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మీ అందరికీ సంక్ర ంతి మరియు భారత గణతంతర దినోతసవ శుభాక్ంక్షలు! Wish you a happy Sankranthi & India Republic day!

On behalf of Executive Committee, I cordially invite you, your family members and friends to our special

Sankranthi & India Republic day celebrations. We have received overwhelming response from the community to

participate in the cultural programs and we would like to thank all the participants, parents & teachers for their

support. We would also like to thank all Annapoornalu for their generous contributions.

Celebrating 40 years of Telugu Association of Greater Delaware Valley (TAGDV) 1973-2013.

2013 is the year to celebrate our proud organization’s 40th anniversary. An anniversary is a chance to reflect on

our organization’s history and recognize our supporters who have contributed to our organization's success along

the way. We would like to express our gratitude to the members, community leaders and Past Presidents for their

support and leadership over these 40 years. We are committed to promote our Telugu Culture in the Greater

Delaware Valley Area. Celebrating our organization’s anniversary can boost our morale and provide more

opportunities to serve our community. As great an achievement as celebrating the 40th anniversary is, look for-

ward to the future as the theme.

We are planning to celebrate Ugadi festival and 40th anniversary celebrations. The details of the programs will

be announced soon.

Ravi Potluri

President – TAGDV

Future Events

TAGDV in Association with

Bharatiya Temple organizing

American Red Cross Blood

Drive at Bharatiya Temple,

Chalfont, PA on Saturday

02/23/2013 from 9:00 AM

to 2:00 PM.

Inside this issue:

Deepavali Event 2

Treasurer Report 3

Community Events 4

Ads 5-10

Annapoornalu 12

Vivekananda 13

Program Sheet 14,15

EC Info 16

January 2013 తెలుగు అసో సియేషన్ అఫ్ గ్రేటర్ డెలావేర్ వయాలీ తెలుగు వయణి... Volume 3

Current Events

Sankranthi and Republic Day celebrations on Saturday 26th January from 4PM to

10PM in Bharatiya Temple, 1612 County Line Road, Chalfont, PA. 18914.

Newsletter Editor & Committee Chairperson: Vijay Bhaskar Polamreddy, (267) 436-3966

American Cancer

Society in Association

with Bharatiya Temple

organizing Program on

Women’s Health Issues

on Saturday, March

23, 2013 from

10:00 AM to 2:00 PM.

Deepavali 2012 Telugu Association of Greater Delaware Valley (TAGDV) celebrated the Deepavali function on Saturday

November 3rd, 2012 at Colonial Middle School at 716 Belvoir Rd, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462. It was a

huge success, with more than 400 people attended the event, historically overwhelming attendance for

Deepavali Celebrations.

Tollywood Actress Udhaya Bhanu, Singers Usha, Rajeev Nedunuri, Krishna Rani and Baba Sountanya

attended event. Udhaya Bhanu gave energetic performance on-stage and anchored the mirchi bajji couples

show. We would like to thank all the donors, Participants, audience, TV9 Management, vendors and Volun-

teers for their hard work and support.

Deepavali 2012 Income and Expenditure Summary

Dear TAGDV Members,

Thanks for making 2012 Deepavali Function Grand Success. This is the profitable Deepavali event for TAGDV

in the recent years. Thanks for your generous donations. We need your continuous cooperation to organize

successful events in the future. TAGDV members can review our accounts which are open to public.

Any questions with the accounts, please call me at 267-467-1277.

Thank you for your support.

