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TELUGU ASSOCIATION OF
NORTH AMERICA
A 501(c)(3) Certified Nonprofit Organization - Tax ID - 36-3060732
26233 Taft RD, Novi, MI 48374
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Our Mission
"To identify and address social, cultural and educational needs
of North American Telugu Community in particular and
Telugu people in general"
Volume-24
Issue-2
September-October 2015
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Chief Editor
Narayanaswamy Sankagiri
1872 Squirrel Valley Drive
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304
Phone: (248) 495-7629
Email: [email protected]
President
Immediate Past President
Dr. V. Chowdary Jampala
Mohan Nannapaneni
(937) 475-7809; [email protected]
(508) 612-6676
Executive Vice President
Regional Coordinators
Satish Vemana
Annapoorna Nimmagadda
Canada - (647) 707-1006
Secretary
Sudhakar Korrapati
Madhu Tata
Appalachian - (803) 318-7078
Janardhan Nimmalapudi
Treasurer
Capital - (302) 897-9276
Murali Vennam
Joint Secretary
Associate Editors
Ravi Potluri
Sreenivasulu Basabathina
Tanuja Gudiseva
Dr. Usha Raju
Naveen Vasireddy (India)
(267) 252-2496
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The opinions expressed in TANA
Patrika belong to the individual
authors and do not necessarily
reflect those of TANA or the
Editorial Board.
Joint Treasurer
Dr. Rajesh Adusumilli
(732) 406-6980
Coordinator, Community Services
Prakash Battineni
Mid-Atlantic - (814) 881-9996
Vinoz Chanamolu
Midwest - (630) 608-0003
Srinivas Kollipara
New England - (508) 308-9771
Laxmi Devineni
New York - (732) 822-2493
Anjaiah Chowdary Lavu
Sivaram Yarlagadda
(732) 406-6980
Coordinator, Women Services
North - (248) 862-4400
Rajani Akurati
Northwest - (503) 913-0954
(630) 674-4633
Councilor-at-large
Ravi Samineni
Goutham Kumar Gurram
Satya Vasireddy
(404) 916-9899
Coordinator, Cultural Services
Ashok Babu Kolla
(270) 293-0003
Chairperson, Board of Directors
Dr. V. Subbarao Uppuluri
(708) 927-5664
Chairperson, Foundation
Sreenivasa Gogineni
(248) 802-8613
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Bhaskar Bandi
Ohio Valley - (309) 533-1498
Rocky Mountains - (623) 521-0591
Raja Surapaneni
South Central - (210) 273-7190
Anil Yalamanchili
Southeast - (216) 256-3821
Srikanth Polavarapu
Southwest - (248) 497-1029
Sateesh Vemuri
West - (925) 989-4536
President's Message
TANA CARES!
Our beloved TANA, the oldest and largest ethnic Indian Association in North America and the largest Telugu
Association in the world, is well renowned for its service to Telugu community, culture and language. TANA
leadership strives hard continually with passion to realize our mission: To address the social, cultural and
educational needs of North American Telugu community in particular and Telugu people in general. We are
fortunate to have a large volunteer and donor base that enthusiastically supports us in this.
TANA is clearly the leader in the service arena with more than a million dollars spent every year in the two
Telugu states in many charitable projects through our TANA Foundation. We are able to raise large sums of
money to serve victims of natural calamities in Teluguland, including almost $350,000 to serve the victims of
the recent Hudhud cyclone. TANA is one of the few Indian associations that gives back to the local community
regularly, with its annual backpacks program and toy drives for needy children, and services to homeless.
TANA Emergency Assistance Management Team (TEAM Square) serving Telugu people in their emergencies
is a program that all other associations try to emulate. These are just some examples of what we do.
TANA CARES is our latest service initiative for Telugu people in North America to address emerging needs at
a community level. It encompasses a series of service and educational initiatives and activities in many spheres
(health, education, immigration etc.) that will benefit the Telugu community. This would complement our other
ongoing service activities, help the fellow Telugus and bring TANA closer to realizing its mission.
For example, having a large registry of bone marrow samples from people of Telugu origin would benefit
Telugu people suffering from degenerative diseases of blood like leukemia. TANA has now entered into a
national partnership with Be The Match program and will conduct bone marrow registry drives at all TANA
activities. Our goal is to have at least 100,000 Telugu people in the registry within the next two years. I will
note in passing that I am in the registry myself and was once matched as a donor.
Other TANA CARES programs will include Autism Awareness and Education camps, blood drives, dental
and health clinics, CPR training and educational seminars and workshops about important issues to the community like taxes, wills, estate planning, visa and passport issues etc.
All Telugu communities in North America are now being served by young, energetic and enthusiastic TANA
Regional Representatives, other TANA officers, and City and Project Coordinators working together to implement TANA CARES with your help and cooperation.
Please share any ideas you have about how TANA CARES can serve the community better; write to me at
[email protected]. You can support TANA activities by donating at tana.org/donate
Thank you for your continuous and enthusiastic support of TANA; your caring about TANA continues to inspire us.
Yours in Service,
V. Chowdary Jampala, MD
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TANA FOUNDATION
LOOKING FORWARD
"To Share, To Care and to Serve the Needy"
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Sreenivasa Gogineni
Chairman
ANA Foundation's mission has always been to help the less fortunate Telugu people
in US, Canada and India. The new Foundation team is looking forward to pursue this
mission with vigor and energy over the next two years. With the actual humanitarian
needs far exceeding the financial capability of the Foundation, one can only try to
maximize the resources and also maximize the benefit from those resources - TANA
Foundation is no exception. Towards this goal, TANA Foundation has been diligently
analyzing programs to benefit the neediest, and in the process, it has been leveraging
partnerships with local non-profits and other organizations that share our vision, that
can deliver services to the beneficiaries directly and efficiently.
On an average, one million dollars per year worth of projects have been implemented consistently for more than a decade.
Many TANA Foundation projects that have been very active and successful in the
past few years will remain the focus in the 2015-17 period with continued support of
generous donors.
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Mega health camps for Cancer, Cardiac, CleftLip surgery, Vision, Diabetic
screening have been phenomenal success, helping numerous patients.
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More than 40,000 cataract surgeries through our flagship project, Operation
Envision, restoring precious eye sight to the rural poor.
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Cancer screening camps have become synonymous with TANA Foundation,
with more than 25 camps conducted in the last year alone.
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Helping the orphanages to take care of 1,000 orphan children every year.
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The newly introduced project Vaaradhi is already helping 500 students and
heading towards doubling this figure in the next two years.
