Telangana Vanta Aata – Maata Muchata – A Grand success
On Saturday, July 28th,
2012, several Telanganites living in the Greater Toronto Area assembled
at High park in Toronto and celebrated authentic Telangana summer
outing – Chatlakinda bhojanlalu in the name of ‘Telangana Vanta Aata –
Maata Muchata’. The event was organized by Telangana Development Forum
(TDF), Canada and the turnout was pretty huge (around 400) as the
organizers took utmost care in making the event a grand success. The
weather was also very much supportive and the premises brought the true
atmosphere of the countryside of Telangana. Students, visiting parents
were also part of the event. Two minute silence was observed in the
beginning in memory of Telangana martyrs and Late Acharya Kothapally
Jayashanker sir. Onsite cooking was also arranged apart from authentic
and delicious Telangana food items brought in by various members.
Several types of games for various age groups were also included in the
event. TDF, Canada dignitaries detailed everyone about the motives of
the organization and also about future programs.
Reiterated our support to the formation of statehood of Telangana:
TDF,
Canada took this event as an opportunity to echo its support and
extended solidarity to the noble cause of Telangana statehood. A
physical letter was drafted on TDF, Canada ’s letterhead (addressed to
various political dignitaries/stake holders back home) stressing the
urgency of taking a decision in favor of Telangana statehood formation.
Physical signatures were gathered on the letter from all the guests,
included their contact details and sent directly via Canada post to the
recipients back in Delhi and Hyderabad . We received several applauses
from the guests about the signature campaign and many of them felt the
necessity of similar campaigns at this crucial juncture from various
Telangana organizations across the globe which would definitely bring in
some mileage towards achieving our dream state.
– Thanks to the suggestions made by Dileep Konatham in framing a short and powerful content (please find attached the same).
Extended support to the charity activities back in Telangana:
We
also took this opportunity to make generous contributions to the
ongoing charity and development activities back in Telangana apart from
promoting our culture and extending support for the cause of statehood. A
fund raising program was organized and we were able to collect an
amount of CD$ 700 from various donors. All the proceedings will be sent
to ‘Manochaithanya’ organization based in Godavarikhani in Karimnagar
district which runs several programs to support mentally handicapped
people. – Tons of thanks to all those who came forward and generously contributed for this humble cause. After all, we all believe in the saying, “Helping hands are holier than praying lips”.
Significance of yoga and meditation by Baba Savitananda:
Baba
Savitananda, a native of Nizamabad district and who is currently
visiting Canada also made his presence at the event. He explained the
importance of yoga and meditation to the guests and also made everyone
perform few asanas as well. Baba Savitananda is a staunch supporter of
Telangana state formation and also took part at the protest event that
took place in NYC during Sonia Gandhi’s visit against the delay in the
formation of the state.
Telangana
Development Forum (TDF), Canada sincerely thank all those who attended
the event and also to those who contributed in making the event a grand
success (especially to women for making authentic Telangana food items).
Jai Telangana!
Jai Jai Telangana!!
For Telangana, Forever…!!!
Note:
A program emphasizing the culture/festivities of Telangana region along
with the significance of the statehood formation is on its way at the
India parade that is going to be held on August 11th at
downtown Toronto on the eve of Indian Independence Day. Our goal is to
reach out to fellow Indians and explain about the significance of our
region and the importance of Telangana statehood formation.
As usually we are planning our next event – Bathukamma on 29th
September in Centennial Park, Toronto and also making significant
efforts to extend our support to ‘Telangana March’ scheduled for 30th of September in Hyderabad.
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