Sambaiah Kotapati

Treasurer 2012-2014

INCOME AMOUNT $ EXPENSES AMOUNT $

Donations 5,671.00 School 1,301.00

Admission fee (Checks) 511.00 Food 2,305.00

Admission fee (Cash) 2,788.00 Artist Expenses 2,777.70

Stalls 325.00 Singers 1,100.00

Ads 175.00 Misc (Supplies + Gift cards + TV9 +

Yogurt + Bajji etc)

893.00

News Letter 150.00

Total Income [Donations

+ Admissions Fee +

Other Income]

9,470.00 Total Expenses 8,526.70

Total Profit = $943.30

Volunteers - Deepavali Event

Harnath Doddapaneni Padmini Karnam

Ravi Veeravalli Suresh Parchuri

Bala Karnam Babu Dasari

Ravi Mayreddy Murthy Nuthanapati

Sunil Koganti Vijaya Talluri

Subhash Karra Satya Budhavarapu

Sreenivas Donthineni Rocky Kottapalli

Bhaskari Budhavarapu Yoshitha Tummala

Swathi Veeravalli Leelakrishna Davuluri

Girija Doddapaneni Ram Danda

Nagaraju Nalajula Sateesh Thummala

Amaresh Vakul Sreenivas Bollapalli

Kumar Sumanth Garikarajula

New Life Members

Bobby Yerra

Anand & Madhavi Thondapu

Hari & Neelima Kolluri

Ravi & Lakshmi Indrakanti

Raghu & Bhavana Siragavarapu

Giridhar Reddy & Hemalatha Masi Reddy

Radha & Vani Alla

Venu Kosigi & Pallavi Akula

Please let us know if your mailing address or email address changed. You can send the information

to [email protected] or contact any EC member.

Siliconandra with TAGDV support has started Manabadi/Balabadi at Sai Temple-Downingtown, PA.

Thirteen (13) kids are learning our Telugu language. Our EC member, Sreedhar Gudala is coordinat-

ing this great effort. Naga Adavelly garu, Banu Prakash moligi garu, Jagan Jakkam garu are volun-

teering as telugu teachers. We thank all the volunteers and supporters.

We are looking for volunteers to help us with different committees, if you are interested Please

contact [email protected].

TAGDV congratulates Lasya Priya Rangavajjula, who wrote the book "The Prophecy of the Seventh

Dimension", which is available in www.amazon.com.

Lasya is daughter of Sada Sivam and Girija Rangavjjula and studying ninth grade. She started

penning The Prophecy of the Seventh Dimension in 2011 during her seventh grade summer holidays.

She has other books in works as well with plans to complete in 2013.

Dosahut Chathouse

2864 Ridge Pike

Eagleville, Pennsylvania

Phone:610 631 2787

Email :[email protected]

Our restaurant is awaiting you to try our chef’s new recipe made just for you. Hope you’ll enjoy your time

here !

Rao (Sudhakar) Pavuluri

Realtor

Address:

504 Harleysville Pike

Souderton, Pennsylvania, USA 18964

Direct Dial Phone 2672182180

Office Phone (215) 723-4150

Phone 2672182180

Fax (215) 723-9002 email: [email protected]

BOLLYWOOD CLASSIC INDIAN AND INFUSIAN CUISINE

2522 W Main St. Norristown, PA 19403

We cater all Occasion at your Home, Office or Party hall .

Call: 610-316-1111/610-539-3500

Fax: 610-539-4666

www.bollywoodindianfood.com

Email:[email protected]

December 10, 2012

Dear members and community of Bharatiya Temple.

On behalf of The American Red Cross and the hospitals we serve thank you for supporting our efforts. Your generous donations at

the December 8th 2012 blood drive are already on their way to help a patient in need.

The blood drive was a success with 26 donations. Since each donation helps up to 3 people 78 patients will benefit from your ef-forts.

A special note of thanks goes to Raj Rajmohan, Dr. Sarma, The Telugu Association of Greater Delaware Valley and N-S Founda-tion for organizing the blood drive.

Thank you for giving hope to hospital patients and their families.

Nancy W. Taylor

Nancy W. Taylor

American Red Cross

[email protected]

215 451-4326

mailto:[email protected]

Annapoornalu for Sankranthi Event - 2013

Kameaswari Bhamidipati

Swarupa Kotapati

Padmini Karnam

Girija Doddapaneni

Saroja Sagaram

Madhavi Thondepu

Harini Chavali

Lakshmi Kottamasu

Kavitha Kothapalli

Saritha Anumula

Radha Katakota

Shruthi Reddy Kunduri

Vijayasri Parchuri

Gayatri Dasari

Indumathi Potluri

Suneetha Nalajala

Latha Vasireddy

Anu Tummala Donthineni

Satya Budhavarapu

Radhika Bungatavula

Aruna Polamreddy

Hema Masireddy

Vijaya Talluri

Radha Kilambi

Ammu Gudala

Nishitha Venkannagari

Jyothi Sarikonda

Glimpses from Swami Vivekananda's life, On the occasion of 150th birth anniversary.