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Providing libraries in high schools, funeral shelters for an honorable farewell
to the dead through Mahaprasthanam, etc. are a few more to worth mentioning.
Scholarships in India and USA to students in need are another big task that Foundation has been doing for many years. Graduate scholarships and Youth scholarships in
US/Canada will be continued to be promoted and provided to the deserving candidates
from the income generated by the TANA Foundation and Endowments. More than a
hundred students every year will be provided with scholarships to professional courses
in both states of Andhra and Telangana.
We are evaluating proposals for new initiatives on helping the less fortunate and
will take up after careful evaluation and execution plans. TANA Foundation will continue to work with the donors who in many instances wish to sponsor projects in their
place of origin. Fundraisers to support the projects and a few more activities to bring
awareness in the community will be held throughout US and Canada with your support
and participation.
For more information on Foundation activities or if you wish to volunteer or send
suggestions and feedback, please send an email to [email protected].
To Donate or pledge please visit www.tana.org/donate or
www.tanafoundation.org/donation or contact any Foundation trustee or volunteer
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TANA Executive Committee
2015- 2017
President
Satish Vemana
Mohan Nannapaneni
Madhu Tata
Murali Vennam
Executive Vice-President
Past President
Secretary
Treasurer
Ravi Potluri
Dr. Rajesh Adusumilli
Anjaiah Chowdary Lavu
Rajani Akurati
Joint Secretary
Joint Treasurer
Community Services Coordinator
Women Services Coordinator
Ashok Babu Kolla
Gautam Kumar Gurram
Sreenivasa Gogineni
Cultural Services Coordinator
Councilor at Large
Chairman, BOD
Chairman, TANA Foundation
TANA Regional Coordinators
2015- 2017
Annapoorna Nimmagadda
Sudhakar Korrapati
Janardhan Nimmalapudi
Prakash Battineni
Canada
Appalachian
Capital
Mid-Atlantic
Vinoz Chanamolu
Srinivas Kollipara
Laxmi Devineni
Sivaram Yarlagadda
Mid West
New England
New York
North
Sandeep Kukatla
Bhaskar Bandi
Ravi Samineni
Satya Vasireddy
North Central
Northwest
Ohio Valley
Rocky Mountains
Raja Surapaneni
Anil Yalamanchili
Srikanth Polavarapu
Sateesh Vemuri
South Central
Southeast
Southwest
West
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TANA Foundation
2015- 2017
Sreenivasa Gogineni
Dr. Prasad Nalluri
Niranjan Srungavarapu
Chairman
Secretary
Treasurer
Ramakanth Koya
Harish Koya
Joint Secretary
Trustee
Vasudeva Reddy Chinna
Trustee
Dilip Kuchipudi
Trustee
Hema C. Kanuru
Anil Lingamaneni
Srinivas Lavu
Anil Kumar Veerapaneni
Trustee
Trustee
Trustee
Trustee
Jayasekhar Talluri
Trustee
TANA President, Ex-Officio Member
TANA Board of Directors
2015- 2017
Sagar Malisetti
Chalapati Kondrakunta
Secretary
Treasurer
Chairman
Jayaram Komati
Dr. Naren Kodali
Srinivas Jarugula
Director
Director
Director
Ex Officio Member, President
Mohan Nannapaneni
Satish Vemana
Madhu Tata
Murali Vennam
Ex Officio Member, Past President
Ex Officio Member, EVP
Ex Officio Member, Secretary, EC
Ex Officio Member, Treasurer EC
Sreenivasa Gogineni
Dr. Prasad Nalluri
Niranjan Srungavarapu
Ramakanth Koya
Ex Officio Member
Chairman - TANA Foundation
Ex Officio Member
Secretary-TANA Foundation
Ex Officio Member
Treasurer-TANA Foundation
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Ex Officio Member
Jt. Treasurer-TANA Foundation
TANA Mid-Atlantic
Region Hosts
Swararchana
by LMA
TANA Mid-Atlantic Team in association with Little Musicians Academy (LMA) organized
Swararchana - an exclusive musical performance by Sri Ramachari and students of LMA on
Saturday, August 29 at Upper Merion Middle School, King of Prussia, PA. This event was
coordinated by Ravi Potluri (TANA Joint Secretary) and Prakash Battineni (Mid-Atlantic
Regional Representative). LMA students gave two hours non-stop performance which was
well received by the audience. Emcee Aparna Vagvala did a wonderful job.
TANA Mid-Atlantic team felicitated Sri Ramachary and announced 1 lakh rupees for the
LMA building fund. Ravi Mandalapu donated $500 towards the fund. Philadelphia TANA
Team - Nagaraju Nalajula, Satish Tummala, Bobby Yerra worked hard to organize this event
and thanked Bharat and Usha Ramaka for the coordination. It was an excellent team effort
under the leadership of TANA Joint Secretary Ravi Potluri. TAGDV Secretary Sambaiah
Kotapati, Treasurer Kiran Kothapalli, Joint Secretary Suresh Venkanannagari and EC
members Gopi Vagvala, Nagaraju Nalajula, SRUTI - President Mrs. Santi Kanumalla, and
other prominent area residents attended the event.
Audience appreciated TANA’s efforts in bringing a good quality program to the
community. Program ended with a vote of thanks followed by the India National Anthem. b
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TANA Salutes
Sri Abdul Kalam
ATLANTA
TANA Atlanta Team organized candle light vigil to pay tribute to the
memory of Sri Abdul Kalam at Krishna Vilas restaurant. In spite of it
being a weekday, Indians turned out in huge numbers, displaying the mark
of respect and love for our beloved humanitarian and former President.
The event kicked off with lighting the lamp and prayer. Two minute silence
was observed by the audience in memory of Sri Abdul Kalam.
Representatives from TANA, ATA, NATA, TATA, TAMA, IFA,
GATES, ATF and MYTHRI joined hands to mark this event. Representatives from all organizations spoke briefly about Sri Abdul Kalam's achievements as a scientist, teacher, and President of India. One common thread
observed from all the speeches was his "simplicity, humility, and inspiring
personality" that endeared him to all.
He was the most popular president of
India in recent times. He inspired
millions of children and youth of the
nation and gave motivational speeches
across the country. India has indeed lost
one of the iconic leaders of all time.
The event was coordinated by Anil
Yalamanchili (TANA SE Regional
Coordinator), Madhu Tata (Secretary,
TANA), Anjiah Chowdary Lavu
(TANA EC), Goutham Gurram (TANA
EC) and Srinivas Lavu (TANA Foundation). The event concluded with a
candle light vigil followed by vote of
thanks from Purna Veerapaneni.
