President Ram Nath Kovind, addressed the valedictory function of the World

Telugu Conference in Hyderabad.

Speaking on the occasion, the President said today Telugu is a global

language. It can be heard and read and cherished across continents. It is the
language of enterprise and technology.

He congratulated all the delegates and particularly those who have come
from abroad, 'I am happy to learn that my colleague and the Vice-President
of our country, M. Venkaiah Naidu – who is a proud Telugu – inaugurated
this Conference. The past five days have been a tribute to the richness and
heritage of the Telugu language. Telugu is the second-most spoken language
in our country. It is the mother tongue of the people of two states, Telangana
and Andhra Pradesh. Since 2008, it has been recognised as a classical
language for its long literary tradition – a tradition of which even the Chief
Minister, K. Chandrashekhar Rao, is an important part.'
 Telugu's Progress After Independence

The Telugu people played a prominent role in our freedom Struggle under
the leadership of such stalwarts like Andhra Kesari Tanguturi Prakasam,
Desoddharaka Kasinadhuni Nageswara Rao, Andhra Ratna Duggirala Gopala
Krishnaiah, Desabhaktha Konda Venkatappaiah, Dr. B. Pattabhi Sitaramaiah,
Maharshi Bulusu Samba Murthy, Acharya N.G. Ranga etc., Many thousands
courted imprisonment and made a great sacrifices in the cause of national
freedom. In fact, Gandhiji's no-tax campaign had its beginning in Guntur
district. The salt satyagraha in Telugu areas, Andhra Kesari's heroic role
during the boycott of the Simon commission and the like will remain as
glorious chapters in the saga of our freedom struggle.

Along with the fight for national liberation Telugu people also strove to
carve out a State of their own in Independent India on the basis of their own
in independent India on the basis of language. The National Congress
recognized the justice in the demand for linguistic reorganization of the State
even while the freedom struggle was on.

After Independence, due to pre-occupation with other tasks facing the

nation, the Government at the Centre could not pay the necessary attention
to the question of linguistic re-organisation of the States. The great sacrifice
made by Amarajeevi Potti Sriramulu resulted in the formation of Andhra
State in 1953. It was carved out of the Circars and Rayalaseema districts of
the then composite State of Madras.

In the Hyderabad State, under the feudel rule of the Nizam, a valiant
struggle was put up by such eminent leaders like Swami Ramananda Thirtha,
Madapati Hanumantha Rao, Ravi Narayana Reddy, K.V. Ranga Reddy and
Burgula Rama Krishna Rao for the integration of the State with the Indian
Union. These leaders, with the whole-hearted backing and co-operation of
the masses, were able to achieve their objective and Hyderabad State was
fully integrated with the Indian Union after the Police action.
Along with the struggle for integration of the Nizam State with the Indian
Union, these leaders had also voiced their demand for a unified State for all
the Telugu people. In this respect, the role played by the Andhra Maha Sabha
in the then Nizam's dominions would be cherished for long.

The dreams of the Telugu people for Visalandhra were realised on

November 1, 1956 with the formation of Andhra Pradesh. The historical city
of Hyderabad became the capital of this State.

Even in the first decade after independence, the foundation for the
prosperity of the Telugu people were laid. Nearly a century after sir Arthur
Cotton made the first attempt to utilize river waters for agricultural purposes,
giant multipurpose projects began to take shape on the mighty rivers Krishna
and Godavari, in the shape of Nagarjunasagar, Srisailam and Pochampad
projects. These multipurpose projects help not only in bringing more land
under the plough but also in generating power needed both for farms and
factories.

Andhra Pradesh has made commendable progress in the field of

agriculture over the past two and a half decades. The giant irrigation
projects, along with the medium and minor irrigation sources, have helped in
increasing irrigation potential from 28.6 lakh hectares in 1956 to 36.55 lakh
hectares two years back. An all time record in food production of 107 lakh
tones was registered in 1978-79 as against a mere 59 lakh tones at the time
of the formation of the State. In rice production the State is second only to
West Bengal, accounting for 74 lakh tones. The State occupies the third place
in the country in total food grains production, contributing more than one
million tones to the Central Pool annually. Among commercial crops, Andhra
Pradesh contributes 95 Percent of Virginia tobacco exported from the
country. The other commercial crops of the State include Chillies, Sugarcane,
turmeric, cotton and groundnut.
 Power generation is vital for both farm and factory. Andhra Pradesh
did not lag behind in this sector. A number of power projects were
commissioned since the formation of the State. The most prominent among
them are Machkhand, Upper Sileru, Lower Sileru, Tungabhadra and
Nagarjunasagar (all hydel schemes), Kothagudem, Ramgundam, Nellore and
Ibrahimpatnam (Thermal stations).

The installed capacity of at the beginning of the first five year plan was
only 43.1 MVV which went up to 668 MVV in 1978 and 2130 at present. The
number of villages electrified increased from 14,851 in 1978 to 17,200 at
present.

Two super thermal stations at Ramagundam and Bhadrachalam were

approved by the Central Government and work on the Ramagundam station
has already commenced.

Industrially the State remained comparatively backward until the third

five year plan. Since then, several measures were taken by the State
Government for stimulating the growth of industries. Development
Corporations were specially set up for promoting large, medium and small
scale industries, mineral exploitation, agro-industries and leather –based
industries. Industrial infrastructure Corporation was set up to provide
necessary infrastructure for industries in rural, urban and semi-urban areas.

There are at present 329 medium and large scale industries in Andhra
Pradesh, including 16 Central Sector undertakings and 7 State-managed
undertakings. The aggregate outlay on these industries is Rs. 1523 crores and
they are providing employment to 2.93 lakh people . This is in contrast to the
position in 1956 with only 45 major industries with an outlay of Rs 63 crores.
The number of small scale industries in the same period almost doubled from
1229 and providing employment to 2.53 lakh persons. The various incentives
offered by the State Government have attracted entrepreneurs from other
States and an impressive out lay of Rs.6.000 crores is in the pipeline for the
setting up of major industries in the State. The prestigious Visakhapatnam
steel plant is taking shape. The Railway carriage repair plant being set up at
Tirupati will provide employment to many in the districts of Rayalaseema.
The fertilizer plant at Kakinada and the alumina plant at Visakhapatnam will
become realities in the near future.

Land reforms have been implemented in Andhra Pradesh with Vigour

and determination. Till now an extent of 2.18 lakh acres of surplus land was
distributed to about 2.16 lakh beneficiaries, most of them belonging to
weaker sections. The remaining surplus land of 8.35 lakh acres will be taken
over after the disposal of legal disputes and distributed to the land less poor.

Besides distribution of surplus land under land reforms

implementation, a crash programme was undertaken for the allocation of
Government waste lands. So far 21.88 lakh acres of such land has been
assigned to the landless poor. The Government helped in the establishment
of more than 2.000 cooperative joint and collective farming societies to aid
the owners of the surplus lands to bring those lands under cultivation. The
societies have a membership exceeding one lakh and an extent of 3.14 lakh
acres. Already, 2.53 lakh acres have been developed and brought under
cultivation.

Andhra Pradesh made great headway in providing subsidiary

occupations to those depending on agriculture for their livelihood. Dairy
industry in the State marched from success to success and the Corporation
set up for the development of this rural industry has done much to help
farming community. The State is now poised for a real take-off in dairying.
Operation Flood 11 with an investment of Rs. 40 Crores envisages increase of
the present production of 38 lakh litres of milk a day to 59 lakh litres by 1984-
85.

An integrated marine fisheries projects with an outlay of Rs. 31. 36

crores with World bank assistance is being implemented. Under this project,
fishing harbours will be developed at Visakhapatnam, Kakinada and
Nizampatnam. Another fishing harbor at Bhavanampad in Srikakulam district
has been approved by the Centre recently.

Andhra Pradesh has been one among the few States in the country that
have set up separate corporations for the economic uplift of the weaker
sections along with the welfare of women. The three corporations set up for
the welfare of the Scheduled castes, the Scheduled Tribes and the Backward
Classes have so far implemented economic upliftment schemes worth about
Rs. 30 crores benefiting more than two lakh families belonging to these
sections. The Planning Commission commended the example set by Andhra
Pradesh in women welfare.

Special attention was paid to the provision of housing facilities to the

poor and weaker sections who were allotted house sites. The Weaker
Sections Housing Programme , under its Sites and Services scheme, not only
helps the beneficiaries to build houses but also provides civic amenities like
street lights, drinking water, roads and power supply to houses. This year it is
proposed to build 50.000 houses at a cost of Rs. 25 crores.

Andhra Pradesh has made great progress in other fields like education,
health and medical facilities, rural water supply, communications etc., With
the good foundation laid over the past quarter century, the people of the
State can look forward to a bright future. The first inguistic State in the
country, Andhra Pradesh, the home of about five crore Telugu people, has
many firsts to its credit and is sure to become one of the most developed
States in the country in the near future.
Telugu is a worldwide language.

