World Telugu Conference
The World Telugu Conference (WTC)[1] is a conference for the furtherance of the Telugu language. Literary luminaries attend and share their views on spreading and preserving the language and advocating a Telugu language policy
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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. 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.
The second WTC was in April 1981 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and the third in December 1990 in Mauritius.
The fourth Telugu conference was held in Tirupati in December 2012.[3][4][5][6] The fifth was held from 15 December 2017 at LB Stadium, Hyderabad, celebrating 40 years of World Telugu Conferences.
Official title | Host city | Host country | Year |
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1st World Telugu Conference | Hyderabad | ![]() |
1975 |
2nd World Telugu Conference | Kuala Lumpur | ![]() |
1981 |
3rd World Telugu Conference | Port Louis | ![]() |
1990 |
4th World Telugu Conference | Tirupati | ![]() |
2012 |
5th World Telugu Conference[7][8] | Hyderabad | ![]() |
2017 |
References
- "Telugu conferences history". Retrieved 23 March 2013.
- TNN (7 December 2012). "World Telugu Conference venue to be shifted". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- B. Prabhakara Sarma (6 December 2012). "Cities / Hyderabad : World Telugu Conference: Then and now". The Hindu. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- "Campaign for world Telugu meet launched". Indiatribune.com. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- "Cities / Vijayawada : 'Give wide publicity to World Telugu Conference'". The Hindu. 26 November 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- V. Rishi Kumar. "Business Line : News / States : Tirupathi to host World Telugu Conference". Thehindubusinessline.com. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- Adivi, Sridhar. "World Telugu Conference 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.
- Vadlamudi, Swathi (19 December 2017). "Curtains down on World Telugu Conference". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
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