Krishna Vilas provided the venue and
Sridhar Vakiti, Murali Kakumani and
Vikram Gadiparthy captured the
memorable moments.
DALLAS
Mahatma Gandhi Memorial of
North Texas (MGMNT) organized a
candle light vigil condolence meeting
to pay tribute to Bharata Ratna, Dr. APJ
Abdul Kalam at Mahatma Gandhi
Memorial Plaza in Irving. Telugu
Association of North America (TANA)
in association with other Indian organizations helped organize this event.
More than 250 people from all walks of
life gathered to pay a rich floral tribute
to Dr. Kalam.
MILPITAS, CA
On July 30th, many Telugu people
gathered at the local Swagat Indian Cuisine
restaurant to pay their respects to the departed
leader, Sri Kalam. Mr. Rama Puranam who
worked under Dr. Kalam at DRDO shared his
personal reminiscences, followed by senior
TANA member, Mr. Rayadu Vrudhula. Prominent TANA leaders, Jayaram Komati, Sateesh
Vemuri, Vinay Paruchuri and others, alongwith
BATA leadership, made arrangements for the
program. BATA leaders Vijaya Asuri, Yashvanth
Kudaravalli and others also attended. Over 150
people attended the event, including 40 children
and paid their respects.
Dr. Prasad Thotakura, Chairman of the Mahatma Gandhi
Memorial and Past-President of TANA, in his message stated
that it is a great loss to the entire nation to lose a true leader like
Kalam. He filled many roles as a pragmatic, patriotic, secular,
scholar, scientist, engineer, hero, role model, humanitarian, youth
icon, motivational speaker, writer, professor, simple, humble,
Missile Man, Bharat Ratna, the 11th President of India Dr. Avul
Paki Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam. Even though he is no more with
us physically, he will be remembered for generations to come as
a gentle, sincere, saintly human being with a full of passion, love
and affection towards motherland and as a proud son of Bharat
Mata.
MGMNT Board of Directors, Shabnam Modgil and Jack
Godhwani also paid a rich tribute in their condolence messages.
Former DGP of Andhra Pradesh Dr. K. Aravinda Rao recalled
his interactions with Dr. Kalam in connection with Lead India, a
movement initiated by Dr. Kalam. Several community leaders
from different organizations including Srikanth Polavarapu
(TANA SW Regional Coordinator), Rajesh Adusumilli (TANA
Joint Treasurer), Anil Veerapaneni (TANA Foundation), Samba
Dodda, and Vinod Uppu, joined the gathering to pay their
respects to Dr. Kalam.
St. LOUIS, MO
Telugu people of St. Louis gathered
at the Mahatma Gandhi Center, on the
premises of the Hindu Temple of St. Louis
on July 31, to pay their respects to Sri
Kalam. Raja Surapaneni, TANA Regional
Coordinator for South Central, along with
Muralikrishna Puttagunta, President,
Telugu Association of St. Louis, took the
lead to organize the event. Prominent
TANA members like Dr. Babu Rajendra
Prasad Dandamudi, Dr. Ramarao Kaza, Dr.
Kurmanadha Rao Chadalavada and Dr.
Rajanikanth Gangavarapu atended and paid
their respects to the departed leader. The
event was supported by the India Association as well, with several representatives in
attendance.
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Dr. Akkaraju Sarma
TANA CARES!
IT HAS BEEN CARING, FOR WELL OVER THREE DECADES
Immediately on the heals of a successful 20th Conference in Detroit
Dr. Madhav
Durbha (Atlanta,
GA) experienced
first hand the joy
of saving a young
life by becoming
a marrow donor.
He was selected
through 'Be the
Match' registry.
Dr. Durbha
recounted his
experience in the
TANA 20th
Conference
Souvenir.
during July, the August issue of TANA Patrika carried a very gratifying
news - that the new Executive Committee of TANA has launched a collaborative health project in North America with the appropriate title, "TANA
Cares." In short, this is an effort, in collaboration with "Be The Match", to
greatly expand the registry of marrow donors of South Asian lineage in
North America. Bone marrow donation is the single most effective mechanism to fight any degenerative disease of blood such as Lukemia, and the
probability of a successful match is highest among people of the same
ethnic gene pool.
It is exciting to see TANA take this up as an actual action item. Kudos
to the new TANA leadership team! Not to be modest about it, but TANA
has been at the cutting edge of marrow registration drives for nearly three
decades - a record not matched by any ethnic, social or religious service
organization of Indian Americans. Of this, TANA can be truly and justly
proud!
To put things in a historical perspective, the first registration drive at
TANA was organized at 1991 convention in Atlanta. Since I was already
doing similar work with other local organizations in and around Philadelphia, and TANA itself didn't have much money, we raised some seed
funding through a grant from Merck Pharmaceuticals. The charitable
services wing of Pujyaswami Dayananda also helped. We managed to sign
up around 260 donors at the Atlanta TANA convention.
Nowadays, registering to be a marrow donor is an easy, painless and
simple matter of providing a swab inside one's cheek. In those days, the
process was a lot more complicated, needing a blood sample. So, obviously,
we had to have trained phlebotomists. At each registry event, we used to
have 3 - 4 phlebotomists from Lab Corp of America, doing venipunctures.
The collected blood samples had to be packed in dry ice and shipped to the
Dr. Akkaraju Sarma's family roots in Nellore and living in Philadelphia area
since 1970 and has been active in social and cultural causes. Dr. Sarma is
recipient of many awards from TANA, Council of Indian Organizations, other
organizations. He had been one of the earliest organizers of National Marrow
Donor Registry Programs, with multiple registration drives in various TANA
and other conventions.
lab, to be processed within 24 hours. In spite of the complicated procedure, we conducted registration
drives at many TANA conferences and at other major events of Indian Americans.
What I have learned in three decades of doing the National Marrow Donation Programs (NMDP)
registry drives is this: Show people how to do a registry drive. They will learn and find the motivation
to do the drive by themselves. By now, NMDP, “be-the-match”, “Asians for miracle march” [a3m],
“be-the-donor”, “Life-savers-Group” and similar non-profit organizations have evolved into humanitarian projects all over the country. We have seen so many times that if an individual needed a donor,
then that need evolved into family driven multiple drives.
