1 History & Culture · 1.5.8 Press and library movements

1.5.8.1 Beginnings of Telugu journalism: Satyadoota to Vivekavardhini

Telugu journalism began with Christian mission periodicals such as Satyadoota (Bellary, 1835), and became a tool of social reform and literary debate with Veeresalingam's Vivekavardhini (1874) and its rivals.

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Key terms

  • Satyadoota 1835
  • Bellary
  • Christian mission
  • missionary press
  • The Crescent 1844
  • Gazulu Lakshminarasu Chetty
  • Andhra Bhasha Sanjeevani
  • Kokkonda Venkataratnam
  • Vivekavardhini 1874
  • Hasya Sanjeevani
  • Satihitabodhini 1883
  • Andhra Prakasika
  • A.P. Parthasarathy Naidu
  • The Hindu 1878
  • Vernacular Press Act 1878

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