India Abroad - July 15, 2011

Telugu community leader Anumoulu Subba Rao, fifth from left, being honored by TANA MOHAMMED JAFFER/SNAPSINDIA
Speaker of the Andhra Pradesh assembly Nadendla Manohar,
center, with TANA President Jairam Komati, right, and another TANA official
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and meeting people from various coun-
tries. He said the money generated from
the conference goes to TANA’s trust
fund and the interest generated from it
is used for community service.
“Half-a million will be going this year
to the trust after the conference. I have
a dream of making the trust fund of a
million dollars,” he added.
There were about a hundred booths
selling saris, jewelry and cuisines at the
event. Vendors from India occupied 90
percent of these, while the rest were
local businesses from the surrounding
states.
Madhu Goud Yaskhi, the first non-
resident Indian member of the Indian
parliament, said he is a lifetime member
of TANA and also helps the community
as a lawyer. He added that he was
attending the conference because
TANA is associated with a lot of social
and educational activities in India too.
It helps the younger generation to learn
about their (Indian) culture and be in
touch with their language, he said. He
said he had helped students of the Tri-
Valley University, Pleasanton, California
(that was shut down by the Immigration
and Customs Enforcement agents
because of alleged visa fraud) through
his law firm in New York. Yaskhi added
that he is working with the US embassy
in India on visa issues.
Professor D N Subrahmanyan from
the National Institute of Technology,
Warangal, Andhra Pradesh, said, “The
students of NITW have contributed a
lot in the growth of the Indian economy.
Many of the alumni are placed in high
positions in public life and are either
CEOs or owners of companies. Today I
feel proud to see my students here.”
Pradeep Chalicheemala, an NITW
student who was also present at the
conference, said that through TANA
they got an opportunity to meet the
NITW faculty and students. “We send
funds to India and the professors help
students who need scholarships,” he
added.

Participants at a fashion show during the conference
SNAPSINDIA
Actress Shriya Saran
Pallam Raju, India’s minister of state for defense, left,
presents a momento to TANA President Jairam Komati, right
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