In closing, I wish all success to the TANA CARES project. The important point here is that the
one of the largest Indian American non-profit organizations is taking the lead action. I will encourage
“TANA CARES” to solicit and include all regional Telugu associations to join, provide initial P.R.,
and serve as an umbrella support. The second most important point is to allay the fear that giving a
gift of life is a painful process. Not any more, as “Gift of My life” article of Madhav Durbha in the
TANA Conference Souvenir amply demonstrates.
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TANA FOUNDATION
Division of Telugu Association of North America (TANA)
A not-for profit organization, Tax ID 36-3060732
To Donate or pledge please visit www.tana.org/donate or
www.tanafoundation.org/donation or mail this form
We make a living by what we get; we make a life by what we give.
TANA FOUNDATION DONATION FORM
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Address: _____________________________________________________________________
Email Address:__________________________________ Phone:________________________
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(Requires filling the sponsorship form on the web):
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Cancer Camp ($1500 each):
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Please mail the completed form to:
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For any questions or comments, please send an email to [email protected]
TANA Foundation Activities
TANA Foundation has been the top organization for doing charitable activities in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana states from
North America. On an average, one million dollars per year worth of projects have been implemented consistently for more than
a decade.
Orphanages: We identified many Orphanages which are being run very efficiently but unable to
provide everything theywant to, due to paucity of funds. With a motive to support as many orphanages
as possible, initially, we would like to include at least 10 orphanages which fulfil the basic needs of about
1000 children. We started an endowment of One Crore Rupees which will provide food to these 1000
children for one month every year. Our goal is to do it for the whole year. Please donate generously and
celebrate your special days with these children for as little as $100.
Project Vaaradhi: We identify needy children and counsel their parents/guardians to send their children to school. We
provide books, clothing, medical care and constant follow-up on their progress. Many children are malnourished and we provide healthy diet to such children. We currently have taken 500 children under this project and in the next four years want to help
up to 1000 children. Cost to provide for one child is a mere $100 per year.
Scholarships: We see many deserving students who are intelligent but not able to continue their higher studies due to lack of support. Such students who do not get financial assistance from the government are given
scholarships to some of the costs of education. Each scholarship would be approximately $250 per student per
year. A recipient of this scholarship will be assigned to a donor for monitoring their progress by the donor.
Eyecamps: Operation Envision has helped sponsor more than 600 eye camps in various parts of Andhra Pradesh
and Telangana. More than 40,000 people are living a better productive life due to these camps. This project gives instant results
to the donation given by a donor by transforming the life through a cataract surgery. An eye camp can be sponsored with an
initial donation of $600 to provide surgery to 25 people. Give the gift of eye sight.
Cancer Camps: We have conducted more than 25 cancer camps with the help of BasavaTharakam Cancer Hospital in
Hyderabad. For about $1500 a cancer camp can be conducted in the sponsor's chosen village/city. Sponsor will have to arrange
for the publicity, place where the camp can be conducted and some accommodation to the visiting team.Almost 165 people were
diagnosed and sent for treatment.
Cleft Lip: For $250 you can change the face of a disfigured child forever and put a beautiful smile.
Cleft lip and unusual growth in the mouth and throat severely effect children not only in looks but negatively affect their health too. Moreover these happen in remote areas among poor people probably due to
nutritional deficiencies. This project has been taken up only two years ago and 100 surgeries have been
sponsored till date. It takes the hospital crew to convince the parents of these affected children to come
to the hospital for a free surgery as they are scared of the costs and after effects of the surgery.
Funeral Shelters: We see funeral homes, cemeteries in this part of the world in a pleasant environment as sending of a
loved one in a most respectful manner is considered very important. Unfortunately, in many parts of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana,
the cemeteries/graveyards are in pitiful state.As a result it becomes a necessity to clean the trash before a cremation can be done.
In case of adverse weather conditions, it becomes even tougher to perform such activities.Building a funeral shelter with basic
amenities costs a minimum of $10,000. This must be considered by everyone to do for their village. TANA Foundation can
guide you in the process and this is a donor sponsored project.
Enjoy the thrill of giving and make a difference in a less fortunate person's life.
Become role models for your children.
TANA Foundation is looking for more volunteers to get involved and help the less fortunate. For more information on
foundation activities or if you wish to volunteer please send an email to [email protected]
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To Donate or pledge please visit www.tana.org/donate or www.tanafoundation.org/donation or fill in and post the form on
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Sreedhar Chanamolu
I graduated from NIT, Warangal, formerly called REC, Warangal with a degree in Chemical Engineering in 1995. I moved to US in January 1996 and
completed MS in Computer Science from Oklahoma City University. I graduated in May 1997 and started working at Nortel Networks as Software Engineer.
Since 1999, I attended almost all the TANA REC Alumni Meets. It has
always been a pleasure to meet graduates from several different batches and
share personal experiences/achievements and more importantly to keep in
touch.Again this year, I was delighted to attend the 20th National Conference
held in Detroit from July 2-4, 2015.
I drove to the TANA conference from Ashburn, VA, with a group of
twelve friends. It took us nine hours. The journey was absolutely worth it.I
was excited to see and meet such a large number of
Telugu fellow folks after span of two years. And the
arrangements were excellent.
I thank Narayanaswamy Sankagiri of 1986
batch for organizing the NIT-Warangal Alumni Meet
at the TANA Conference and inviting our special
guest V.V. Lakshminarayana, IPS and former JD of
the CBI. I was delighted to learn that he also was an
alumnus of our collage. Sree Lakshminarayanawas
an inspiration and leading light throughout the two
hour program. Without him, this event would not
have been such a success. It gave us all a chance to
listen to him in a casual setting and converse with
him face to face on a friendly basis. I personally appreciated his down-to-earth nature. It was fascinating and inspiring to listen to his ideas for a corruption - free India. He told us if every child is coached
in good values at school level, India will develop by
itself without corruption. He plans to start such a venture and I, for one, plan to wholeheartedly support
him. Our beloved Metallurgy Professor Sambasiva
Rao garu also attended our alumni event and gave a
brief but delightful dramatic performance.
I hope to see even more Alumni in the forthcoming meets. I sincerely thank TANA and the Conference organizers for this wonderful opportunity
which I will cherish for a long time.
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KP Jaligama
I am no stranger to performing on stage, because I am a singer.
However, this is the first time I performed in a dance presentation, that too on TANA Conference stage during prime time. Needless to say, this has been an unforgettable experience for me.
I acted as the demon Purushasura, in "Siva Shakti", a thematic dance presentation drawn from Hindu mythology of the
dancing Lord Siva and his inseparable consort, Shakti. The brief
story line was how both of them manifest together, when the demonic forces of Purushasura upset the balance of the creation, and
vanquish the demon. This was staged by the Michigan based
Mystic Dance group.
