WASHINGTON: Several Indian diaspora organisations representing people from four corners of India are marking the July 4 American independence day with a celebration of their own culture, language and cuisine across the U.S.

Two Telugu community organisations - the American Telugu Association (ATA) and the North American Telugu Association (NATA) - are both hosting three-day conventions, opening Friday in Philadelphia and Atlanta respectively.

Film luminaries such as S.P. Balasubrahmanyam, Rajendra Prasad, Rana Daggubati, Shriya, Sunil, Sekhar Kammula and Tanikella Bharani and several singers are set to participate in the ATA convention.

Celebrities like first ever Indian-American Miss U.S.A. Nina Davuluri and central and state ministers from various Indian states are also expected to attend, organizers said.

Literary legends like Garikapati Narasimha Rao, Jonnavithula, film writer Ananth Sriram, poet Acharya K. Venkata Reddy and writers Saradapurna Sonty and Satyam Upadrashta are also likely to attend the literary sessions.

Delicious dishes representing various regions of Telangana, coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema would be served at the event.

The Rajasthan Association of North America (RANA) is hosting the 4th Rajasthani International Convention at the Islandia Marriott on Long Island, New York, from July 3 to July 6.

The theme of this convention is to help build a Healthy and Literate Rajasthan with RANA striving to play an integral part in the infrastructure development of Rajasthan in the fields of Education, Healthcare, Information Technology and Solar Energy amongst others.
Source: IANS