Once Vivekananda went to Maharshi Debendranath Tagore and asked him, "Have you seen God?"

He said, "Oh! Naren, you have the eyes of a Yogi". Why did he say that? Yogi’s eyes? What is there in these

yogi’s eyes? It means, a yogi can see the world as one, as one’s own, without the barrier of a separation in mind

and this came true when Swamiji stood on the platform of the Chicago Parliament of religion in September

1893, looked at the 7000 strong audience before him, people of all nationalities, communities, religions,

spiritual traditions but never found them as separate from him. He considered them as a part of his own

family. And the truth of Debanadranath’s words flowed out through him, "Sisters and brothers of America".

In fact Swamiji’s message stopped there. These five words are Swami Vivekananda’s message. Everything

what he did later was only a commentary on these five words. How he among all people who were present there

who were usually addressed as ladies and gentlemen, how could he use these words. What was there in these

words? What did it show? It was a revelation of truth. That the whole universe is one, the solidarity of the

existence where we are all inter-related, independent. How can I see you as different? I, through my subtle

Yogi eyes am able to see the thread, which connects all of us. When these words were uttered, you know the

result, 7000 people received a thrill, for a split second, and they became aware of this unity of existence.

They had to stand up; they had to give him an ovation. They could not have done otherwise, because it was a

force rooted in the experience of a Tapasvi. When he knows that he is part of the Truth, of the whole

universal existence, he has to dance, there is no stopping, whether it is Meera, whether it is Sri Ramakrishna

Paramahamsa or Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. Of course, at the parliament of religions, there was no scope for

dancing. So, all they could do was stand up and give him a mighty ovation. As I said, everything else of

Swamiji’s message is a commentary on these five words.

What is Love?

Today, our heart knows only that kind of love which is actually an attachment for people around us - my family,

my brother, my husband, my children- that is all the attachment we have, that is all the love which we know.

And Swamiji speaks of such a love as trading in love. We have become traders in love. That is not expansion.

That is contraction. So, we expand by learning to love everything under the Sun. Love is such a wonderful

facet of truth. Take that truth and live it in your life. Learn to love everything, whoever comes in contact with

you. How do we show our love to people? Not just by saying, do something.

One last thought. Another such great message to us is "Work is Worship". And his greatest message to all of

you is this- when people like Josephine Mac Leod and others asked Swamiji, "What shall we do for you", he

had a very profound yet simple answer, "Love India". Let each and every thought of yours be dedicated to this

great motherland of ours. Let each and every action be dedicated to bring her more glory. Let each and every

thought of ours be dedicated to this great mother. What a mother we have! Even contemplating on her many

synonyms, Karma Bhoomi, Tapobhoomi, Yajnabhoomi, Punyabhoomi, Matrubhhoomi etc. is enough to transform

us into a better human being."Aatmano Mokshaartham Jagat Hitaaya cha" was Swamiji’s motto which he

incorporated into the Ramakrishna Mission’s symbol. Every work we do should make us a better human being.

Just as a bud opens into a flower and becomes fragrant and exudes honey, in the same way out of the work we

do, we must experience joy. As you work outside, you should grow within. Our scriptures say, that each one of

us has our dharma, from Brahma down to the ant and we are supreme in our own dharma, there is no gradation

in that. As scientists, you have great responsibilities. Assimilate this great knowledge, sit at the feet of great

teachers and get enlightened with their knowledge. Give your knowledge back to the people of this country.

That is Swamiji’s message.

—- Contributed by Ravi Mayreddy.

