Historically, Telugu was the third most widely spoken language in British India, boasting 1.7 crore native speakers, as per the 1881 Census. However, by the 2011 Census, it dropped to fourth place, ...

Hyderabad: The Central Board of Film Certification has recirculated the list of cuss words in Telugu to be followed by filmmakers. The list contains more than 30 Telugu words including nayala, mushti ...

Evaru puttinchakunda maatalela pudathayi (If nobody creates, how will words be produced?), Ghatotkacha’s dialogue in the classic Telugu film Mayabazar is not just a profound observation but also ...

I still remember the farthest corner of my school building in Hyderabad, a blind alley that had hurriedly been turned into a language room. The then Andhra government, about two-and-a-half decades ago ...

The evolution of media language over more than half-a-century was actually a bumpy ride, as it took different ‘avatars’ in the course of time. Telugu newspapers launched in the early years of the ...

HYDERABAD: Disputing with the established belief that Nannaya Bhattarakudu was the first Telugu poet, Telangana Jagruti president and TRS MP K Kavitha said that there were some Telugu literary works ...

Priyanka Chopra Jonas is tackling a unique challenge in SS Rajamouli's upcoming Telugu film, 'Varanasi'. She's phonetically memorizing her lines, admitting she doesn't speak or understand Telugu, ...