The Telangana Association of New Zealand (TANZ) in association with NZ Blood service organised a blood donation camp for the community on Wednesday, May 24 in Epsom, Auckland.
The drive was successful with more than 100 members attending the event. People from not just Telangana but also from Tamil, Telugu and Malayali communities came to support the campaign.
TANZ was formed in 2015 to provide a platform for the cultural, educational, social and developmental activities in NZ and Telangana. The purpose of forming the association was to connect with the increasing number of Telanganites in New Zealand.
“There is a growing need for non-resident Telanganites to do their part for the development of Telangana here in New Zealand,” President of the Association Kalyan Rao Kasuganti, said.
The motto of TANZ is to provide a platform for the TNRI’s (Telangana Non-Resident Indians) to Preserve and promote Telangana culture and identity in New Zealand and internationally. TANZ will engage in developmental and charitable activities in Telangana and will conduct seminars, publish papers/books to educate TNRIs about problems and solutions about the issues of Telangana.
The Association in the past has organised and celebrated Bathukamma, the festival of flowers which was attended by MPs from India. Celebrating Ramadan and Telangana Formation Days on June 11 are the two next important events in their calendar. TANZ also invites different communities to celebrate Christmas, Ugadi and Vinayaka Chaturthi and hosts a series of other cultural activities for the community.
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