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- To assimilate, integrate, promote and perpetuate the
cultural heritage, arts, language and literature of the
Telugu world and consciousness.
- To bring under one aegis of the World Telugu Federation,
the various Telugu Federations and Associations formed in
various parts of the country and around the world.
- To foster friendship and goodwill among various Telugu
communities in India and abroad.
- To bring about publications that promotes Telugu
learning literature.
- To organise periodical seminars and meets on Telugu
culture, fine arts, literature, education, science and
technology in various regions and countries.
- To revive dying arts and crafts of Andhra Pradesh and to
offer suitable help to poor artists and artisans,
particularly from rural areas, indulging in these arts for
their livelihood.
- To achieve all these objectives with equality of all
individuals, irrespective of caste, creed, color, community,
religion, gender and geographical regions.
- To function as a non-profit, non-political organisation
dedicated to the pursuit of social, cultural, educational
and literary goals.
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In pace with changing times...
Smt. V.L.Indira
Dutt, President of WTF, has proposed several projects to
revitalise WTF, each of which is allocated to a Task Force
Conveners with
sub-committees have been formed to carry
out these projects. A few among these are
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:: Telugu Language
Telugu with its mellifluous qualities,
is called the "Italian of the East'. Its pride lies in its
evolutionary expansion to suit every form of expression, but
many can not read or write the language.
WTF on going and future plans:
- To organise free courses to
learn Telugu Language. This project is being implemented and
about 400 students from Chennai , Coimbatore, Salem in Tamilnadu have already learnt to read, write and speak in
Telugu .
These efforts will be continued in the future.
- To assist Non-resident Indians( NRIs ), settled
abroad, decades ago, to keep contact with our mother land
and language.
:: Performing Arts
Andhra Pradesh has a rich and varied cultural
heritage.
WTF
is striving to:
- Identify the unrecognized talent of
poor artisans, particularly those from rural areas.
Already 500 unrecognised talented artisans from rural Andhra Pradesh have been identified and they also perfomed their skills at WTF events held at various places.
- Encourage young upcoming artistes in
rural and urban areas.
- Revive folk and tribal dance forms
by organizing programs at various places that the youth may
appreciate these arts.
:: Handicrafts
Handicrafts of Andhra are a rich treasure of
native culture.
WTF cares for :
- Promoting indigenous
knowledge systems in handicrafts that are an age-old
treasure passed down through generations that they may be
available for posterity.
- Locating poor artisans and provide
them with suitable support.
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