Bay Area Telugu Association(BATA)

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    Bay Area Telugu Association

• BATA celebrates various Telugu festivals annually and encourages participation by members and well-wishers at these events.
• BATA organizes celebrations for three festivals every year: Sankranti, Ugadi and Deepavali and hosts a picnic in summer.
• BATA Membership is open to anyone interested in Telugu culture or literature.
• BATA also organizes special cultural events from time to time, performed by artists visiting from India.
• BATA participates in the Independence Day celebrations organized by Federation of Indian Associations (FIA) and has an Andhra Float during the parade.
• In addition, BATA participates in the local Indian events and fundraisers.
• BATA publishes bilingual quarterly magazine, Telugu Velugu which is mailed to its members.
• BATA Executive Committee members are elected every year.
• BATA executive committee members conduct day-to-day operation of the organization.
• The non-executive committee members are nominated by the Executive committee for a specific responsibility.
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