ATA celebrated Womens day in 5 US cities American Telugu Association (ATA) celebrated 'Americalo Adapaduchulu' to mark the International Women's Day on Sunday, March 02, 2014 in Dallas, Atlanta, Minneapolis, Houston, and Washington D.C. The celebrations will take place in Philadelphia on March 14, in Chicago on March 15, in Austin on March 30, and in Hyderabad on March 29.
Dallas: American Telugu Association (ATA) celebrated 'Americalo Adapaduchulu' to mark the occasion of International Women's Day on Sunday March 02, 2014 at Mayuri Indian Restaurant, Irving, TX. The event was supported by TANTEX, a local DFW Telugu organization. ATA's mission is to assist and promote literary, cultural, educational, religious, social, economic, health and community activities of the people of Telugu origin as well as to promote exchange programs for students, scientists, and professionals of Telugu origin between North America and India.
Arvind Reddy Muppidi, ATA DFW Regional Coordinator extended a warm welcome to over 100 attendees in spite of a busy weekend with various other events and bad weather in town. Arvind introduced ATA team who were present at the event; Ananth Reddy Pajjur, Secretary & Board of Trustee, Satish Reddy, Board of Trustee, Dheeraj Akula, Standing Committee Chair- By-Laws, Srikanth Konda Standing Committee Chair- Spiritual followed by introduction of TANTEX team by president Mr. Vijay Mohan Kakarla.
Smt. Sre laxmi Mandiga of TANTEX introduced the speakers. All speakers gave excellent presentations on relevant topics about women. Mrs. Kavitha Akula, who is a practicing attorney in DFW area for past 7 years, gave a presentation on financial management for women in the community. She explained the importance of being financially independent and be aware of all aspects of finances. She said it is also important to discuss financial matters with spouse periodically. Dr. Nirmala Vallurupalli, a practicing Ob-Gyn physician elaborated on women's health issues and advised on how to maintain good health for women of all ages. She reiterated that women should never take their health for granted and make sure every woman spend some time to take care of her own health. Dr. Sandhya Gavva, past ATA president and advisory board member talked about Stress Management and said that managing stress is all about taking charge of one's own thoughts, emotions and the way one deals with situations and circumstances. She also explained remedial measures including exercise and yoga. A question and answer session followed later where speakers gave clarity to audience questions.
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