Vijaya Aasuri (BATA Advisor) officially kicked off the evening cultural program by inviting all the kids for “BhogiPallu”. The main cultural program started at 5:00pm. Paatasala is running successfully in Bay Area with more than 5 locations & with over 250 students. It was amazing to watch the little kids motivation and commitment to learn and perform in Telugu language. Students from “Paatasala” Telugu School (Initiative by Telugu Times and BATA to promote and teach Telugu language) presented Skit & Sankranti theme based musical.
The finished Rangavalli was a sight to see and brought nostalgic memories of India. Super Chef displayed the cooking talents of men and women. The kids demonstrated their cooking prowess. Kids got the ingredients from home and prepared a food item of their choice on the spot without any assistance from parents. In parallel, cooking competitions for adults (Super Chef), kids (Little Chef), colorful Rangavalli contest, Art contest, Essay writing & Chess competitions were organized. The program started with “Paatala Pallki” – Live music concert by talented bay area singers, audience throughly enjoyed melodious super hit songs. The decorations coupled with the traditional outfits by the audience, participants & BATA volunteers reflected a festive atmosphere.
The auditorium was decorated promoting ethnic and festival look of Sankranti, and the main stage had multicolor backdrops and colorful kites. Over 1000 guests attended the glittering event, which started at 1:00 pm and went until 10:00 pm. కన్నుల పండుగగా జరిగిన బాటా సంక్రాంతి సంబరాలు - BATA Sankranti Grand successīay Area Telugu Association (BATA) celebrated Sankranti festival in a grand style by hosting various activities such as cooking (వంటల పోటీలు), Muggulu (రంగవల్లి ముగ్గుల పోటీలు), Bommala Koluvu, Paatala Pallaki (పాటల పల్లకి) musical concert, Classical dance ballet, Folk dances, popular on-stage game show and foot tapping dances. To feature your NRI communty news in, please mail us at
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