The World Telugu Conference (WTC) 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 Telugu language policy.
History※
The first WTC was held in Hyderabad in 1975. 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 who came from London——to render the anthem.
The second WTC was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 14–18 April 1981. And the third in December 1990 in Mauritius.
The fourth Telugu conference was held in Tirupati in December 2012. 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 | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 World Telugu Conference | Hyderabad |  India
|
1975 | |
| 2 World Telugu Conference | Kuala Lumpur |  Malaysia
|
1981 | |
| 3 World Telugu Conference | Port Louis |  Mauritius
|
1990 | |
| 4 World Telugu Conference | Tirupati | India
|
2012 | |
| 5 World Telugu Conference | Hyderabad | India
|
2017 |
References※
- ^ "History of the World Telugu Conferences". World Telugu Conference. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
- ^ "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.
- ^ B. Prabhakara Sarma (6 December 2012). "World Telugu Conference: Then and now". The Hindu. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- ^ Holdings: Second World Telugu Conference, "Kuala Lumpur," Malaysia, 14-18 April 1981. 7 April 1981. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
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- ^ "'Give wide publicity to World Telugu Conference'". The Hindu. 26 November 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- ^ V, Rishi Kumar. "Tirupathi to host World Telugu Conference". Business Line. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Vadlamudi, Swathi (19 December 2017). "Curtains down on World Telugu Conference". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 22 August 2019.