Padma Latha Kalapuram, who is Mystic Dance group director and mother of Trishul Kalapuram, did a wonderful job in
organizing this skit. She was working on this project for more than
three months and spent a lot of time and money. Trained all the
young dancers and procured all the props. Her energy and drive
made this skit possible. In the center of the stage is a very large
Siva Lingam. At the appropriate moment in the play, the Siva
Lingam splits in half and Lord Siva emerges from it and attacks
the demon. It was executed perfectly on stage with great dramatic
effect, and acting in the role of the demon, I was stunned by the
grandeur of the moment.
A special hat tip to Anusri Yanumula, who stepped into the
role of Lord Siva at the last minute as Vikhyathi Pallerla had to
be in DhimTANA competition. Anusri animated the role of Lord
Siva with great vigor and thrilled the audience. The kids were
awesome. Congratulations to all the kids for their tight team work,
commitment and amazing dance talent. Kudos to all the parents
for their dedicated support. Many thanks to TANA Conference
cultural team for this opportunity which I personally will not forget.
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Preliminaries in 14 cities, starting with Minneapolis, MN, and ending with
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More than 500 contestants in beauty pageants
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This is first time for pageant competitions conducted across the nation in
any Telugu organization.
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DHIM-TANA WINNERS
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SINGING
Classical Singing
Sub-Juniors
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Detroit
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Juniors
1st Place
Detroit
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Dallas
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Raleigh
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Parashar Athmakuri
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Samhitha Bandaru
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Sindhu Nattamai
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Detroit
Charlotte Nrityam
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Detroit
Sahiti Akasapu
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Detroit
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Detroit
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DC
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TANA
Youth Report
Ujwal Velagapudi
THURSDAY
Banquet: The youth committee chairs and volunteers helped out at both of the banquet by greeting and
escorting the guests to their seats.
Greektown: The fist night out was at the Greektown
rooftop bar called Level 2, where Venkatesh joined the
youth along with Suresh Babu and Navdeep, Sreekanth,
Prince, and Khayyum . It was a fun night in an intimate
setting with just 50 youth in attendance.
FRIDAY
Orientation: As we kicked off the weekend, the
Youth Committee conducted some engaging meet &
greet ice breaker activities to get the youth to meet each
other in a comfortable atmosphere.
Venkatesh Youth Forum: The panel was composed
of Venkatesh, Tapsee, and Suresh Babu, who were all
interviewed/hosted by anchor Jhansi. Youth were randomly chosen by the actors and given the opportunity to
ask questions, sing, or even take a selfie with them. By
popular demand adults also joined in but youth were the
primary focus.
Boat Cruise: This was easily the most awaited
event of the weekend, which happened on the Detroit
Princess riverboat, between the Detroit-Windsor border.
The entire first floor was rented by TANA, and had
well over 400 guests. DJ Srimix was playing
mainstream music, as well as Telugu hits all night. A
VIP section was created next to the main dance floor
for the actors in attendance; Venkatesh, Sreekanth,
Navdeep, Nikhil, Prince, Khayyum, and Satya
Krishnan. The celebrities all had a great time,
dancing and partying with the youth, sometimes
even requesting the security to back off to allow a
dance battle with the youth. Overall, we only heard
positive feedback as everyone enjoyed the night.
SATURDAY
Basketball Tournament: We started the day off
in the morning with a 3v3 basketball tournament,
which had a great turnout of 16 teams total.
Jeopardy & Idli Eating Contest: The jeopardy
activity based on our Telugu language and culture
turned out to be a fun event for the teams that
participated. Idli eating contest was also fun for
everyone, with the contestants simply trying to eat
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All Alone
Venkat Aekka
Yamini was sitting on a chair at the front door.
It was raining, but just lightly, and usually by this time kids would be outside. What's going on this year? Is there a
big traffic backup on I-275? This used to be a fun night. Yamini is talking to herself on Halloween night. She waited for
almost 2 hours with Amul, nicely dressed up in a Superman costume. Why is that no one showed up at our door tonight?
Did our neighbors think that because we're Indian, we don't celebrate night? Were there no trick-or-treaters because recent negative news on TV caused people to keeptheir kids inside on Halloween night? Last year, we were in India, but the previous year,
we had many young trick-or-treaters at the door. Amul was 3
years old and brightly dressed as Sponge Bob. What's going on?
Rakesh is with a client in New Jersey and won't be back till Friday. Should I call him and tell him no one came to our door? I
can't return the candy or the costly Halloween costume. I'll give
it some more time and then wrap this up. What is going on?
Rakesh works as a software engineer for a client in New
Jersey. The assignment is expenses paid and he travels to New
Jersey from Monday to Friday. That weekend, Rakesh came back
and was busy with project release issues. He came from the airport and immediately went to his library room and joined a conference call. It was a long call with no breaks. He quickly came
out and grabbed his beer and ran back into the room as someone
started addressing him with a question.
Yamini was waiting on the sofa watching her favorite
show on the Indian Channel. Rakesh hates Indian media. He
thinks Indian political debates and cinema news area waste of
time. He has been following Jay Leno from his college days in
Hyderabad. He has been hooked on NFL and NBA games for
many decades. He desperately wanted to get his master's degree
in the United States and started adapting to American customs
in India. He could have cleared the U.S. citizenship test at the
F1 student visa interview itself. He loved American life so much
.
Finally, Rakesh came out of his meeting. "Do you know
no one came to our door on Halloween night?" said Yamini.
"Really? I can't believe it. We used to have a lot of fun
with the kids dressed up in costumes and trick-or-treating,"
Rakesh recollected.
"There is something weird going on. Very rarely do I see
people on the streets. We know only two families here and one
has their home foreclosed and the other got divorced and moved.
Amul no longer has anyone to play with or visit here, "Yamini
said.
"That's OK. We will take him to the mall today," Rakesh
said .
She dressed Amul and seated him in his car seat. Rakesh
started driving to the local mall. As they drove through their subdivision, Yamini observed the neighborhood closely. Most of the
houses were either empty or had "for sale" signs. She saw many
lawns were not mowed; a couple of abandoned houses had grass
so high it almost reached the top of the backyard fences.
They came back after having dinner at Rakesh's favorite
Italian restaurant . It was relaxing to chat with Rakesh after the
confusing Halloween night. The next day, Rakesh left in a cab
for New Jersey. Yamini was worried about her subdivision. She
grew very observant about her neighborhood. She went to the
bus stop and this time she didn't call her mother to pass the time.
