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Telugu literature includes poetry, short stories, novels, plays, and other works composed in Telugu. There is some indication that Telugu literature dates at least to the middle of the first millennium. The earliest extant works are from the 11th century when the Mahabharata was first translated to Telugu from Sanskrit by Nannaya.
It is considered to be the first Telugu book in the essay format. [6] These essays were printed earlier in a Telugu journal, Hitavadi , published from Machilipatnam . [ 7 ] In his works, Naidu adopted the spoken language of the learned, deliberately in opposition to the archaic literary language used by his contemporary Chinnaya Suri . [ 16 ]
The title Ashtadiggajas (Ashta + dik + gaja) means elephants in eight directions.It refers to the old Hindu belief that eight elephants hold the earth in eight directions which are namely Airaavata, Pundareeka, Vamana, Kumuda, Anjana, Pushpadanta, Sarvabhauma, Suprateeka, whose wives are Abhra, Kapila, Pingala, Anupama, Taamraparni, Subhradanti, Angana, Anjanaavati.
Traditionally, Telugu literary works were written in a highly stylistic language with complicated words and meter; these works could only be understood by the educated elite. Gurajada's mission was to reach out to the masses, so he broke with tradition (he called the literary dialect "doubly dead" in his preface) and wrote in the vibrant and ...
Telugu Dalit literature has a history dating back to the 17th century, featuring poets like Potuluri Veerabrahmam and Yogi Vemana, who wrote about the evils of caste and untouchability. [48] Following India's independence, a new generation of Dalit poets, artists, and intellectuals emerged, bringing literary art into the public domain and ...
Inspired by Mahatma Gandhi’s call to bridge the many ‘divides’ in the Indian society, Rao decided to study Hindi language at Nagpur University. In 1956, he became the first Telugu to gain a PhD in Hindi. His doctoral thesis on a comparative study of Telugu and Hindi drama was among the first comparative studies in the country.
Gurajada Venkata Apparao (21 September 1862 – 30 November 1915) was an Indian playwright, dramatist, poet, and writer known for his works in Telugu theatre. [1] [2] Rao wrote the play Kanyasulkam in 1892, which is considered as the greatest play in the Telugu language.
Dr. Pullella Sriramachandrudu (24 October 1927 – 24 June 2015) was an Indian scholar of Vedanta, Vyakarana and Alankara Sastra and a prolific writer of Sanskrit and Telugu literature. He was widely credited with several books in Sanskrit and Telugu [ 1 ] [ 2 ] and was best known for translating many difficult Sanskrit works into Telugu the ...