Silk city to host sixth national Telugu conference in November

The sixth national conference of the Telugu Mahasabha is scheduled to be held in the city this year. The dates for this three day conference are yet to be fixed. The organisers hinted that it may be held in November. The last national conference of Telugu Mahasabha was held in Chennai in 2007. A preparatory meeting for the conference was held in the conference hall of the Andhra Bhashabhivriddhi Samajam in the city on May 11 under the chairmanship of president of the Samajam, P.Satyanarayana.
Delegates from the Putti Sriramulu Telugu University (PSTU) and Mandali Venkateswar Rao International Telugu Centre (MVRIT) of Hyderabad attended this meeting. Director of the MVRIT Muniratnam Naidu was the chief guest. Delegates of Telugu associations from different parts of Orissa participated in the meeting.

Most of the delegates were of the opinion that the climate in November would be conducive for the conference. The final dates for the conference are to be decided later. The venue of the conference would be the City High School ground. More than 700 delegates from outside Orissa are expected to attend the conference.

Equal number of delegates from different parts of Orissa would also participate. The three day conference would have seminars related to traditional culture and language of Andhra Pradesh and efforts to boost Telugu culture among the Telugu speaking new generation, who live outside Andhra Pradesh.

Cultural events especially the traditional art forms of Andhra Pradesh would be highlight of this conference. As per the organisers the details of the preparations would be chalked out in the next meeting which will in the city in June. It may be noted that a sizeable number of Telugu-speaking families are permanent residents of south Orissa.

Source: The Hindu