World Telugu Conference
# World Telugu Conference

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 a 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.

List of conferences :

| Official title | Host city | Host country | Year |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1st World Telugu Conference | Hyderabad | India | 1975 |
| 2nd World Telugu Conference | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | 1981 |
| 3rd World Telugu Conference | Port Louis | Mauritius | 1990 |
| 4th World Telugu Conference | Tirupati | India | 2012 |
| 5th World Telugu Conference | Hyderabad | India | 2017 |
