International Telugu Institute
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International Telugu Institute was established by the Government of Andhra Pradesh in 1975 in acceptance of a resolution unanimously adopted by the delegates to the first World Telugu Conference held at Hyderabad.[1][2][3] It was later merged with the Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University in 1985 and renamed as the International Telugu Centre.
The institute has three departments – the Department of Society and Culture; the Department of Languages, Literature and Translation; and the Department of Publications.
Main objectives
[edit]- to promote educational and cultural contacts and popularize Telugu teaching and language learning among the Telugu speaking people and lovers of Telugu in other states in India and abroad;
- to conduct research and study in the areas of Telugu language, literature, history, arts, culture and allied fields;
- to undertake book exhibitions and publications of monographs, books, journals and research papers pertaining to the life and culture of Telugu people;
- to organise study courses and training programmes for the benefit of overseas scholars visiting Andhra Pradesh
Publications
[edit]The institute has been collaborating with the Central Institute of Indian Languages, Mysore for conducting language environment camps. It is also bringing out a monthly journal entitled Telugu Vaani in English and Telugu. It has published four monographs – Burma lo Telugu Vaani, Mauritius lo Telugu Vaani, Pandugalu Pabbalu and Vernacularisation of Literacy - the Telugu Experiment.
The institute has taken up a scheme of publishing monographs on the life and mission of the important Telugu persons based on the Lectures organized by them. During the year 1983–85, they have released monographs on:
- Alluri Sitarama Raju
- Kasinathuni Nageswara Rao
- Madapati Hanumantha Rao
- Komarraju Venkata Lakshmana Rao
- Gurajada Appa Rao
- Gidugu Rama Murthy Pantulu
- Kandukuri Veeresalingam Pantulu
- Poosapati Ananda Gajapati Raju
- Kodi Rama Murthy Naidu
- Potti Sri Ramulu and Nannaya
The monogram on Poosapati Ananda Gajapati Raju was written by Dr. V. V. B. Rama Rao and published by the institute in August 1985.[4]
Lectures
[edit]The institute has been organizing periodical lectures in memory of illustrious Telugu persons.
- Kandukuri Veeresalingam Panthulu Memorial Lecture at Madras in May 1979.
- Kasinadhuni Nageswara Rao Memorial Lecture at Bombay in December 1979.
- Sir Raghupati Venkatratnam Naidu Memorial Lecture at Calcutta in July 1980
- Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Memorial Lecture at Delhi in December 1980.
References
[edit]- The International Telugu Institute by M.Ramappa published in 2nd World Telugu Conference 1982 Souvenir.
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- ^ "Andhra Pradesh CM Anjiah gets embroiled in World Telugu Conference controversy". India Today. 23 November 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ^ Dr. V. V. B. Rama Rao (August 1985). Poosapati Ananda Gajapati Raju. Hyderabad: International Telugu Institute.