Mains Paper I · 1 AP Social & Cultural History · APPSC Group 2
1.15 Modern Telugu literature notes
5 notes, in reading order.
- 1.15.1Grammar and lexicography: Andhra Shabda Chintamani to C.P. Brown
Telugu grammar runs from Sanskrit-medium rules ascribed to Nannaya, through Ketana's first Telugu-medium grammar, to Chinnaya Suri's Bala Vyakaranamu; in the 19th century C.P. Brown's dictionaries and editions modernised the study of Telugu, and Gidugu's movement brought spoken Telugu into writing.
Advanced · 7 min · Full course - 1.15.2Beginnings of modern Telugu literature: Veeresalingam, Gurajada and the first novels and plays
In the late 19th century Telugu writers took up new Western forms, the novel, the social play, the essay, the short story and the autobiography, and used them for reform; Veeresalingam and Gurajada are the two founders.
Advanced · 7 min · Full course - 1.15.3Telugu poetry movements: Bhava kavitvam to progressive, Digambara and Dalit poetry
Twentieth-century Telugu poetry moved in waves: the romantic bhava kavitvam (from 1913), the progressive abhyudaya poetry led by Sri Sri (1930s–40s), the revolutionary and Digambara poets (1960s–70s), and feminist and Dalit poetry (1980s–90s), each answering the politics of its time.
Advanced · 7 min · Full course - 1.15.4Telugu novel and short story: Malapalli to Veyipadagalu and after
From Rajasekhara Charitramu (1878) the Telugu novel grew into a vehicle of national and social argument: Unnava's Malapalli on caste and Gandhian reform, Viswanatha's Veyipadagalu on tradition, Chalam on women's freedom, Gopichand on the inner self, and later writers on class, gender and caste.
Advanced · 7 min · Full course - 1.15.5Telugu literary awards and titles: Jnanpith, Sahitya Akademi and poets' titles
Three Telugu writers have won the Jnanpith (Viswanatha 1970, C. Narayana Reddy 1988, Ravuri Bharadwaja 2012), the first Sahitya Akademi award for Telugu went to Suravaram Pratapa Reddy (1955), and titles such as Adikavi, Kavi Brahma and Kavi Sarvabhauma are a standard matching question.
Advanced · 7 min · Full course
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