, co-chairs and members actively participated in the women's day
celebrations: MadhaviIndurti, SandhyaYellapragada, NeelimaGaddamanugu,
ShailajaGella, Vijaya Lanka, Bhanu Sri, UshaMocherla, AnupamaSubbagari,
MalathiTadavarthi, NamrataSanghabhathula, JyothiGoli, AparnaTuraga&Prasoona
Kota.
Felicitation to the guests and
recipe contest winners was conducted with dignity by the Atlanta NATA Team:
comprising of BalaIndurti, SriniVangimalla, Dr. T. Satyanarayana Reddy, Ravi
Kandimalla, GouthamGoli, MadhaviIndurti, Prasoona Kota, NamrataSatuluru,
MalathiTadavarthi& Lakshmi Pemmaraju.
The NATA team, under the guidance
of its leaders Dr.Prem Reddy and Dr.Malla Reddy and President Dr.Sanjeeva Reddy,has
put in exemplary efforts for promoting community services, cultural and social
activities, and preservation and promotion of Telugu language and heritage in
the United States, and across the globe. The biennial NATA Conventionin 2014, from
July 4th-6th, is going to be a mega event of its kind where over
10,000 people of Telugu origin are expected at the GWCC Convention center in
Atlanta downtown for the three day period. In addition, the Convention will be
transmitted LIVE through many leading TV channels to millions across US, Canada
and India. All arrangements are in full swing to make the 3 day fun festival
surpass all expectations and provide maximum value to all the people in
attendance. Over 200 groups of committed volunteers across US, Canada and India
are working tirelessly to ensure the event goes off smoothly.
Convener BalaIndurti announced
that the latest Atlanta fundraiser pledge amount is standing tall at $450K.
Coordinator SriniVangimalla explained about Convention preparations in detail.
Co-Convener Dr. TangiralaSatyanarayana Reddy provided details about important
guests to the forthcoming Convention. The leaders thanked Paramount for their
goodwill and help in being a grand sponsor for activities leading up to the
convention.
An event of this stature and
nature could not have been possible without many willing hands and spirits. This
program was sponsored by Sri Krishna Vilas - Satish Musunuri and Rapid IT
IncGouthamGoli. Media coordination was ably done by VenkatMondeddu. Thanks are
due to RaviKandimalla for Over all
coordination. Ramesh Chapparala deserves kudos for his yeoman efforts in
helping with the critical arrangements. The Flyer was diligently designed by
RaghavaTadavarthi. PrameelaGopu proved once again that she is unmatchable, with
her excellent help in web coordination. Audio
coordination and support from VenkatChennubhotlawas a tremendous help! Photography
by Dr. GV Rao & Video and TV5 support by Sridhar Vakitihelped ensure that
the delightful memories are safely encased for generations to come. Publicity
by KiranKandula helped us reach out to everyone interested in telugu culture
and community service. GireeshMeka
deserves a special note of recognition for his spirited help in
Registration activities. Production support by SatyaKarnati helped ensure a
flawless program that could be enjoyed by all. Thanks are due to following team
members for their exemplary help and support: JagadeeshCheemarla, DilipTunki, Raghu,
Guru Paramdhami and others.Thanks to HariPothukuchi andMadhavDurbha for providing report on this
important event.
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