Meet Our Team

Youth Committee

Sunita is a member of the Board of Trustees of HTCS and has served extensively in the Food Committee and organized year round Bhojanams for around 5+ years, along with managing Sunday shifts at the cafeteria. She has also been a member of a ladies group for over 20 years that volunteers for the homeless at a local shelter. In the past, she has volunteered extensively at the Bridgewater-Raritan school system where she has been a volunteer Mom for 20+ years and actively led the BRHS Forensics team activities as a parent and the President.

syeleswarapu@venkateswaratemple.org

hravinuthala@venkateswaratemple.org

Aruna currently works for Johnson & Johnson in the Jansen Supply Chain. In her free time, she enjoys singing, doing yoga, and cooking. After volunteering at Unite for Sight, she joined the Youth Committee and now currently teaches chanting of various Sanskrit Shlokas.

anathan@venkateswaratemple.org

Archana is originally from Bangalore, India and have been a resident of Bridgewater for about 18 years. On top being a mother to two kids, she works in TD Bank, Bridgewater. She has been volunteering at the temple for the past two years and has been visiting the temple for many more. She loves the outdoors and routinely goes on longs walks and hikes. In addition to the outdoors, she also enjoys reading book pertaining to history and women.

adeshpande@venkateswaratemple.org

Uday is an ex-Investment banker, Stock broker, and Director of Stock Exchange who is currently an investor for growth companies, Private Equity, Stock & Option market trader, manages a private portfolio of family run businesses, mentoring company's management, C suite executives especially family run businesses seeking institutional long term capital. In his free time, Uday enjoys swimming, hiking, travel, and reading non fiction and history. In the past he has volunteered at Smile Foundations in India (youth education), setting up their US chapter, active volunteer for Sharemymeals.org (feed the hungry), Princeton and surrounding areas. He is looking forward to being an active member of the youth committee.

uraval@venkateswaratemple.org

Ram, in the past, has served as the Chair person of the Youth Committee for 2 terms. He is currently a member of the Community Services Committee with tons of professional expertise in the Life Sciences Industry (clinical research and healthcare).

ryeleswarapu@venkateswaratemple.org

Giridhar is orginally from Hyderabad, India. He is an IT professional working as a Program manager at Johnson and Johnson. He is passionate about teaching and enjoys growing indoor and outdoor plants. One his favorite pass-time hobbies is to spend time with his son watching freight trains.

gpenmatsa@venkateswaratemple.org

Bharat is a technocrat and entrepreneur with more than 2 decades of IT experience. Bharat volunteers as part of youth committee by providing technology based platforms and IT support for various initiatives.

bgujavarti@venkateswaratemple.org

Niren currently works at Nokia Bell Labs and is responsible for all transportation as a consultant for new technologies for US and Canada. On top of being a very active member of the youth committee, he participate in charity work at Balaji temple, Ananda Mandir, Habitat for Humanity, Saves Indian Farmers, Assam Foundation of North America, Naamghar (Assamese prayer hall), local charities, international yoga day, Gandhi Jayanti celebration, Indian consulate volunteering, Chairman of Shade Tree Board for Bridgewater, and coordinating all environmental functions of township.

nchoudhury@venkateswaratemple.org

Rajeswari is a home maker. She partakes in hobbies, such as making paper crafts and volunteering. Pre-Covid, She was teaching the Vedic Math Classes and is excited to participate and help in the Youth Committee.

rsingana@venkateswaratemple.org

Youth Council

Rutgers University 3rd year

skallakunta@venkateswaratemple.org

Hello! My name is Suruchi Kallakunta. I am a 3rd year student attending Rutgers University majoring in Biomedical Engineering with a minor in psychology. I have been volunteering at the temple since 2015 and I am really happy that I am able to give back to the temple for all it has done for me and my family. I look forward to working with all of you!

Hamilton College

saravilli@venkateswaratemple.org

Hobbies:

Running, Rowing, Computer Hardware, Philosophy

Why do you want to be a Youth Council Member?

Having been part of the Youth Committee for a few years, I've had a lot of experience in the events we conduct. I would like to contribute my ideas on how we can run those events more efficiently and smoother. And I also want to help kickstart new programs and events on behalf of the Youth Committee.

How involved have you been in the Youth activities at the temple thus far?

I have been a member of the Youth Group since the start of my high school. So that is approximately 7 years now. Over these years, I've had the opportunity to work with hundreds of fellow Youth members in serving my community.

John P. Stevens High School

vbolla@venkateswaratemple.org

Hobbies/Activities/Clubs

I love playing basketball with friends I am on the school Track team I love music and listen to it a lot.

Why do you want to be a Youth Council member?

An amazing opportunity like this does not come often. Having this amazing opportunity to expand the temple's capabilities and help create more opportunities for other fellow youth to get involved with their culture and future means a lot. I love helping in any way and this feels like a really good opportunity to do just that. Working with amazing individuals, I feel like we can build something special that can continue for many future generations.

How involved have you been in Youth activities at the temple thus far?

I have been very involved with the temple's volunteering aspects. Before Covid-19 I was helping out a lot throughout the year; especially during major events like New Year's day, Health Camps, CHETNA, and fundraising events. Though COVID-19 slowed my presence here, I cannot wait to come back and help out in any way possible.

About to Enter 12th Grade

vkambhampati@venkateswaratemple.org

Hobbies/Activities/Clubs:

Boy Scouts, Golf, Model UN, Toastmasters

Why I want to be a Youth Council Member:

I want to be a Youth Council Member because I have been working volunteering in the temple for many years, and I want to gain an opportunity to have my voice heard.

How involved have I been:

I have been involved pretty intensively with the Youth Committee. I have helped volunteer in the past few New Year's Events. Additionally I have helped run fire drills. I have also volunteered at a few Health Camps.

Rutgers Business School

sstummala@venkateswaratemple.org

Hobbies/Activities/Clubs

I love to listen to music, my favorite genre is R&B My favorite pastime is watching basketball I spend hours every day working out at the gym

Why do you want to be a Youth Council Member?

Being a youth council member would be an honor as it would allow me to use my knowledge of the youth system to further enhance the experience for incoming youth. As a part of the youth group, members are exposed to the culture associated with the temple, but are also given the opportunity to network and build connections. By becoming a member of Youth Council, I would want to work on ways to further these connections and broaden the opportunities provided.

How involved have you been in Youth Activities at the temple thus far?

I first got involved with HTCS and Sri Venkateswara temple in 2016 by helping with serving food in Annadanams. I was able to learn and get to know my other youth members through events such as New Year's Day, Health Camps, and CHETNA, even running some events such as New Year's Day 2021. Over the years, I've volunteered as a camp counselor at the HTCS Summer camp and helped raise money through the volunteer fundraising dinners. Although COVID-19 has impacted my presence at the temple, I have still been finding ways to help!

Youth Bridge is the portal for the youth at Sri Venkateswara Temple, Bridgewater, NJ. 

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