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Telugu Fine Arts Society (TFAS) Inc. was organized in 1984 as a non-profit community organization as a corporation under and by virtue of N.J.S. 15A:1-1 et seq., the "New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation Act". Check the web sites http://www.TFAS.net or http://www.TFASNJ.org for more details. Telugu is a language spoken by 80 million people in the state of Andhra Pradesh in South India. The purposes for which TFAS was organized are listed under Article III of the Constitution and By Laws. The primary purposes of TFAS are: (1) To foster, promote and encourage the language of Telugu and literature in the language of Telugu. (2) To promote and encourage arts and cultural activities of Telugu speaking people. (3) To preserve and propagate Telugu cultural heritage amongst future generations by exchange of cultural ambassadors between North America and other countries including India. TFAS has been serving the Telugu Community, especially in USA with a variety of cultural programs, promoting the Telugu language and arts like music and dance among the youth and honoring prominent artists with awards among the Telugu community and building a bridge between the NRIs and the the communities in their mother land India. Every year, TFAS celebrates major cultural festivals such as Sankranthi, Tri-Murthy Day, Ugadi, Deepavali, Dasara in addition to the annual picnics in getting the people together in NJ.