Where Have All the Telugu Readers Gone?

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Where Have All the Telugu Readers Gone?

By Mukesh Manjunath,  graduated with a masters in Development Studies from IIT-Madras, Chennai. He is a budding stand up comedian and humor writer. ( “deshabhashalandu telugu lessa” )  click ling below

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An in-depth reading of Telugu history reveals the reasons behind the disappearance of Telugu literature from readers’ bookshelves and minds.

– Mahaprasthanam

https://thewire.in/135534/telugu-literature/

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@micxas india ellinattu unnadu.. migatha vallagurinchi naku telidu 

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@micxas  india ellinattu unnadu.. migatha vallagurinchi naku telidu 

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The sudden influx of employment opportunities also started a curious trend in Telugu-speaking states wherein English was and is seen as a skill and means to escape class roots. This mental makeup was aided by the attitude that because Telugu is spoken at home, students are better off pursuing Hindi – an additional language for one’s lingual armoury – or more commonly, Sanskrit because it is easy to score high a percentage in the tenth board exams. The future does not too look too bright as administrations of both the Telugu-speaking states have been aggressive in pushing English as the medium of instruction across all schools. The lack of patronage from the state has only created students who can converse in colloquial Telugu but lack the necessary skills and nuance to appreciate literary texts.

A new trend that has emerged in Telangana is the denouncement of classical Andhra writers to make room for Telangana writers. The political sphere has posited the two as mutually exclusive options, thus justifying the move to eliminate Andhra writers from the state’s syllabi. This has extended to other subjects like social studies and geography, and has been done with encouragement from the Telangana education minister G. Jagadish Reddy and chief minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao.