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California hosts the largest Telugu-speaking population – of close to 2 lakh – closely followed by Texas (1.5 lakh) and New Jersey (1.1 lakh). States like Illinois (83,000), Virginia (78,000), and Georgia (52,000) too have a significant pool of people from the two Telugu states. Between 60,000 and 70,000 students arrive in the US each year, along with close to 10,000 H1B visa holders. About 80% of them are registered with us, said Ashok Kolla, former secretary of the Telugu Association of North America.

Sam Manekshaw was honoured with two of India’s highest civilian honours. He got the Padma Bhushan in 1968 and the Padma Vibhushan in 1972.