About TANTEX

Telugu Association Of North Texas

About TANTEX

Telugu Association of North Texas(TANTEX) was formed in 1986 as a non-profit, non-religious organization with the goals to

Maintain, preserve and perpetuate the cultural heritage of Telugu speaking people of North Texas.

Assist and promote cultural, educational, social and community affairs of the Telugu speaking people in North Texas and

Foster understanding between the Telugu speaking people and others in the community.

TANTEX is governed by President and an Executive Committee elected from volunteer members foran annual term from January 1st to Dec 31st.

Executive Committee is supported by various sub-committees such as Cultural, Communication, Reception , Technology Committee, etc. For more details please check. BYLAWS of Telugu Association Of North Texas (TANTEX)

TANTEX organizes several activities and programs all year-round for Telugu community. Most of the activities and programs are open to public and not restricted. Membership dues are collected once a year (see Membership ) and members pay a nominal amount per event either on individual or family basis. However, there are some special events and programs that are conducted jointly with community members and other organizations (music concerts, felicitations to distinguished visitors, fund-raisings etc.) For such events, TANTEX members may have to pay a price agreed by TANTEX management and other organization(s). Membership is open throughout the year. For more information see Membership

Office Bearers - 2008

Title	Name
President	Shyamala Rumalla
President-Elect	Sridhar Korsapati
Vice-President	Chandra Sekhar Kanneganti
Secretary	NMS Reddy
Joint Secretary	Geeta Dammanna
Treasurer	Srinivas Veeravelli
Joint Treasurer	Vijay Mohan Kakarla
Special Programs & Spokesperson	Prasad Thotakura
Immediate Past President	Raja P. Reddy

Executive Committee - 2008

Name
Ananth Mallavarapu
Chandra K Bandar
Gopal Ponangi
Koterswara Rao Chekuri
Rajasekhar Buttreddy
Rajesh Pillamari
Subhash Nelakanti
Suresh Manduva
Swaroop Kundoor
Uma Yalamanchi
Venkat Mulukutla

Board Of Trustees

Name	Title
Ravindra K Panditi	Chair
Sandhya Reddy Gavva	-
Satyan Kalyandurg	-
Lalitha Murthy Kuchibhotla	-
Srinivas Reddy Alla	-

Past Presidents

Name	Contact Number	Year served
Raja P. Reddy	-	2007
Murthy Mulukutla	-	2006
Indira Konda	-	2005
Srinivasa Rao Chukkala	-	2004
Ramakrishna Lavu	-	2003
Sridhar Kodela	-	2002
Subhas Chalasani	-	2001
Prasad Thotakura	-	2000
R K Panditi	-	1999
Lakshmanna Vishnubhotla	-	1998
Jagpal Naini	-	April 1996 - January 1998
Jhansi Raj	-	April 1995 - April 1996
Ram Yalamanchili	-	April 1994 - April 1995
Lalitha Murthy Kuchibhotla	-	April 1993 - April 1994
Bhima Penta	-	April 1992 - April 1993
Sandhya Reddy Gavva	-	April 1991 - April 1992
Jagannadha Rao	-	April 1990 - April 1991
Ananda Murthy Kuchibhotla	-	April 1989 - April 1990
Murthy Kommu	-	April 1988 - April 1989
Krishna Bapatla	-	April 1987 - April 1988
J. P. Reddy	-	April 1986 - April 1987