We welcome you all to an extravaganza of, our rich Telugu culture and heritage and a bonanza of fun, food and entertainment. Please come to Detroit and make this your home away from home as you bask in the excitement of TANA. The 2005 Cultural Committee designed the activities that would cater to the taste's of all. Some examples include:
1. An evening with well known Artists and Commedians from the Telugu Film Industry:
Here are some of the movie artists coming to entertain us. 
2. Movie Singers and Orchestra: Grand Finale by Mano / Viswanath group with Detroit local talent.
3. Inaugural Song: Our 2005 TANA 'Ahvana Geetika' : Glimpses of our Rich culture, heritage and tradition. An offering of a colorful bouquet, filled with the fragrances of the telugu literature,music, dance other such beautiful flowers. A nostaligic cultural journey through our memorable past and beautiful present...
4. Gatra Chitra Sammelanam: "Music In Drawings", a unique blend of fine arts... An extemporaneous art work presented to popular and beautiful compositions of Saints, Tyagayya, Annamayya, Bhadrachala Ramdas and other great Telugu 'vaggeyakaras.' A rare feast for the eyes and ears! First time in TANA...
5. Meet Miss India World 2005: Miss.Sindhura Gadde:
6. Classical & Movie Segments: Performances by our second generation kids living in the Detroit Metropolitan area and North America.
7. Arun Guthikonda Memorial Fund/Award for Cultural Contributions: This endowment was set up in the year 2000 by Padmavathi and Ravindranath Guttikonda of New Jersey, USA for distribution of cash awards to the best artist/artists from North America and India performing at the TANA Conference. The cash awards for 2005 are as follows:
The cash awards will be presented at the 15th TANA Conference.
8. Final TANA Cultural Competetions: TANA is proud to conduct final competitions for winners of the regional cultural competitions conducted by TANA in association with local Telugu Associations. These competitions will be conducted at the 15th TANA Conference.
9. Youth program including fashion show
10.Other Attractions: Small Skits, Ekapatrabhinayanam and Folk Singing etc.
And much more...
