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[[File:Stamp of India - 1975 - Colnect 372792 - Saraswati Goddess of learning - inscription in Telugu.jpeg|thumb|World Telugu Conference, Stamp of India - 1975 - Saraswati Goddess of learning - inscription in Telugu.]]<br />
The '''World Telugu Conference''' (WTC)<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.worldteluguconference.com/en/first-wtc.html |title= Telugu conferences history |accessdate=23 March 2013}}</ref> 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|Telugu language]] policy <br />
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==History==<br />
The first WTC was held in [[Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh|Hyderabad]] in 1975.<ref>{{cite web|author=TNN |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-12-07/hyderabad/35669667_1_venue-heavy-rains-kiran-kumar-reddy |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130227035622/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-12-07/hyderabad/35669667_1_venue-heavy-rains-kiran-kumar-reddy |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-02-27 |title=World Telugu Conference venue to be shifted |date=2012-12-07 |work=[[The Times of India]] |accessdate=2013-02-03}}</ref> 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]].{{cn|date=December 2017}}<br />
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The second WTC was in April 1981 in [[Kuala Lumpur]], [[Malaysia]],{{cn|date=December 2017}} and the third in December 1990 in [[Mauritius]].{{cn|date=December 2017}}<br />
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The fourth Telugu conference was held in [[Tirupati (city)|Tirupati]] in December 2012.<ref>{{cite web|author=B. Prabhakara Sarma |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/world-telugu-conference-then-and-now/article4167022.ece |title=Cities / Hyderabad : World Telugu Conference: Then and now |work=The Hindu |date=2012-12-06 |accessdate=2013-02-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiatribune.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10100:campaign-for-world-telugu-meet-launched-&catid=125:general-news&Itemid=400 |title=Campaign for world Telugu meet launched |publisher=Indiatribune.com |date= |accessdate=2013-02-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Vijayawada/give-wide-publicity-to-world-telugu-conference/article4136601.ece |title=Cities / Vijayawada : 'Give wide publicity to World Telugu Conference' |work=The Hindu |date=2012-11-26 |accessdate=2013-02-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=V. Rishi Kumar |url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/states/tirupathi-to-host-world-telugu-conference/article4130001.ece |title=Business Line : News / States : Tirupathi to host World Telugu Conference |publisher=Thehindubusinessline.com |date= |accessdate=2013-02-03}}</ref> The fifth was held from 15 December 2017 at [[Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium|LB Stadium]], Hyderabad, celebrating 40 years of World Telugu Conferences.{{cn|date=December 2017}}<br />
{|class="wikitable"<br />
|+List of conferences<br />
!Official title<br />
!Host city<br />
!Host country<br />
!Year<br />
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|1st World Telugu Conference<br />
|[[Hyderabad]]<br />
|{{flag|India}}<br />
|1975<br />
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|2nd World Telugu Conference<br />
|[[Kuala Lumpur]]<br />
|{{flag|Malaysia}}<br />
|1981<br />
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|3rd World Telugu Conference<br />
|[[Port Louis]]<br />
|{{flag|Mauritius}}<br />
|1990<br />
|----<br />
|4th World Telugu Conference<br />
|[[Tirupati]]<br />
|{{flag|India}}<br />
|2012<br />
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|5th World Telugu Conference<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/world-telugu-conference-2017-kicks-off-today-telangana-culture-heritage-and-literature-to-get-full-display/articleshow/62079535.cms|title=World Telugu Conference 2017: World Telugu Conference 2017 kicks off today; Telangana culture, heritage and literature to get full display|last=Adivi|first=Sridhar|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-08-22}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/curtains-down-on-world-telugu-conference/article21956808.ece|title=Curtains down on World Telugu Conference|last=Vadlamudi|first=Swathi|date=2017-12-19|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-08-22|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><br />
|[[Hyderabad]]<br />
|{{flag|India}}<br />
|2017<br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
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* [http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/world-telugu-conference-then-and-now/article4167022.ece World Telugu Conference: Then and now]<br />
* [http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/dubai-to-host-telugu-conference/article3160573.ece]<br />
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