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Telugu literature is the body of works written in the Telugu language.It consists of poems, short stories, novels, plays, and song lyrics, among others.There is some indication that Telugu literature dates at least to the middle of the first millennium, the first extant works are from the 11th century when the Mahabharata was first translated to Telugu from Sanskrit by Nannaya.
Palkuriki Somanatha was one of the most noted Telugu language writers of the 12th or 13th century. He was also an accomplished writer in the Kannada and Sanskrit languages and penned several classics in those languages. [ 1] He was a Veerashaiva a follower of the 12th century social reformer Basava and his writings were primarily intended to ...
The dictionary features over 1.1 lakh words with information about each entry like word origin, meaning, synonyms and historical usage in literature. [2] A team of 40 scholars contributed to the dictionary over a period of six decades from 1911 to 1974. [2] [9] The first four volumes were published by Andhra Sahitya Parishad, Kakinada. [10]
Nannayya. 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 ...
Maha Prasthanam is a Telugu -language anthology of poems written by noted literary writer Srirangam Srinivasarao. It is considered an epic and magnum opus in modern Indian poetry. [ 1][ 2][ 3] The work is a compilation of poetry written between 1930 and 1940. [ 4] When it was published in 1950, it redefined the Telugu literary world.
The folk literature created by men, women, and children consists of folk songs, song narratives, lullabies, work songs, women songs, different other kind of songs, general tales, wonder tales proverbs, riddles and so on. Telugu folk literature is very rich for all these genres. Collection and researching of these folk genres has been started in ...
Kokkonda Venkata Ratnam Pantulu (1842–1915) was a well-known Telugu and Sanskrit writer in the nineteenth century. [1] As a respect word pantulu meaning scholar was added. He was known as Andhra Johnson and is remembered as the multifaceted Andhra genius, the pioneer of many movements in social reform, literature, publication, journalism.
Mullapudi Venkata Ramana (28 June 1931 – 24 February 2011) was an Indian writer known for his work in Telugu language. Noted for his humorous and metaphorical style of writing, Mullapudi received Raghupathi Venkaiah Award from the Government of Andhra Pradesh in 1986 for his contributions to Telugu cinema and he also won six Nandi Awards.