Language scholars on Tuesday stressed the need for setting up of Telugu University and Telugu Sahitya Akademi in Andhra Pradesh to promote the language effectively.

The Telugu State Publishers’ Association organised a ‘Telugu Bhasha Samskruthika Sammelanam’ to mark the Sasthipoorthi celebrations of Deputy Speaker of Andhra Pradesh Assembly Mandali Buddha Prasad, who was felicitated on the occasion.

Scholars from Andhra Pradesh and Telangana and a large number of publishers took part in the event.

Mr. Buddha Prasad presented the history and evolution of the Telugu script to Ravindra Gujjula, former Mayor in Germany. Mr. Buddha Prasad stressed the need to promote Telugu language across all platforms.

TTD projects Special Officer N. Mukteswara Rao said learning English language alone was not right. “Introducing English medium in all schools is not a welcome initiative as it may impact the society largely in future,” he opined. Acharya G. Umamaheswara Rao pointed to the fact that India had a large youth population but a majority of them ignored their native language.

“There is a need for enlightening reforms to promote the Telugu language in both the States,” Mr. Umamaheswara Rao added.

Acharya S. Rangappa said Andhra Pradesh needed a Telugu University, Sahitya Akademi, Sangeeta Natak Akademi and a Lalita Kala Akademi “to promote our mother tongue and culture for future generations. Lack of these facilities for decades is dampening the spirits of those working for the uplift of the culture and tradition,” he said.

Later in the evening, Minister for Telugu Language and Culture Palle Raghunatha Reddy said the Government was making efforts to set up Telugu Sahitya Akademi, Lalita Kala Akademi and Sangeetha Akademi and several names of scholars and pundits were under consideration to head them.

Buddha Prasad stresses the need

to promote Telugu language across

all platforms

Buddha Prasad stresses the need to promote Telugu language across all platforms