Telugu Association of North America (or TANA, as it is well known) is the oldest and biggest Indo-American organization in North America. TANA was founded at a convention in New York in 1977 of Telugus from all over North America and was incorporated in 1978 as a not-for-profit organization.Our Mission: To identify and address social, cultural and educational NEEDS of North American Telugu Community in particular and Telugu people in general.