Literary & Souvenir   Souvenir     Publication of “Telugu Paluku” as a conference souvenir is a tradition that will be continued for the 15th TANA Conference in Detroit. The Souvenir and Literary Committee has received good quality original writings in Telugu (stories, poetry, essays, cartoons, etc.) from all over North America and the selection process is now complete. These and other writings of prominent authors in Andhra Pradesh are being readied for printing.   Literary Programs     For children and youth Youth Telugu Literary Forum: Specially designed to bring awareness of Telugu literature to the second generation Telugu youth for the first time. Telugu youth are encouraged to participate in this forum to discuss Telugu literature that they read either as the Telugu original or as an English translation. The participants can speak either in Telugu or English. Dr. Veluri Venkateswara Rao will be chairing the session. The list of speakers to date included Sandeep Boppana, Srinivas C. Parinandi, Aswin Pillarisetty, and Rasagnya Rao. We can accommodate three more speakers in the session. Please contact us as soon as possible if you are interested in speaking in this session.   Telugu Vocabulary Contest: To encourage the knowledge and understanding of Telugu among the second generation, Sri Srinivas Koneru and Sri Bandla Hanumaiah of the TANA Executive Committee started this contest in Detroit two years ago. Since then this contest was conducted in other cities across the US and has become a very successful program. We plan to conduct this highly popular contest at the national level during the TANA conference. There are four divisions in the competition based on age and exposure to Telugu: 3-4, 5-10, and 11-17 years of age and 10-17 years old children who immigrated within the last 3 years from Andhra Pradesh. Contest involves the translation of Telugu words into English and vice versa. Click here for rules: Html   Pdf Click here to download the Vocabulary Contest registration from: Word   PDF   Charades in Telugu: Competition to test the ability to communicate a Telugu sentence through miming. Teams of three can participate (one person for miming and the other two for enunciation). The competition is open to all ages registered by one hour before the start of the contest (1:00 PM on Sunday, July 3, 2005). Click here to download the sentences that will be used in the competition: Pdf. Click here for rules of the competition: Html   Pdf Click here to download the Charades registration from: Word   PDF   For all Literary Forum: Two lecture and discussion sessions are planned; one on Telugu literature and village culture and the second on language and literature non-resident Telugus. Highly knowledgeable speakers on pre-selected topics will be delivering the talks as well as lead the discussions. Some of the invitees are Vasireddy Sitadevi, Nagalla Guruprasada Rao, Katyayani Vidmahe, Vasireddy Naveen, Katragadda Dayanand (all from India), Afsar, Rentala Kalpana, Kandala Srinivasacharya, Venkatayogi Narayanaswamy, and Vithala Janakiramasastry (from the US). Attendees will also have a chance to read their own poetry, story, or short essay. Please contact us as soon as possible if you plan to participate in the reading session. Prof. Bhadriraju Krishnamurthy, who was awarded the TANA 2005 Gidugu Ramamurthy pantulu award for his services to the development of Telugu language, will also be in attendance to receive the award and address the attendees. Please check back for specific talk titles and the detailed schedule after June 5, 2005.   Just-A-Minute (JAM) in Telugu: Competition designed to test your ability to speak only in Telugu for one minute on a given topic. English words that have become part of Telugu vocabulary will be allowed. This contest is modeled after the popular BBC show. Click here for a sample of the topics used in the competition. Contest is open to all who can speak Telugu. Click here for rules of the competition: Html   Pdf Click here to download the JAM registration from: Word   PDF   Telugu Crossword Puzzle: A crossword puzzle will be included in your registration packet for the TANA conference. Those who can and do solve the puzzle can submit the completed puzzle before noon of the final day of the conference (July 3, 2005). Winners among the correct entries will be selected based on a tiebreaker and/or by the luck of the draw.   For further details on the Souvenir or Literary Programs, please contact Ari Sitaramayya: ari@oakland.edu  (248) 366-9594