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Anil Sunkar, Producer _AK Entertainments seen receiving Telugu Times Business Excellence Awards through the hands of JA Chowdary
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Recognizing Excellence: Telugu Business Leaders Making Waves in the USA

Jun 20, 2024 by Mansi Praharaj 0 Comments #BUSINESS, #business excellence, #Business Excellence Awards 2024, #D C Manjunath, #Dallas, #entrepreneurs in Dallas, #Executive Board Member, #Government of Andhra Pradesh, #Hindu temples, #Indian economy, #Indian students in America, #Little Elm City, #Milpitas, #Mr ANIL SUNKARA, #Mr BALA Indurthi, #Mr Bapaiah Nuthi, #Mr Dayakar Puskoor, #Mr G Atma Charan Reddy, #Mr Gopal Ponangi, #Mr J. A Choudhary, #Mr Kiran Pasham, #Mr Krisha Korada (APLLAZ), #Mr Maheswara, #Mr Nagendra Badaru, #Mr Nagendra Bandaru, #Mr Prasad Thotakura, #Mr Raja Doddala, #Mr Ram Nandhyala, #Mr Ramesh Gadiraju, #Mr Satish Manduva, #Mr Seshu Kalra (Soft Keys Inc), #Mr Sridhar Bendapudi (IT Bluebird), #Mr Sridhar Korsapati, #Mr Srikanth Gaddam, #Mr Suresh Manduva & Mr Satish Bandaru (TANTEX), #Mr Tony Singh, #Mr Venkateswara Chinni (Pelican Valley), #Mr Vijay Borra, #Ms Neel Gonuguntla, #Plano Mayor John B. Munns, #San Francisco, #Sri D C Manjunath Consul General of India, #STPI (Software Technology Park of India) Hyderabad, #Subba Row, #successful Telugu entrepreneurs in Dallas, #Technology Leadership & Future of AI, #Telugu, #Telugu Business Personnel in the USA, #Telugu Community, #Telugu films, #Telugu People, #Telugu Times, #Telugu Times Editor, #Telugu Times Editor and CEO Chennuri Venkata Subba Row, #Telugu-speaking people, #the United States of America., #TX, #WIPRO & President of Enterprise Futuring

D C Manjunath Consul General of India gave away the awards

The Telugu People are a very strong community in the USA. 40% of Indians studying in the USA are Telugu. Telugu is the fastest-growing language in the USA. Telugu is the USA’s third most-spoken Indian language. Approximately 10 lakh Telugu People live in America.

Hyderabad, June 20, 2024……Telugu Times, a publication that has been catering to the Telugu diaspora in the USA for the past 21 years, presented the second edition of Business Excellence Awards 2024 to successful Telugu entrepreneurs in Dallas, in the United States of America.

Sri D C Manjunath Consul General of India, was the Chief Guest. He appreciated the Telugu community’s role in the US economy and the Indian economy with growing remittances to India year after year. He also appreciated Telugu Times for serving the Telugu Community.

Mr J. A Choudhary, Former Adviser – IT&C, Government of Andhra Pradesh, who was Guest of Honor recalled how several IT Professionals benefited from STPI (Software Technology Park of India) Hyderabad in his tenure and congratulated the Entrepreneurs for their success and excellence.

The Award Winners were Mr Srikanth Gaddam, CEO -of ERPA, Columbus Ohio- IT Services Category; Mr Dayakar Puskoor, CEO- Dallas Venture Capital – Venture Capital and Investment Category; Dr Yogi Chimata, Dallas Renal Group, Dallas – Hospitals and Healthcare category; Mr ANIL SUNKARA, Producer- AK Entertainments, Dallas, TX – Cinema and Entertainment; Mr BALA Indurthi – President- Sankar Netralaya, Atlanta, GA – Community Service; Ms Geetha Dammanna – CEO- Dammanna Law, Dallas, TX – Legal; Mr Ramesh Gadiraju, A2B Sweets & Restaurants, – Hospitality; Mr Kiran Pasham, President- Splash BI, Atlanta, GA – IT Products Development; Mr Vijay Borra- CEO- DFW Lands, Dallas, TX- Real Estate; Mr Maheswara KAS- CEO, KK Software Associates, Columbus OH- IT Staffing.

Giving his opening remarks, Telugu Times Editor and CEO Chennuri Venkata Subba Row, Telugu Times embarked on this initiative last year to recognize and honour business excellence of the Telugu business community and showcase their talents to the world by honouring them with awards. Telugu in the USA is a very strong community. Nearly ten lahks Telugu people live in the USA. 40 percent of Indian students in America are Telugu. Telugu is the fastest-growing language in the USA. Telugu-speaking people are the largest ethnic group in the USA. Telugu people run several restaurants and theatres. Telugu films are released in the US one day before. More Hindu temples have come up in the USA. No Indian state has as robust a relationship as two Telugu states and the US have. The strength of our relationship is our people-to-people connections, strong democracy, and shared values, so he added that we felt the need for such an initiative.

