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The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has greeted the people on Telugu Language Day. Every year on August 29, Telugu Language Day is marked in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
About Telugu Language
- Telugu originated from the Proto-Dravidian language and becomes the first major South Indian language to split from Proto-Dravidian.
- The Telugu language has an Indo-Aryan vocabulary to a large extent and has influence of Sanskrit.
- It is known to have originated from the Proto-Dravidian language.
- Kakatiya, Musunuri, Reddy, and Vijayanagara eras were the Golden-Age periods of the Telugu language.
- Telugu is spoken by over 45 million in Andhra Pradesh and fourth most spoken language in India.
- Members of the Ashtadiggajas, which consisted of 8 Telugu Poets in Krishnadevaraya’s court and instrumental in making Telugu literature very prominent during the Vijayanagara Empire.
- Many similarities exist between Kannada and Telugu.
- Telugu language is the influence of European languages, specifically English. During the colonial period like any other Indian regional language.
- Also spread to the other parts of the globe includes Burma, Indo-China, South-Africa, Sri lanka and the U.S.A.
- The language is also called ‘Italian of the East’ by some of its admirers because of its nature.
- Many Arabic and Persian words became part of the Telugu language with the influence of Mughals in the regions.
- Telugu Mentioning
- One of the language present in Indian Currency out of 17
- Language included in the Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution.
- Telugu Language Day
- Falls on August 29 because on this day in 1863 prominent Telugu writer Gidugu Venkata Ramamurthy was born.
- He always advocated the use of language and stood firmly against the use of scholar language.
Source : PIB
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Current Affairs Compilation : 31 August 2020