BATA organises FlashMob in San Francisco downtown

Bay Area Telugu Association (BATA) had kicked-off its 40th Anniversary promotion with a grand gala FlashMob on March 24, 2012 (Saturday) in front of the historical Union Square in a busy San Francisco downtown.

The sheer energy & enthusiasm of the participants was so infectious that the passing onlookers couldn't resist joining FlashMob in spite of pouring rain. Several participants mentioned that this FlashMob is first of its kind in the Bay Area.

Union Square is historically a sight-seeing place in the middle of San Francisco downtown with large shopping malls around. With heavy rain pouring in the afternoon, there were over 100 participants wearing traditional Indian outfits (sarees, salwar, kurti, and Kurta) appeared spontaneously in public, and performed dances to various popular songs from Indian music that provided entertainment, awareness and kick-off to the BATA 40th Anniversary promotion.

The highlight being the resound of 'Telugu jathi manadi..' in the historical square and the beautiful way it was presented. The passing by shoppers and pedestrians saw something unique and energetic Indian dances, and could not resist stopping by and joining the dances in spite of the rain.

Vijaya Aasuri and Srinvias Kolli of BATA later explained to the gathering that this FlashMob was organized as a curtain raiser and a kick-off for the upcoming 40th Anniversary of BATA to be held on April 7, 2012 at the Flint Center for Performing Arts, Cupertino, California.

Vijaya Aasuri and Srinvias Kolli appealed all to attend the event on April 7, 2012 to witness and enjoy a spectacular cultural extravaganza showcasing 40 years of BATA cultural and community services.

In addition to the performances from local talent, Telugu actress Charmee, Telugu movie singers Hemachandra & Geetha Madhuri, Padma Sri Dr. Yella Venkateswar Rao, and Natya Visharada KV Satyanarayana are going to perform at the event on April 7, 2012.

The event entry will include free lunch and dinner. Also, several vendor stalls (clothing, jewelry, real estate, tax services, dentist, insurance, etc.) and a Free medical camp will be there at the event.

It was amazing to see participants' excitement and commitment in spite of it was being a rainy day. BATA would like to thank all the participants and volunteers who have worked hard to make this FlashMob, first of its kind in the Bay Area, successful. Jyotsna Bendapudi from BATA took the lead in making the arrangements for the FlashMob, and several other volunteers have played key roles.

BATA committee members Srinivas Kolli, Ramesh Konda, Kamesh Malla, Kalyan Kattamuri, Sirisha Battula, Yaswanth Kudaravalli, Jyotsna Bendapudi, Vijaya Aasuri, Veeru Vuppala, Karun Veligeti, Ravi Thiruveedhula, Prasad Mangina, Srilu Veligeti and several others have actively participated to make this event successful.