World Telugu Conference

World Telugu Conference, Stamp of India - 1975 - Saraswati (Goddess of learning) - inscription in Telugu.

The World Telugu Conference (WTC) is a conference for the furtherance of the Telugu language.[1] Literary luminaries attend and share their views on spreading and preserving the language and advocating a Telugu language policy.

History

The first WTC was held in Hyderabad in 1975.[2] The then Minister of Education, Mandali Venkata Krishna Rao was instrumental in starting it.[3] The singer M. S. Ramarao made his debut at the conference. It was also attended by Sankarambadi Sundarachari, who penned the anthem "Maa Telugu Thalliki", and the actor-singer Tanguturi Suryakumari who came from London to render the anthem.[3][1]

The second WTC was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 14–18 April 1981,[4][5] and the third in December 1990 in Mauritius.[5]

The fourth Telugu conference was held in Tirupati in December 2012.[3][6][7] The fifth was held from 15 December 2017 at LB Stadium, Hyderabad, celebrating 40 years of World Telugu Conferences.[8][9]

List of conferences
Official title Host city Host country Year Ref.
1st World Telugu Conference Hyderabad  India 1975 [2]
2nd World Telugu Conference Kuala Lumpur  Malaysia 1981 [4][5]
3rd World Telugu Conference Port Louis  Mauritius 1990 [5]
4th World Telugu Conference Tirupati  India 2012 [3][6]
5th World Telugu Conference Hyderabad  India 2017 [8][9]
6th World Telugu Conference Rajamahendravaram  India 2024

References

  1. ^ a b "History of the World Telugu Conferences". World Telugu Conference. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
  2. ^ a b "World Telugu Conference venue to be shifted". The Times of India. 7 December 2012. Archived from the original on 27 February 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d B. Prabhakara Sarma (6 December 2012). "World Telugu Conference: Then and now". The Hindu. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  4. ^ a b Holdings: Second World Telugu Conference, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 14-18 April 1981. 7 April 1981. Retrieved 24 March 2023. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  5. ^ a b c d "World Telugu Conference office inaugurated". The Hindu. 21 August 2012. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  6. ^ a b "'Give wide publicity to World Telugu Conference'". The Hindu. 26 November 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  7. ^ V, Rishi Kumar. "Tirupathi to host World Telugu Conference". Business Line. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  8. ^ a b Adivi, Sridhar (15 December 2017). "World Telugu Conference 2017 kicks off today; Telangana culture, heritage and literature to get full display". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  9. ^ a b Vadlamudi, Swathi (19 December 2017). "Curtains down on World Telugu Conference". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
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