She wanted to count how many students and parents were waiting for the bus. There was only Amul and one other child. The
bus took off very quickly.
"Are we living in an abandoned subdivision?" she wondered. She decided to go see for herself. As she walked through
the subdivision's streets, she started getting scared. Every house
had either a foreclosure notice or just looked vacant. One house
was occupied by homeless people. A couple of the vagrants
waved to her. Rattled, she started walking home. Finally, she saw
a familiar face. Dave lives about 10 houses down from Yamini
and Rakesh.
"Hi. How are you guys doing? How is Rakesh? I used to
see him at Life Time," Dave asked referring to the fitness center.
"Nowadays, he is traveling to clients in New Jersey," she
answered.
"No wonder I don't see him anymore."
"I have a question," Yamini started on her theory.
"When we bought our home a few years back, this used
to be a bustling neighborhood. There were association meetings,
block parties, ping-pong tournaments, graduations and birthdays.
But now there seems to be no one around. What's going on?"
"You didn't know?"
Dave's response scared her.
"Know what?"
"With the market meltdown, job losses and plant closings, lots of my friends here lost their houses. We had many farewell parties, but we thought your family was more into Indian
things and wouldn't be interested. The last few months, there was
an exodus of families leaving this place. Maybe you didn't notice. Pretty much, you and I are the only neighbors left," Dave
explained .
"I am here because my parents love this place and I am
taking care of them. Given the chance, I would sell my house
and leave. We were wondering why you guys were still staying
here with Rakesh doing so well in his career,"he said.
"I am sorry. I have to go. I'll talk to you later," Yamini
said as she almost ran home rattled by this unfolding situation.
Venkat Aekka is a Manager at Ford Motor Company and former
president of Detroit Telugu Association. He also enjoys writing fiction
and non-fiction in English in his spare time.
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She started wondering what
was wrong with her and Rakesh.
Why hadn't they noticed the
changes until it was so bad that they
were almost the only neighbors
left? That day she observed the
mailman. He stopped at her house
to drop off mail and then took off
at almost 50mph from her subdivision. There was no one else to
deliver mail to. Yamini began to
feel as if she was living in a haunted
neighborhood.
What do I do all day, Yamini
wondered
I get up and get Amul ready
for school. Pack his bag and lunch
and drop him at the bus stop. Then
I call Mom to hear about her day's events in Hyderabad. Then I
have breakfast and switch on the Sony Channel. Here come my
favorite serials. The characters are so interesting that I don't like
to watch anything else. Marathon stories and wicked characters
with bindis as twisted as the stories themselves. I know all the
characters and their intentions before they utter anything on the
small screen. Sometimes I feel they are part of my own family.
In one of the episodes, Sandhya gets married. I unknowingly
started cleaning the house, washing the floors and putting up
Christmas lights in celebration. I dressed as if I were a guest at
the wedding. Between serials, Vonage and Amul, my life is consumed completely. I have no time for society, news or any other
neighborhood changes.
Rakesh is always in his own world. Though he is very
caring and helps out at home, his first wife is golf. If he is not
playing, he is either watching the PGA or discussing custombuilt clubs on the phone. He is researching new golf club materials - titanium, graphite composite, etc. Both of us are in our
own worlds, one immersed in eagles and birdies and the other
in nannans and bahoos. Rakesh leaves early on Saturdays for his
tee time.
Despite these independent lifestyles, there is lot of caring and love in the family. Rakesh is very much disciplined. Friday is assigned for house cleaning and chores. He vacuums and
cleans every minute speck on the furniture after his return from
airport. He mows the lawn, keeps up the landscaping and then
settles down with a beer with dinner. Then he goes out to the
garage to clean his golf clubs for the next day's tee time. A few
weekends they drive up North to chill out at the lake. Yamini
also likes these outings as it relaxes Rakesh and Amul likes water
rides.
Yamini wondered, "Where did we go wrong? Was this
the life I dreamt about America?Was living the American Dream
turning out to be lifeless daily routine?"
"We picked the right priced house in a decent neighborhood. We lacked knowledge because we were cut off from both
worlds, Desi as well as Pardesi. We hardly have any Desi or
Telugu friends because Rakesh doesn't get along well, as they
seem to be focused on boring topics. I don't have any American
friends. I am always talking to my mom on Vonage. She spends
her day talking to me about her sisters, tenants, maids and my
in-laws in India. I narrate every minute detail from how Rakesh's
waist size went from 34 to 36 to how my mother-in-law pestered
Rakesh for a Gruha Pravesham gift for his sister's new house.
Finally, I realized my biggest problem is about my phone ties to
India. I am wasting my life here and also my mom's life in
Hyderabad. I want to change my life. I will dress up and visit
the local temple tonight with Amul. I do my prayers at home but
very seldom. I can hardly say one sloka correctly."
Yamini went to temple and there was a group making
garlands for the next day's event. Yamini introduced herself to
the group and started helping out. They were cordial and invited
her for weekly sahasranama chanting. Yamini started going to
the weekly chants. She struggled initially with difficult lines, but
everyone helped her and she started enjoying the company of
the new friends. Then came the invitation to join the monthly
potluck.
Rakesh was hesitant to go to a Desi dinner. That night he
wore a nice kurta and they arrived at pot luck venue. First hour
went with introductions and many follow up queries on his education, first job and how he met Yamini, etc. He was pleasantly
surprised to meet someone who is also a golf buff like him. Hindi
songs were playing on the TV. Rakesh said , "A lot of interesting changes in movies nowadays. The last movie I saw was
'Munna Bhai MBBS' after our wedding. I really liked it. Where
is Sanjay Dutt now?"
"In jail," someone answered.
"What happened?"
The group's conversation then drifted to other Bollywood
news: Aishwarya marrying Abhishek, Saif Ali remarrying
Kareena, item songs and the Dabbang movie.
"Too much ...information overload," Rakesh thought.
After the dinner, Yamini was in the kitchen helping her
new friends pack leftovers in Ziploc bags. Someone mentioned
the Mahesh Babu Movie release the next week. She was saying,
"Let's all go together with our families." Yamini was nervous,
wondering how Rakesh would react to a group movie proposal
that starred Prince Mahesh Babu.
She told the women she would confirm after checking
with Rakesh.
Yamini and Rakesh had a wonderful night at the potluck,
a very unusual one.
While they were driving home, she slowly started the
topic with Rakesh.
"How did you like the group?"she asked.
