It is probably apt to say, that the story of how Telugu Badi
Cypress came into existence is that of “passion meets a pathfinder”. One was
very passionate to teach the language to the younger generation, educate them
about the greatness of our culture and traditions and dedicate his leisure time
in promoting Telugu language in whatever way he could! He is Kondal Rao
Kumpatla. Another believed that our mother tongue, culture and
traditions we follow connect us to our roots and defines our personality and
helps in building a sense of belongingness and he was committed to do his part
to inculcate these in younger generation! He is Vinod Udthawar.
It started as a home school during weekends at Kondal Rao’s home
for kids interested in learning Telugu. With a noble idea of imparting the
language to children across the North West Houston area, he and Vinod came up
with an idea of starting Telugu school. In order to have a greater reach across
the Telugu community and to get proper support in all aspects, they believed ,
it would be best to be affiliated to Telugu Cultural Association
(TCA, Houston), which has a glorious history of serving our community for the
past 40+ years.