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There are various sources available for information on early Telugu writers. Among these are the prologues to their poems, which followed the Sanskrit model by customarily giving a brief description of the writer, a history of the king to whom the book is dedicated, and a chronological list of the books he published.
Andhra Kavula Charitramu (Telugu: ఆంధ్ర కవుల చరిత్రము; meaning Chronicle of Telugu Poets) is a compilation of the life histories of Telugu poets by Kandukuri Veeresalingam (1848-1919). It was published in three parts by Hitakarini Samajam, Rajahmundry. It is a history of Telugu literature, though the author ...
Telugu is the most widely spoken Dravidian language on Earth and is spoken in all of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh in India and parts of other southern states as well. The history of Telugu goes back as early as to 230 BC to 225 AD, [1] and the evidence for the existence of Telugu language is available in the Natya Shastra of the Bharatha people.
After completing the first three volumes, Lakshmana Rao began work on a volume focused on Telugu culture, history, and literature, titled Andhra. Research on Telugu subjects was still in its infancy, necessitating original investigations, including the study of inscriptions and ancient texts.
Telugu literature reached its peak during their period. A new style called prabandha with added fiction and few omissions from the original stories followed during this period. Poets in earlier century like Tikkana and Potana translated the Sanskrit books and epics without changing the stories from the original.
Mallikarjuna wrote Śivatattvasāramu which was the first independent work in Telugu. It had 489 short verses and contains information about the Saivism preached by him. [1] He later translated that work into Kannada. It is one of the earliest Satakas in Telugu literature.
Nannaya's (Telugu: నన్నయ) Andhra Mahabharatam written in early 11th century is commonly referred to as the first Telugu literary composition (Aadi Kavyam). [102] Although there is evidence of Telugu literature before Nannaya, he is given the epithet Aadi Kavi ("the first poet").
Rajasekhara Charitramu is a Telugu novel written by Kandukuri Veeresalingam in 1878. [1] It was first published as a serial in Viveka Chandrika in 1878 and later as a novel in 1880. It is widely regarded as one of the first social novels in Telugu literature and remains a landmark in Indian literary history.