WELCOME TO TAS
Telugu Association of Scotland (TAS) is a Scottish government registered charity organisation (SC039542) established in 2001 in Scotland, United Kingdom. People who speak Telugu in Scotland have immigrated mainly from the Southern state of India, Andhra Pradesh.
Telugu, which is Central Dravidian language, is the third largest spoken language in India and 13th most spoken language in the world. It is said to be one of the sweetest languages of the world and it is also called the Italian of the East!
Our main objective is to promote Telugu culture in Scotland and to preserve, maintain and perpetuate the cultural heritage of the people of Telugu origin in Scotland. We conduct various events throughout the year and we especially celebrate UGADI (Telugu New Year) and DEEPAVALI (Festival of Lights) every year with a cultural programme to keep our culture alive. We also conduct sports days in main cities in Scotland when time and finance permits. We propagate cultural, educational, social, economic, and community affairs of the Telugu origin people in Scotland. We plan to collaborate in the organisation of Telugu literary, cultural and education conferences abroad and foster friendship and understanding among Telugu people and also between people of Telugu origin and people from other cultures. We provide help to people who need information on various opportunities in Scotland. We also have groups in social networking sites like Face book and Orkut to bring people together and to guide students/members about jobs, accommodation, Visa's, places to visit and in many other aspects. Being a Scottish registered charity we also raise, solicit and collect funds, charities and donations for cultural, education and charitable purposes either directly or in cooperation with other non-profit organisation in the United Kingdom and abroad.