
Murty said TCWA was also contemplating to commence off-line classes from March next year, depending on the response. While candidates from across the country including Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Chattisgarh, Odisha, West Bengal have already enrolled for the classes, several others from USA, UK, Canada, Russia, UAE have also given their consent to join. Over 500 candidates in the age group of 5 to 35 years have already enrolled for the proposed classes while many others have shown keen interest to join depending on the suitability of timing of classes, particularly those in service.

Murty, a resident of Nagpur, Maharashtra, said he had found that the majority of Telugu children living in non-Telugu states and abroad have been distanced from their rich culture and language, as it is not taught in schools.

The objective behind it is to promote the language and preserve culture among Telugu people residing in non-Telugu States of the country and abroad and motivate them to continue to be in touch with ''Mathru Bhasha'' (Mother Tongue), PSN Murty, President of Telugu Community Welfare Association (TCWA). In an attempt to promote Telugu language and culture in non-Telugu states of the country and abroad, a social organization of the community have decided to launch online classes to teach rudimentary of Telugu language free of cost from January 16, a top functionary of the organization on Wednesday said.
