of Andhra Pradesh, Raj Salwan (Vice Mayor of Fremont), Stacie Shih (Office of Assembly Member Ash Kalra), Anurag Pal (Office of Assembly member Kansen Chu), Magdalena Carrasco (Vice Mayor of San Jose), Dr. Others attending the event include Jayaram Komati, Special Representative to North America, Govt. Consulate General of India Ambassador Sanjay Panda was the chief guest. Elected official attended the event and conveyed their wishes. BATA team members worked hard in training the little kids in various locations like San Jose, Cupertino, Fremont & San Ramon etc.Īssociation of Indo American’s (AIA) also celebrated India Republic day. Next to follow were high energy and foot tapping dances by little toddlers and BATA youngsters to the latest super hit songs from Tollywood. Shiva Noopuram classical dance school students (Director - Sindhu Kandi) presented - Dasavataram and Markandeya charitra. In addition, there was “Gobbemmalu” dance with all the women dressed in colorful traditional sarees. The elders gave the blessings to all the kids.
The congregation of kids & devotional songs by parents and grandparents made it seem like a big family gathering – “VasudhaikaKutumba”. Vijaya Aasuri (BATA Advisor) officially kicked off the evening cultural program by inviting all the kids for “BhogiPallu”. The main cultural program started at 5:00pm. Paatasala is running successfully in Bay Area with 7 locations & with over 250 students.
It was amazing to watch the little kids motivation and commitment to learn and perform in Telugu language. San Ramon kids presented “Boorela Mookudu” skit. Students from “Paatasala” Telugu School (Initiative by Telugu Times and BATA to promote and teach Telugu language) presented drama “Satya Harischandra”, popular stage artist Sri. The finished Rangavalli was a sight to see and brought nostalgic memories of India. Super Chef displayed the cooking talents of men and women. The kids demonstrated their cooking prowess. Kids got the ingredients from home and prepared a food item of their choice on the spot without any assistance from parents. In parallel, cooking competitions for adults (Super Chef), kids (Little Chef), colorful Rangavalli contest, Art contest, Essay writing were organized. The program started with “Paatala Pallki” – Live music concert by talented singers from BATA Karaoke team, audience thoroughly enjoyed melodious super hit songs. The decorations coupled with the traditional outfits by the audience, participants & BATA volunteers reflected a festive atmosphere. The auditorium was decorated promoting ethnic and festival look of Sankranti, and the main stage had multicolor backdrops and colorful kites. Over 1000 guests attended the glittering event, which started at 1:00 pm and went until 10:00 pm. To feature your NRI communty news in, please mail us at īay Area Telugu Association (BATA) celebrated Sankranti festival in a grand style by hosting various activities such as cooking (వంటల పోటీలు), Muggulu (రంగవల్లి ముగ్గుల పోటీలు), Bommala Koluvu, Melodious Paatala Pallaki (పాటల పల్లకి) musical concert, Classical dance ballet, Folk dances, popular on-stage game show and foot tapping dances.
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