TENALI (GUNTUR DT.): The Telugu Association of North America (TANA) has expressed its willingness to take two troupes of artistes from Tenali to perform at its annual conference in United States next year, according to Tenali MLA Nadendla Manohar.

Speaking to The Hindu here after his return from the US and the UK, he said that it was an encouragement to the artisans of the town that has a rich cultural legacy. "Many of the artistes live in pathetic conditions and it is for the first time that a group from the town is performing in the US," he said. Today, Tenali has more than 130 theatre groups and hundreds of actors and folk artistes.

Honour for MLA

The MLA was the one of the two public representatives who had represented India at the 18th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference held at Turks and Caicos Islands, an overseas territory of the UK in the Atlantic Ocean. The other representative from the country was Lok Sabha Deputy Speaker Charanjit Singh Atwal.

The theme of the seven-day conference was `Strengthening Parliament' and some 130 representatives from 47 countries participated. The topics of discussions ranged from parliament and people, role of parliamentarians in combating HIV/AIDS, parliament and executive, parliament and judiciary among others.

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