NEW YORK: The Telugu Association of Greater Boston (TAGB) celebrated its Deepavali Dhamaka 2011 in great grandeur on Nov 20 at Littleton High School with around 1000 members in attendance for a spectacular variety of cultural elements including kids’ song and dance routines and funny skits and social dramas. There was also a fashion contest, and on the sidelines, stalls vending clothes and jewelry from India.
A particular highlight was a talk bySri Srikanth Bolla, a visually impaired MIT student from a rural part of Andhra Pradesh, who reached the higher level in his academic career.
TAGB President Koteswara Rao Kandukuri gave a detailed update on the organization and high-lighted the commitment and efforts put in by various committees and volunteers for organizing several successful events in 2011. During this year, TAGB encouraged the community to participate in different areas of cultural, sports, youth, entrepreneurial and charitable activities.
Mohan Nannapaneni, philanthropist and past Chairman of TAGB Board of Trustees, was felicitated as “Boston Dhruvathara” by the Executive Committee and Board of Trustees on his election as Executive Vice President of TANA.
Nannapaneni’s valuable contribution as an initiator of ‘TEAM Square’, a part of the Telugu Association of North America (TANA) to aid members of the Telugu community in need of emergency help was recognized.
India Post News Service
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