Hyderabad, June 20 (NSS): The Telugus are a very strong community in the USA and 40% of Indians studying there are Telugus. Telugu is the USA’s third most-spoken Indian language and some 10 lakh Telugus live in America.
Telugu Times, a publication which 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. D C Manjunath, Consul General of India, who was the chief guest 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.
- 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 Srikanth Gaddam, CEO of ERPA, Columbus Ohio IT Services Category; Dayakar Puskoor, CEO, Dallas Venture Capital – Venture Capital and Investment Category; Dr Yogi Chimata, Dallas Renal Group, Dallas – Hospitals and Healthcare category; Anil Sunkara, Producer- AK Entertainments, Dallas, TX – Cinema and Entertainment; Bala Indurthi – President- Sankar Netralaya, Atlanta, GA – Community Service; Geetha Dammanna – CEO- Dammanna Law, Dallas, TX – Legal; Ramesh Gadiraju, A2B Sweets & Restaurants, – Hospitality; Kiran Pasham, President- Splash BI, Atlanta, GA – IT Products Development; Vijay Borra- CEO- DFW Lands, Dallas, TX- Real Estate; Maheswara KAS- CEO, KK Software Associates, Columbus OH- IT Staffing.
Giving his opening remarks, Telugu Times Editor and CEO Chennuri Venkata Subba Row, said Telugu Times embarked on this initiative last year to recognise 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 strong community. Telugu-speaking people are the largest ethnic group in the USA. Telugus run several restaurants and theatres. 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 rise in the Telugu population is attributed to the increasing representation of 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.
