'Telangana Janapadalu ' in BayArea

 

BayArea Telanganites, Northern California have organized “Telangana Janapadalu” on June 12, 2010, and was a grand success. 

The event was weaved around Telangana folk culture and the biographies of Telangana scholars and poets including Dasarathi, Suravaram Pratapa Reddy, Gaddar, Dr. Andesri, Gooda Anjanna, Suddala Hanumantu, and Bandi Yadagiri. The famous Telangana folk-singer Sivanagulu from India stood as the main attraction.

Bay-area Telanganites also provided opportunities to local artists to groom their talent. Local NRI artists performed “Ganapathi stotram”, “Jaya Jayahe Telangana”, Kuchipudi dance, “Yela Yela Yela Yela”, “Laloo darwaja lashkar”, ideasOnEmail comedy skit, and a guitar play. In the beginning and during the dinner break, videos and slide shows on Telangana folk culture, and heritage were displayed.

Auditorium was decorated with huge posters of Telangana festivals and prominent historic places. Event organizers commitment to the program theme was commendable; they took every opportunity to highlight the Telangana folk culture.


Audience thoroughly enjoyed the show and echoed their joy with rhythmic dances and clapping. The background dancers in colorful dresses gave an extra kick to those songs. Some of the songs like “Mayadari Mysamma” and “Kodibaye lachammadi” elevated the energy level of audience to the peak, everyone in the auditorium danced on the floor and also on the stage.

BayArea Telanganites representatives awarded Mementoes to Sivanagulu and the child artists who participated in the show and closed it with vote of thanks, thanking sponsors and everyone who made the event a great success.

BayArea Telanganites is a group of like minded NRI Telanganites living in San Francisco bay area with passion for Telangana cause, culture & development.

Photos : on picasaweb

Videos: TV9 Coverage, on youtube (PART-1, PART-2, PART-3, PART-4, PART-5, PART-6, PART-7, PART-8, PART-9)


Jai Telangana! Jai Hind!!

BayArea Telanganites, Northern California, USA
(for more details contact bayarea.telanganites@gmail.com)