Dayakar Puskoor CEO Dallass Venture Capital seen receiving Telugu Times Business Excellence Awards in VC & Investments Category

The rise in the Telugu population is attributed to the increasing representation of the Telugu diaspora in the technological field, especially after Y2K

“For the thousands of readers for whom Telugu Times has been an integral part of their Indian-American journey, ” Subba Row added.

The awards ceremony was first held in Milpitas, San Francisco in June 2023, and now for the second time it happened in Dallas, TX in June 2024.

Mr Nagendra Bandaru, Executive Board Member – WIPRO & President of Enterprise Futuring, delivered a Keynote address on Success in Technology Leadership & Future of AI, ably moderated by Mr Satish Manduva, CEO- Intelli Soft Technologies & Founder President- IT Serve Alliance.

Mr Raja Doddala, Head of Growth Equity & Investments- Churchill Asset Management spoke on VC Funding for Emerging Tech Firms & Growth Equity. The Fireside Chat was moderated by Mr Ram Nandhyala.

Plano Mayor John B. Munns, Mr Gopal Ponangi, Trustee, Frisco School District ISD, and Mr Tony Singh, Council Member – Little Elm City were present.

Mr Prasad Thotakura, Former President-TANA, Mr G Atma Charan Reddy, Former President- ATA, Mr Bapaiah Nuthi, Former President -NATS, Mr Sridhar Korsapati, Former President -NATA, Ms Neel Gonuguntla, US India Chamber of Commerce DFW and several other dignitaries of the Indian diaspora graced.

Mr Nagendra Badaru gave away Appreciation Mementos to Partners & Sponsors – Mr Suresh Manduva & Mr Satish Bandaru (TANTEX) Mr Sridhar Bendapudi (IT Bluebird), Mr Seshu Kalra (Soft Keys Inc), Mr Venkateswara Chinni (Pelican Valley), Mr Krisha Korada (APLLAZ) and others.

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VEX Robotics Competition, India Community Center, Milpitas, California on Feb. 19 & 20

Feb 11, 2022 by Praveen 0 Comments #India Community Center, #Milpitas, #VEX Robotics Competition

The VEX Robotics Competition, presented by the Robotics Education & Competition Foundation (RECF), is the largest and fastest growing middle school and high school robotics program globally. Each year, an exciting engineering challenge is presented in the form of a game. Students, with guidance from their teachers and mentors, build innovative robots and compete year-round. This culminates in the VEX Robotics World Championships, the largest robotics competition in the world, where over ten thousand students and several thousand teams from over 33 countries participate.

India Community Center (ICC) is proud to sponsor and support the VEX Robotics Competition’s Signature Event at ICC Milpitas on Feb. 19-20, 2022. “These events, High School on Saturday, Feb. 19, and Middle School on Sunday, Feb. 20 have been made possible with the relentless efforts of the RECF event partners and members of VEX Robotics Team 315, Paradigm,” said Raj Desai, CEO of India Community Center. The Signature Robotics Event brings together 130 VEX Robotics teams from across the state and country to participate in a day-long event to crown tournament champions. The winners in various categories for this event will qualify to be invited to the VEX Robotics World Championships that will be held in Dallas, Texas between May 3rd and 7th. The Signature Robotics event is open to all and will allow a limited number of public spectators based on available capacity, providing proof of vaccination and wearing a mask.

India Community Center has partnered with Boost Robotics since October 2021 to offer VEX Robotics coaching program for students interested in pursuing competitive robotics. It has over 40 students and 9 competitive robotics teams, participating in a 14-week long robotics program with all teams participating in robotics competitions and competing to participate with the goal of qualifying for state and world championships. Anyone interested in signing up for future programs can send an email to info@indiacc.org

India Community Center has been running STEM Summer Camps onsite and Virtually for kids, which makes us the right venue for VEX Robotics Competition. The main objective of the camp is to make STEM learning fun and easy and provide youth with an experience that leaves them wanting more. They have some of the best teachers and volunteers who bring tremendous experience & expertise, thus helping us grow STEM camps each year. Their unique summer camps combine remarkable academic courses with cultural, social, and recreational opportunities and are designed to fit the abilities and interests of gifted and talented students. Because of their small classes, low teacher-student ratio, and the presence of an assistant in every class, they can individualize the program for every student.

India Community Center is a community of 50,000+ people that welcomes all without regard to racial, ethnic, regional, religious, political, or socio-economic background. Their mission seeks to make a positive difference in the community by providing social, cultural, educational, professional, and recreational programs. They foster community spirit by creating a place for family & friends to come together. They are an essential resource for the community by providing free or heavily subsidized services in health, legal matters, and senior support. ICC boasts of the best Summer & Winter camps like Public Speaking & Debate, Teen Leadership Program, Stem, Sports, and Arts and Fitness, Sports; Enrichment classes like Table Tennis, Chess, Taekwondo, and Dance classes. They offer 45+Group Exercise (at no additional cost), Center of Excellence in Yoga, State of the art cardio machines with TV’s and Indian News & Entertainment Channels, Full access to 20,500 square foot table tennis facility, Free Medical Clinic for the uninsured, Free Legal Clinic, Senior Programs (activities, talks, yoga), Wellness Lecture Series (Nutrition & Health).