There was silence for few minutes.
"Nice," Rakesh responded in a low voice.
He cleared his throat. "I mean they are really nice people
and there were interesting conversations. I didn't know many
topics that they were talking about and have opinions on."
I am not sure about the movie proposal this weekend,"
Yamini started getting into unchartered territory of Rakesh's.
"Yeah, they were mentioning as one of them apparently
is a big fan of Mahesh Babu," Rakesh said, helping to unload
some of the burden of the conversation off her shoulders.
"I thought Hero Krishna's son was Ramesh. Is this the
younger son?" he asked.
"Yes. Apparently after the Pokiri movie, he is a big hit,"
she replied.
"They call him Prince Ha. I saw his movie in Atul's house
in New Jersey. 'Dookudu,' I think."
"Movies have changed a lot. It seems Brahmanandam is
bigger than any star nowadays, almost deciding the fate of every producer and director."
"Let's go and watch the movie this weekend. I am fine."
He OK'd the plan
Yamini started getting ready for the Telugu movie outing. She started deciding on her saree and jewelry that morning.
Amul also looked excited anticipating the funhe would have with
his new found Akkas (sisters), Aditi, Aisha and Komal.
They arrived at the theatre and were shocked to see the
long line and a festive atmosphere. Rakesh went to the counter
and asked for three tickets.
The girl on the other side asked in a clear voice with perfect pronunciation, 'Sreeman-thudu?'
He said "Yes," swallowing his shock.
Finally, everyone arrived in colorful dresses and sarees
and blocked a complete row. Children wanted to sit together in
the front rows as far away as possible from parents. After a few
commercials for upcoming Indian movies, the movie started with
a bang. After two ghastly murders, Prince Mahesh Babu slowly
emerged from desert sand dunes. The whole theatre went crazy
and a few enthusiasts ran up to the screen and threw colorful confetti. Yamini quickly held Amul in her seat as she waited for the
celebrations to stop. Rakesh smiled at Yamini and held her
briefly. It is a new experience for the family.Then slowly, the
story stabilized on the screen with some sisterly sentiment and
father/son emotional outbursts. Amul was enjoying seeing gigantic images from India like Auto Ricksaw and Dhobi's Iron
Box. The little girl Komal slowly walked toward their row and
asked Yamini in a quiet voice, "Auntie, can we have Amul sit
with us in the front?"
"Sure. Naana, you want to go with Akka?" Yamini asked.
Amul jumped down without any even answering and ran
with Komal through the darkness.
Yamini slowly started realizing how her life began changing with one random act of offering to help at the temple. She
thought "God Tussi Great Ho."
"You know our problem?" Rakesh said when they returned home.
"We are neither Desis nor Americans. Let's pick one and
go," he continued.
"Desis," Yamini said enthusiastically.
"Starting tomorrow, I am going to make some changes,"
she decided.
"I'm going to disconnect Vonage. I am done living my
life on the phone with my mom. Let her live a full life in
Hyderabad without any distractions. If it is urgent, she will call
me on her cell."
Yamini heard about upcoming Telugu dance auditions at
the potluck.The Puja group was also interested in signing up.
She took the initiative and submitted the audition application for
her team online. There was a question about the team choreographer. She thought for few seconds and wrote her name down.
She couldn't believe what she did. She went back down memory
lane to her college days when she performed at college events.
The next day, she went downstairs to the basement to play the
latest Telugu dance songs and started dancing with Amul.
Everyday this became a new routine. Instead of phone
calls, she practices dance steps for upcoming auditions. The next
weekend, a few kids from the Puja group came over and Yamini
was ready with steps for a medley of songs. She detailed every
step slowly to the group, which includedAmul. Every weekend
the house was full of parents and kids, getting into the dance
groove.
During the next few weeks, it was more fun with kids
becoming close with Amul. The house was full of snacks and
dishes. Rakesh was amazed by how a small change could bring
so much fun to his family. He helped serve dishes, clean up and
empty trash. Some kids wanted to sleep over and he quickly arranged sleeping bags and pillows. Yamini was exhausted but
happy for the first time in many years. After tucking kids into
bed, she came into the bedroom.
They looked at each other and smiled as Amul ran around
with his Akkas in the next room.
Yamini's life was reinvigorated with new things to do like
correcting steps, meeting new friends', going to parties and having friends over for a ladies nightout or kids' sleepover. There
are a few annoyances that come with a busy circle of friends,
but there are many rejuvenating benefits that come with the new
lifestyle. The transformation happened in about three months.
One day, Yamini went to the mailbox and found a pleasant surprise. Her mom in India wrote an affectionate letter in Telugu.
Yamini was so excited and ran into her house smiling.
She carefully opened the letter. It was so beautiful to see her
mom's handwriting in Telugu. The letter started with blessings
to Amul and the family. Yamini became emotional and by the
time she finished reading the letter, the last line was smeared
with her tears.
Yamini read the letter over and over again. A letter is
worth a thousand phone calls, she thought. She ran to the phone
to call her and thank. Her fingers reached out to dial her mom's
number, one she had memorized over the years. She remembered
her promise and didn't want to go back to her old self. Let me
wait for my mom's birthday next month. She put the phone back
into its cradle and went back to her music in the basement. b
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TANA TEAM Square
A TRAGIC WEEKEND
The weekend of August 14-16, 2015 was one of the most
able loss of young lives. We predifficult weekends for me our TEAM Square volunteers, and pared, published and propagated
safety guidelines in English and
many people back home and here.
On Friday, August 14, we learned of the passing away Telugu for people coming to USA.
of Abhishek Reddy Pulimamidi, a young man of only 27 Still, we deal with at least one (and
years from injuries suffered earlier in an automobile acci- often two) incidents every week.
dent a few days earlier. He was only two weeks away from The two water accidents were wholly
getting his MS degree. He was from Koratikal, Nalgonda avoidable. We understand that young
people are adventurous and often
District.
On Saturday, August 15, we learned of the passing don't think much of risks. However,
away of Bala Surendra Tatikonda, a young man of 25 years, it is incumbent on everybody to eduin a water-accident near Austin, TX. What made the trag- cate their friends, colleagues and famedy even worse was that this young man came to the US ily members about these safety guideonly a few days earlier on a student visa to start a Masters lines - again and again. Family members should insist that
program in Houston. He has not had the opportunity to at- their young ones practice these guidelines. The young
tend even one day of classes. He was from Perala in people should remember that there are a host of loving
people back home that
Prakasam District.
want them to stay safe.