Program Sheet

Cultural Program

4:00 PM

Cultural Committee Opening Speech and Introduction 3 Mins

Prayer Song Shiva Nuthanapati 5 Mins

Singing (Carnatic Song) Neha Chodapaneedi 5 Mins

Singing (Classical Annamayya) Yashitha Thota 3 Mins

Dance (Bharatnayam Aalaripu) Aditi Dahagam 5 Mins

Dance (Movie) Likitha Uppala 5 Mins

Singing (Adivo alladivo) Sriya Anumolu, Maneesha Koneru 3 Mins

Dance (Medley) Aparna Vagvala 7 Mins

Dance (Kuchipudi) Aasha Yeluri 7 Mins

Singing (Okapari kokapari & Narayanathe) Samira Sripada, Mrudula Nudurupati 6 Mins

Dance (Movie) Prem Polamreddy 4 Mins

Dance Meera Mayreddy 4 Mins

Singing (Movie song from Orange) Shiva Nuthanapati 5 Mins

Dance (Bharata Natyam) Manisha Koneru 11 Mins

Singing (Patriotic Telugu Movie Song) Vikram Chodapaneedi 4 Mins

Dance (Kuchipudi) Akshay Yeluri 8 Mins

Dance Medha, Sahana, Anjali, Aishwarya, Himani 4 Mins

Dance Geya Bhimanapalli 6 Mins

6:00 PM - 6:15 PM Bhogi Pallu for Kids

6:15 PM – 7:30 PM DINNER (Singing by Krishna & Lalitha Rani)

Program Sheet - 2

Cultural Program

7:30 PM

Singing (karaoke) Srinivasan Aravamudan 10 Mins

Singing (Karaoke) Krishna & Lalitha Rani 10 Mins

Dance ("Bharatha Samudhayam Vazghave" - Bharathanatyam) Nrutika Lakshmi Sankar 5 Mins

Singing (Patriotic—Desam Manade) Co-ordinated by Leena kolluru 5 Mins

(Pradhit,Aditi,Siva, Megha,Manas,Saanvi,SaiRusheel,Jeevan,Hamsa,Tej,Arshad,Abid,Aparna,Maha,Ankith)

Dance (Folk Dance "Ramana Sandalalo") Co-ordinated by Nrutika 3 Mins

(Pragnya Kousik, Raja Naishadha Vytla, Anuhya Palyam, Nandhini Kasibhotla, Ritsika Chekuri, Prateek

Chittanoori, Asrith Sreeram, Bell Muthukumaran)

Dance (Marakatha Mani Maya—Tharangam) Keerthana Shetty 15 Mins

Presindent’s Message Ravi Potluri 3 Mins

Prize Distribution for competitions winners 5 Mins

Felicitation of Guests. 5 Mins

Performance by Baba Sontyana

Singing (Karaoke) by Srikanth

Vote of Thanks by Secretary Harinath Bungatavula 3 Mins

Indian National Anthem: JANA GANAMANA by All

Thank You

TAGDV Executive Committee (2012-2014)

President: Ravi Potluri (267) 252-2496

Vice President: Mallikarjuna Budhavarapu (267) 952-1076

Secretary: Harinath Bungatavula (215) 872-4067

Jt. Secretary: Suresh Reddy Venkannagari (484) 200-7507

Treasurer: Sambaiah Kotapati (215) 412-2536

Jt. Treasurer: Vijay Bhaskar Polamreddy (267) 436-3966

Members at Large:

Saritha Anumula (610) 265-5248

Anupama Donthineni (610) 918-1745

Sreedhar Gudala (610) 594-0635

Radha Kilambi (610) 631-2291

Kiran Kothapalli (215) 525-4770

Vijayasri Parchuri (215) 361-6199

Narayan Reddy Muddasani (732) 597-3567

Bhaskar Sarikonda (484) 802-6829

Tulasi Ramamohan Rao Talluri (215) 353-6798

We request the parents to keep an eye on the children during the TAGDV programs and

please make sure that they don’t play in the classrooms, write on the black boards, books and

walls or play with musical instruments. This has been causing us very difficult to get the

school auditorium for our events.

We welcome your feedback on the news letter.

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