Hyderabad: Telugu is a worldwide language it is the language of enterprise and generation of Indian
tender energy and a vibrant Telugu-speaking diaspora President Ram Nath Kovind said on
Tuesday.He became addressing the valedictory feature of the World Telugu Conference in
Hyderabad. Telugu is a worldwide language. It can be heard study and cherished across continents. It
is the language of agency and era of Indian gentle electricity and of a vibrant Telugu-talking diaspora
that has made a call for itself and for our united states of america. File photo of President Ram Nath
Kovind. PTI From South Africa to Southeast Asia the Telugu network is recounted as achievers the
president said.In the USA Telugus have been elected to public office and are well-known as
marketers medical doctors and technologists he said. It is a matter of pride that the CEO of the
technology massive Microsoft - Satya Nadella - is a Telugu. He follows a excellent background.
Among others is Yellapragada Subbarao the prestigious biochemist who worked at Harvard University
inside the Twenties and Nineteen Thirties he stated.The commitment of the Telugu diaspora to its
mom tongue and the culture of its ancestral land is powerful Kovind said including I am heartened to
examine of programmes which include Mana Badi which make children of Telugu families conversant
with the language in their parents and grandparents. Kovind who visited Hyderabad for the primary
time after assuming office additionally said Telugu is the second-maximum spoken language in our u .
S . A .. It is the mother tongue of the human beings of states Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. Since
2008 it's been recognized as a classical language for its lengthy literary subculture a tradition of which
even (Telangana) Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao is an essential element. The best emperor of
the Vijayanagara Empire Krishna Deva Raya become each a amazing ruler as well as an exponent
and client of Telugu literature he stated.Kovind also cited that three of his outstanding predecessors
(former presidents) were Telugu audio system S Radhakrishnan VV Giri and Neelam Sanjeeva
Reddy. And PV Narasimha Rao a pupil and prime minister knowledgeable in lots of languages but
actually an authority in Telugu too become from this place Kovind said.The president also stated that
Telugu has been referred to as a bridge language between the south and the north .Hyderabad too is
a bridge between many cultures and areas that is a pan-Indian city as well as a international city he
stated praising its technology industry pharmaceutical organizations vaccine innovators thriving
educational establishments and health-care centres cinema and special impact manufacturing houses
and sports activities centers. And Hyderabad is truly majestic as the metropolis of biryani badminton
and Baahubali giving the usa scrumptious meals a string of badminton champions and films which
might be an expression of Indian tender strength the president said.On Telangana and Andhra
Pradesh mutually topping the Ease of Doing Business state scores for 2016 the president stated for a
brand new country including Telangana this changed into a creditable achievement.Chief minister K
Chandrashekhar Rao said the Telugu conference might be held each year in December.Vice
President M Venkaiah Naidu had inaugurated the five-day occasion on 15 December. Hyderabad:
Telugu NRIs from numerous international locations on Tuesday announced support for the advertising
of Telugu language at the international level. They additionally stated they might ensure that Telugu is
taught in universities in the USA and Europe. About a hundred NRIs from various international
locations just like the US the UK Canada Malaysia and 40 different countries attended a literary
occasion Videshi Telugu https://letterboxd.com/gasstoves/ Varitho Goshti held at Ravindra Bharathi
here as part of the World Telugu Conference. An NRI from the US Narayana Swamy Venkatayogi
said in his inaugural cope with that Telugu people in Pennsylvania might help in the introduction of
Telugu in the University of Pennsylvania. We are already promoting Telugu within the US through
programmes like Mana Badi and Pathasala. A nearby Telugu company Silicon Andhra has been
running these programmes. A Telugu keyboard is likewise being organized inside the USA Narayana
Swamy said. Another NRI Vanguri Chitten Raju urged the nation government to construct a Telugu
Bhavan within the US to promote the language and tradition and it have to also be given the challenge
of conducting studies in Telugu literature and history. The NRIs also appealed to leader minister K
Chandrasekhar Rao to sponsor Telugu department in at the least one college inside the US for the
advantage of the Telugu human beings there. Nizamabad MP K Kavitha asked the NRIs from
Telangana to take measures to promote Telugu language through various techniques for the
posterity. Kavitha supplied a slide display on the records and evolution of Telugu language. She used
her handwriting for the slide display. She also recited Telugu poetry. Her presentation focused at the
Telugu evolution from the 6th century BC. She defined Telugu alphabets and their origin. Kavitha
dispensed a e-book on records of Telugu and the evolution of alphabets. She entreated the NRIs to
distribute the booklets in their countries. The NRIs had been invited to visit Kaleshwaram carry
irrigation undertaking and Mission Bhagiratha works. HYDERABA: Bicycling for a language! That s
what former senior journalist Ponnala Gowri Shankar who wheeled into the World Telugu Conference
venue on Monday is doing. The 60-year-old is pedalling away to urge each the Telangana and Andhra
Pradesh governments to make Telugu language mandatory in all authorities colleges and offices. The
60-12 months-vintage cyclist had already launched his first Cycle Yatra in 2008 and toured all around
the usa. In 2016 he activate on the second segment of his tour this time to go to all districts within the
Telugu states. On the front of his bicycle he has hung up a signboard sporting slogans worrying
implementation of Telugu in faculties and places of work. He also carried a country wide flag. My most