On Sunday, August
For our part, we
16, the same thing seemed
will
continue
to propato happen all over again.
gate
these
guidelines
Ravi Teja Reddy Yemalla,
both in India and USA.
a young man of 25 years
We are working with mepasses away in a water-acdia, travel agents and
cident in Arkansas. Again,
educational institutions
that this young man too
in India and in US to procame to the US only a few
pagate these guidelines.
days earlier on a student
TANA
volunteers
are
coordinating
with the international
visa. He too has not had the chance to attend even one day
student offices at various universities and hold seminars on
of classes.
Even for the hardened and battle scarred TEAM Square safe behaviors.
veterans that were involved in helping the friends and fami- IF YOU KNOW OF ANYBODY THAT WOULD
lies in these incidents and in helping the bodies being sent BENEFIT FROM THESE GUIDELINES, PLEASE
to India, this was an especially difficult weekend. We can- INSIST THAT THEY READ AND FOLLOW THEM.
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not even begin to imagine the sorrow of the parents back
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of bright futures for them. Any loss of a young life before caught in catastrophic emergencies and is funded by donathe realization of the full potential is tions from TEAM Square supporters. TEAM Square does
a tragedy. Even more so, when the not collect funds for specific incidents or individuals. TEAM
Square volunteers provide emotional and other support as
deaths are preventable.
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Moms Don't Cry
Radhika Kowtha-Rao
My son graduated from high school and left for college. He decided to
Then, it finally happened!
It was already the last day. That
pack bags and leave to a state that was a whole hour behind us, one that
morningwe went through the motions
would take 3 hours on a flight to reach. We instead decided to do a road
of setting up room, meeting parents
trip through 6 states to drop him off to campus. That was our vacation, I
of roomies, exchanging numbers we
declared, much to their shock. It would also help us stretch the time we
had together. That scared my kids even more. The husband stared through most likely will not use, and squabme, with an air of resignation. I, of course, merrily went about planning the bling (yes, my son and I squabbled
there too!). The brunch and the
trip.
There was a plan for everything, what to buy for school, the clothes, orientation happened in a vague
dreamlike state, and then suddenly,
the shoes, the hamper, the beanbag, the school supplies, and THEN THE
FOOD. All this between the numerous friends' visits, the parties, the long the person who was answering all our
questions patiently, turned all busihours of sleeping and friends farewell parties and then the hanging out
ness like, and told us parents that it
with friends.
was time to say our goodbyes and go
Did I mention friends?
home.
Through all of this, there would be an occasional exclamation. A
Everyone looked at each other
whimper. An 'Oh God'. An occasional lump in the throat.
expectantly. Hugs passed around.
You get the point.
The siblings were just being siblings.
We loaded the minivan with all things he packed and I packed and
Husband was being husband and
squeezed ourselves into whatever space was left on the seats and drove
slapped the son on his back and did
south from DC. We counted off the highways and states, crossing alma
maters and landmarks which we posed with. After two full days of driving the awkward thing that dads do with
and two overnight stays in places where the natives spoke English but with their sons.
NO, not like in the movies.
a drawl so strong, our ears grew long and perky, we landed in Texas.
Those characters on screen, they are
not human or real!
So the other awkward goodbyes
done, it was now my turn.
I swallowed hard.
My head was a mess. Do I let
go? Do I break down and become a
mush? Would that embarrass him?
He was expecting me to embarrass
him anyway, so should I? Or should I
be the cool mom and simply grin and
wave goodbye after a peck and a
hug? Or should I just admit halfheartedly that I am not reallythat heartbroken? Not that minute anyway?
I looked away in search of other
moms and saw a handful of them in
different stages of goodbye.
..and guess what?
NOT A SINGLE WET EYE!
I'll let that sink in.
Radhika is a native of Northern VA, and has been in the US for the past 20 years. Her family is
from Vijayawada, AP in India, and she was raised in Madras. Originally an Optometrist, and
now an IT professional, Radhika found her true calling in the arts and she is grateful for the
opportunity to indulge in them. She is a freelance lifestyle blogger and writes at http://
kowthas.me. Lives with her husband, three kids and a dog who all bring her joy and never ending material for her writing.
Yes, that's right. Not one. Not a single mom was wiping her tears away. Some looked like they were
choking, and some were red in the face and some were even grinning, but hey, very few had a tissue up on
her face or hidher face on someone's shoulder or bawled her eyes out.
Most looked tired. In fact, most looked like they could use a day in the spa. Or at the beach. Or even
better, a drink right now.
On that note, I propose they serve some wine at these freshman orientations, for the parents, I mean. We
all could use it. After an overwhelming senior year, and the prep and the college admission process and the
praying and the hoping and the drama and the emotional upheaval, the least the colleges could send us off
home after taking our kids and our money, was ONE FINE GLASS OF WINE!
Is that really too much to ask? Exactly, I didn't think so either!
In any case, where was I?
Yes, at the juncture of pondering if I should bawl or not.
So I didn't.
I didn't cry. I just choked a bit. I hugged the boy, who also looked like he was torn between hugging and
crying or bolting off to join the rest of the freshmen gathering outside the glass windows of the large hall for
their tour, and I saved us both by NOT bawling.
See, moms always do the right thing for the kids, even if the kids don't appreciate or acknowledge the
fact right then.
So I hugged him, and then reached very high up (he is 6 inches taller than me), and kissed his cheek,
and said you take care ok, and be good and good luck and stay smart and safe. Or something to that effect.
He nodded his head sagely while looking down at me, put his long lanky arms around my shoulder, and
hugged me. Then looked at his dad and sisters and said, Ok. I smiled through misty eyes and said a bit more
gruffly than I expected, Okay, let's go, it's getting late for him. Bye, kiddo!
And we walked away from each other. He went out through the doors to the right and was swallowed
by a sea of blue shirts and bobbing heads, and we turned left and towards the path that would take us out to
the parking lot.
Knowing that the return trip would be a hard one, I had planned for us to fly back to DC, and that's what
we did. The girls kept each other busy, the husband and I left alone, in our respective thoughts. We came
back home in silence, mostly interspersed by the logistics of the daily grind.
The next night, as I planned dinner, I wondered if I should make Italian or just plain fare. Then I remembered he was not here for dinner. I placed 5 plates on the table and then reminded myself that he was not
here for dinner. Then I called them all one by one. Guys, come down for dinner. The girls come down and I,
in that moment of maternal tomfoolery, said "can one of you go yell for him, he is always late!"
.. And then I turned my back to them and bawled my eyes out.
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