The Federation of Telugu Associations of Maharashtra, through Thane Telugu Community Cultural Centre, F-TAM, TTCCC, celebrated Sankranti Sambaralu at Thane in Maharashtra on Sunday. Over 300 men, women and children participated in rangoli (muggulapoteelu) drawing competition, essay writing, fancy dress and traditional cultural activities with a lot of enthusiasm.
The programme was organised with the support of the Department of Language and Culture and the A.P. State Creativity and Culture Commission.
Refreshments and traditional Telugu ‘vindu bhojanam’ was enjoyed by all the participants. Guests from Andhra Pradesh and Telangana States participated in the festive occasion, according to a statement issued here on Monday.
Ganji Jaganbabu, president of F-TAM, along with Ashok Kante, Subhash Macha and D. Radhakrishnan welcomed all and briefed on various programmes being done by F-TAM for the community – Telugu, Marathi classes, matrimonial counselling help and match making support, educational, skill development and start-up support.
Prashant Kadam, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Thane, briefed all on growing cyber menace and advised all participants on various precautions to be taken when we get messages, links and calls from fraudsters. Cybercrime calls to be reported on toll-free number 1930 quickly.
Dr. P.V. Ramana, chairman of F-TAM and president of Maharashtra State Telugu Sahitya Academy, urged all Telugu people in Maharashtra to build Telugu pride and come together and help one another.
A.V. Gupta, chairman of Anand Nilayam, invited all members to participate in forthcoming Vaaradhi programme, launch of TAMCCI in Hyderabad on January 27.
Bolisetty Satyanarayana, environmentalist and general secretary of Jana Sena Party(JSP), appreciated F-TAM efforts in all spheres of community welfare and assured full support from the Andhra Pradesh government.
M.V.R. Sastry, historian and author of many books, and who participated as the chief guest, spoke on the rich history of the people of Thane and their contribution in keeping the festival culture alive in Maharashtra.
Children and women presented cultural programmes. Telugu members Kiranmai Ivaturi, Sujana Namaduri, Vani Vemula, Aishwarya Domakonda, Anjali Macha, Raghav Rao, Sunil Bhairi, Haritha Rao, Prasad Nadella, Rony Jaypaul, Arjun Amanchi, Ramana Kumar, Komal Banka, Narayan Macha, Surendra Patnaik, Rakesh Rai, many IIT Mumbai students and young IT professionals from TCS attended and supported as volunteers.
Published – January 13, 2025 11:47 pm IST
