International Telugu Institute
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. It was later merged with the Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University in 1985 and renamed as International Telugu Centre.
The Institute has 3 departments - Department of Society and Culture; Department of Languages, Literature and Translation; and Department of Publications.
Main objectives
- 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, cultre and allied fields;
- to undertake book exhibitions and publications of monographs,books, journals, 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
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 1. Burma lo Telugu Vaani, 2. Mauritius lo Telugu Vaani, 3. Pandugalu Pabbalu and 4. Vernacularisation of Literacy - the Telugu Experiment.
Lectures
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
- The International Telugu Institute by M.Ramappa published in 2nd World Telugu Conference 1982 Souvenir.