SILICON ANDHRA
The Spirit of Telugu Literature, Culture and Tradition
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
United States is a land of opportunity for many immigrants from all over the world. There are close 500,000 people settled in USA from the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana in India. The immigrants from this area would like have connection to their rich cultural and linguistic heritage. Especially they want their children to connect to their family roots. Language plays a vital role in giving that cultural identity. Telugu language is spoken by about 150 million people across the world. But there was no systematic opportunity to learn Telugu in North America. Also there were limited opportunities or platforms to celebrate the art forms like classical Kuchipudi dance, folk dances, Annamayya Keertanas, Telugu Dramas etc. Many people want to have that cultural and linguistic connection. But really don't know how to establish that connection in a professional and organized fashion.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Silicon Andhra ManaBadi
ManaBadi provides academic learning program to read, write and speak Telugu language. BalaBadi is a two year program for kids below Six years. There after ManaBadi students have 5 years curriculum to master the Telugu language skills. ManaBadi is accredited by ACS-WASC.
Silicon Andhra Music, Performing Arts and Dance Academy (SAMPADA)
SAMPADA is a certificate program for students learning Indian Music and Dance. SAMAPADA certification is done by SiliconAndhra in affiliation with Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University (PSTU), a NAAC accredited institution.
Gurus/Schools affiliated to SAMPADA can have their students pursue Junior/Senior Certificate Programs in Carnatic Music (Vocal, Veena, Violin, Flute & Mridangam); Hindustani Music (Vocal, Sitar, Violin, Tabla); Bharata Natyam, Kuchipudi and Kathak.
Students will receive 16 University Credits for each level.
Junior Certificate – 2 Years
Senior Certificate – 2 Years
America Kuchipudi Dance Convention
SiliconAndhra is hosting the America Kuchipudi Dance Convention (AKDC) during the Labor Day weekend in San Francisco. The objective of the AKDC is to create a platform and forum to showcase the talent of youngsters, to recognize the tremendous contributions of Gurus, to exchange views for the propagation of Kuchipudi and learn from experienced Gurus. AKDC would have an excellent array of performances, Lec Dems, Seminars and spectacular presentations. All Gurus, Students and connoisseurs of Kuchipudi attend the AKDC.
Annamayya Jayanthi Utsavam (AJU)
AJU is celebrated to propagate the keerthanas of the Vaggeyakara Sri Annamacharya of 14th century.
Silicon Andhra Sanjivani Hospital
Sanjivani Hospital is being constructed in the classical dance heritage village of Kuchipudi, Andhra Pradesh, India. It's a multi specialty hospital with 200 beds. Upon completion it would serve about 500,000 rural population.
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of children who have the ability to use language for expression and to communicate with others
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Women and girls, Men and boys, Children and youth
Related Program
Silicon Andhra ManaBadi
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Silicon Andhra ManaBadi started with 150 students in California in 2007. By 2019 it grew to have 11000+ kids learning Telugu language. Even during pandemic, ManaBadi was able sustain 10K+ students.
Number of youth and families for whom a cultural inventory (e.g., cultural/ethnic identity, language, values, spiritual life, family traditions, gender and sexual identity issues, other relevant preferences, etc.) is completed and used to develop the treatment and support plan
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults, Children and youth
Related Program
Silicon Andhra ManaBadi
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
With diverse cultural and language education programs, Silicon Andhra became a hallmark of providing the required cultural inventory to thousands of families.
Number of paid participants in conferences
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults, Women and girls, Men and boys
Related Program
America Kuchipudi Dance Convention
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Context Notes
Kuchipudi Conventions are biannual. In 2008 in t's first edition, we had 1200 paid delegates. It grew to 8000 delegates in 2016 and 500 delegates in 2017.
Total number of conferences held
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults, Children and youth
Related Program
Silicon Andhra ManaBadi
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Silicon Andhra conducts many conferences for Manabadi Teachers and volunteers. Also conducts Cultural festivals and ManaBadi Children's Fest with different themes all across the year all over the USA.
Number of competition winners declared
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults, Children and youth
Related Program
Annamayya Jayanthi Utsavam (AJU)
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
The Annual Annamacharya Jayanti Music and Dance competitions are being held in more places as regional competitions. The winners of regional competitions would attend the national competition.
Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Silicon Andhra through ManaBad introduced Telugu language learning program across USA. Silicon Andhra through SAMPADA introduced a learning, testing and recognition platform to gain University credits in different Music and Dance areas. Silicon Andhra through Kuchipudi Conventions want to create more visibility for Kuchipudi art form by bringing the world Kuchipudi community to one place. Silicon Andhra wants to propagate the Carnatic classical music by celebrating the Vaggeyakaras works. Silicon Andhra wants work in bringing Telugu Language into the internet age by developing several fonts. By adopting Kuchipudi village, Silicon Andhra wants to make it as Smart and Cultural Heritage Village. Silicon Andhra wants to build Sanjivani, a 200 bed Multi Specialty Hospital in Kuchipudi village.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
For ManaBadi established a nationwide volunteers force to reach out to the Telugu community living across North America. For SAMPADA ties with Gurus (Teachers) of Music and Dance across the country. Signed an MoU with Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University for giving University Credits to the students. Organized International Telugu Internet Conferences to promote Telugu in digital world. Organized 5 International Kuchipudi Dance Conventions. Develop the basic infrastructure in Kuchipudi village. Conduct national level Annamayya Jayanthi Utsavams with competitions to encourage talent.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Silicon Andhra is fortunate extraordinary capabilities in accomplishing every set objective or goal. Silicon Andhra considers itself as a Global Family. Hundreds passionate volunteers with the support of individual and institutional donors have reached several significant milestones in the last 16 years. Silicon Andhra has created itself tremendous amount of brand equity over the year. It's commitment, passion, professionalism and dedication are the assets for accomplishing many sky high goals. Fiscal prudence and transparency are at the heart of Silicon Andhra.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Silicon Andhra through ManaBad introduced Telugu language learning program across USA. Today thousands of children attend ManaBadi to learn Telugu. Several school districts across USA recognized Telugu to give foreign language credit. This program is also accredited by ACS WASC. in 2016-2017 academic year 8000 children learned Telugu. Silicon Andhra through SAMPADA introduced a learning, testing and recognition platform to gain University credits in different Music and Dance areas. Silicon Andhra organized 5 International Kuchipudi Dance Conventions in order to create more visibility by bringing the world Kuchipudi community to one place. As a result the interest in learning Kuchipudi skyrocketed. Silicon Andhra launched 21 Telugu Unicode Fonts. Under OFL, Google have made them available to the world through it's fonts platform.
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SILICON ANDHRA
Board of directorsas of 08/19/2021
Mr. Anand Kuchibhotla
Silicon Andhra
Term: 2017 - 2022
Raju Chamarthi
Silicon Andhra
Deena Babu Kondubhatla
Silicon Andhra
Dilip Kondiparthi
Silicon Andhra
Prabha Malempati
Silicon Andhra
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