effective demand is that each Telugu states put into effect and promote Telugu as official language in
day-these days correspondence in all government departments. I used to explain this to authorities
officers and Telugu language experts for the duration of my cycle yatra. I efficaciously completed the
primary section of the yatra by means of touring all of the states inside the country. My tour will will
preserve until the 2 kingdom governments satisfy the call for he said. NEW DELHI: The growth of
Indic language customers on line will cause the generation of over 50 million jobs driven by using the
call for for virtual content in Indian language across various platforms in step with a prediction by
means of Reverie Language Technologies.Quoting a Google KPMG document Reverie Language
Technologies stated that nine out of 10 new Internet customers may be Indic language users via
2021. It additionally pointed that the boom of English language users has already slowed down.In
India over 50 crore people use Hindi for their day by day communique whilst best zero.06% of
websites are in Hind which indicates a big mismatch in demand and supply.With the partnership of
presidency and personal players the adoption of net offerings with the aid of Indian language users
may want to potentially generate fifty three million livelihoods by way of 2021 that is calculated
assuming a process to consumer ratio in India of 1:10 and neighborhood language internet user
population of 536 million by way of 2021. It is essential to build the Internet for India to empower the
Indic language consumer. Currently Indic content on-line stands at .01% compared to Chinese which
makes up 16% of content material on line. An growth in Indic languages at the Internet will purpose a
right away impact on India s corporations and economic system said Arvind Pani CEO and Co-
founder at Reverie Language Technologies. To beautify India s digital economic system the
government and the personal quarter want to work collectively to expand incredible virtual college
curriculum in Indic languages he introduced.To advance virtual literacy in Indian languages it's miles
vital that the schooling educators begin teaching their college students a way to read and kind digitally
on Indic keypads beginning from schools itself Reverie counseled.Since people are consuming more
digital content of their own language this indicates even 7% of Telugu audio system can quantity to 7
million users which will become a big marketplace for any united states to faucet into. Visakhapatnam:
The Unesco MGIEP (Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education Technology) is possibly to set up a
Centre of Excellence in addition to School for Children with Difference Learning in partnership with the
nation authorities. The proposed Games for Learning institute inside the metropolis can be evolved
into a global Centre of Excellence. These had been a number of the observations made by using
MGIEP director Anantha Kumar Duraiappah in an interview with TOI on the sidelines of TECH-2017 in
Visakhapatnam on Monday. When asked what's going to be the possibly area of the Centre of
Excellence for children with distinction getting to know he stated discussions are on to set it up in
Visakhapatnam. Duraiappah stated they've already evolved an app in Telugu language which turned
into examined at some stage in the Tech-2017 convention. The app will be rolled out in about 200 to
three hundred colleges inside the first phase to display college students at a younger age to discover
mastering problems which includes dyslexia. If this (the Centre of Excellence and School for Children
with Difference Learning) takes place this will be the first specialized college inside the u . S . A .
Perhaps even in the Asia-Pacific region stated Duraiappah. Giving insights into the proposed hub of
Games for Learning in Andhra Pradesh for which the country government and Unesco MGIEP have
entered into MoU Duraiappah said it's far going to be a place in order to have near hyperlinks to
universities IITs and IIMs. In a manner this hub can even tell universities what are the destiny
publications that need to be designed and where the roles will come from. Even although the first
priority will be to hone the talents of students from Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu
Naidu needs it to be a global centre of excellence in gaming and virtual getting to know. Many of the
overseas companies are enthusiastic about the hub due to the fact they see some thing distinct than
different tasks due to the fact we're bringing in educators designers corporates pupil psychologists
and others onto a single a platform through the hub. The state is probably capable of showcase some
of the outcomes from the colleges by using TECH-2018 stated Duraiappah. When requested
approximately accomplishing TECH-2018 in Visakhapatnam Duraiappah stated the kingdom
authorities has proposed it but they are but to take a choice on the venue for subsequent year.
Duraiappah spoke approximately the targets of MGIEP use of empathy or severe video games in
enhancing mastering results use of era in education and others. Explaining his experiences with the
three-day TECH seminar Duraiappah stated he turned into amazed to see packed seminar halls even
on the third day. Usually the public turnout will taper off from the second day. But that has not came
about with TECH-2017. We have a look at the digital media as a pedagogical tool but now not as a
handing over platform stated Duraiappah. Explaining the concept of firing Gandhi neurons (or
empathy neurons) Duraiappah said Unesco MGIEP proposes that it's far feasible to teach our brain s
ability for vital enquiry compassion and empathy. If the neuron networks of both intellectual and
emotional intelligence are activated we're firing Gandhi neurons. Through the proposed gaming hub
our purpose is to fireplace Gandhi neurons When the focus is on social emotional mastering and it's
far protected inside the curriculum children do certainly properly and may be higher and balanced
individuals stated Duraiappah. Duraiappah confused on leveraging era and using social media for
mastering.