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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.
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]
Official title | Host city | Host country | Year | Ref. |
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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] |
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