Tantex

The Telugu Association of North Texas (TANTEX) was formed in 1986 as a non-profit, non-religious organization by immigrant Telugu people in the United States with South Asian roots.

It was mainly an initiative to understand the difficulties faced by the Telugu immigrants in Texas and address it in a way to integrate the Telugu community into mainstream American society. TANTEX evolved into a medium of promoting the Telugu culture, education and the community affairs and activities.

Apart from these activities TANTEX also airs Telugu programs on air on regional radio channels in Dallas (and across the US) with Radio Salaam Namaste and Fun Asia for a few hours every weekend.

TANTEX evolved into a very organized structure. It is governed by President and an Executive Committee. All these members are elected by volunteers over an annual election. The term is the calendar year. This executive committee is comprised and supported by many sub-committees. They vary from Cultural, Communication, Reception to Technology related. Many members on an ongoing basis register and be a part of the organization. To become a member one has to pay the membership fee per event basis. Membership can be paid per individual or per family basis.

TANTEX celebrated its silver jubilee with a blast on July 8–9, 2011. The event was held on Black Academy of arts and letters, Dallas convention Center, Theatre Complex.[1]

Membership

Currently there are two types of memberships:

Additional benefits

Additional benefits are provided for the members of the group. These include:

TANTEX organization

Popular activities

TANTEX organizes several events during all major Telugu festivals such as Sankranthi, Ugadi and Diwali. TANTEX also organizes annual events such as "Carnival",a family picnic and competitions for kids as well as adults during summers. For the entertainment of its members, TANTEX also screens a free TELUGU MOVIE every quarter.

Additionally TANTEX also organizes and supports several other interesting events such as music concerts and Sahithya Vedika etc.

TANTEX has been a highly active organization. It has been actively organising various activities and programs year round for Telugu Community. Majority of these activities are open to General Public of the area and not restricted to the Members. Some of the activities are organized jointly with community members and other organizations. These events include and not limited to music concerts, felicitations to distinguished visitors, fund-raisings, etc. To be a part of such events the members pay a separate fee. Membership to TANTEX is open all through the year.

TANTEX celebrated its silver jubilee with a blast on July 8–9, 2011.The event was held on Black Academy of arts and letters, Dallas convention Center, Theatre Complex.[2]

References

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