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Telugu is the official language of the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. It is one of the 22 languages under schedule 8 of the constitution of India. It is one of the official languages of the union territories of Puducherry. Telugu is a protected language in South Africa.
Rajamahendravaram. [1] Nannayya Bhattaraka or Nannayya Bhattu (sometimes spelled Nannaya; c. 11th century) was a Telugu poet and the author of Andhra Mahabharatam, a Telugu retelling of the Sanskrit -language Mahabharata. Nannaya is generally considered the first poet (Adi Kavi) of Telugu language. [2][3][4][1] He was patronized by Rajaraja ...
Appa-kavi. Kākunūri Appa-kavi (Telugu: కాకునూరి అప్పకవి) was a Telugu language poet and grammarian from present-day southern India, noted for writing the Telugu grammar book Appakavīyamu (1656 CE). He claims to have written the book at the instruction of the god Vishnu, based on a purported Sanskrit language ...
Nanne Choda ( Telugu: నన్నె చోడుడు; 12th century CE) was a famous Telugu poet and belongs to the Royal family of Velanati Chodas. He holds the titles Tekanadityudu and Kaviraja Sikhamani. [ 1] He is regarded as the first composer of Prabandha. [ 2] The trio of Nanne Choda, Mallikarjuna Panditaradhya and Palkuriki Somanatha ...
Lakshmana Rao was the assistant editor. He wrote Sivaji Charithram in Telugu here. He shifted to Andhra in 1902, where he was first appointed as the private secretary to the Nayani Venkata Ranga Rao Bahadur, Zamindar of Munagala and subsequently as the Diwan. Later he moved to Madras . He was equally proficient in Telugu and Marathi languages ...
The culture of Andhra Pradesh embodies some very exclusive and special entities. Women wear Venkatagiri, Pedana, Bandarulanka, Uppada, Mangalagiri, Dharmavaram sarees. The exclusive metal ware, brass, stone and wood carving from Budithi in Srikakulam District and Veenas from Bobbili and colourful toys from Etikoppaka and Kondapalli highlight ...
Kanyasulkam. Kanyasulkam is a Telugu play written by Gurajada Apparao in 1892. [1][2] It is one of the earliest modern works in an Indian language, and it is the first Telugu play to deal with social issues. [3][4] The play portrays the practice of Kanya-sulkam (roughly translates to bride price) which was common among the priestly Brahmins in ...
Paravastu Venkataranga Ramanujacharyulu and Srinivasamba (parents) Paravastu Chinnayasuri (1806/7–1861/2) [1] (Telugu: పరవస్తు చిన్నయ సూరి) was a Telugu writer who played a prominent role in the elevation of prose to importance in Telugu literature. [2] He was the first Telugu Pandit at the Presidency College ...