How to self publish a book in Telugu Language: Essential Guide

Looking to publish a book in Telugu? Let’s see from where did Telugu language originated. It was originally known as ‘Tenugu.’ It has been known as ‘Andhra’ since mediaeval times. Some claimed that ‘Telugu’ was a corruption of ‘Trilinga’ (Sanskrit for three ‘lingas’). In mediaeval times, the Telugu homeland was described as “the territory characterised by three lingas of the three great shrines of Draksharamam (East Godavari district), Kaleswaram (Karimnagar district), and Srisailam” (Kurnool district).

• Telugu is a language that descended from Proto-Dravidian. It most likely diverged from Proto-Dravidian between 1500 and 1000 BCE, at the time the Tamil language became unique in terms of literary activity.
• Telugu is a member of the Central Dravidian language subfamily, whose members descended from the Proto-Dravidian spoken in the central Deccan plateau. The middle group also includes the rural Gondi, Konda, Kui, and Kuvi languages, all of which are linguistically similar to Telugu.
• Telugu is the native language of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and the Yanam district of Puducherry. Telugu-speaking migrants can also be found in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, some portions of Jharkhand, and the Kharagpur district of West Bengal.
• Many Telugu immigrants live in Gujarat, Goa, Bihar, Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, and Rajasthan. Telugu is the fourth most spoken language in the Indian subcontinent, behind Hindi, Bengali, and Marathi, with 7.2 percent of the population. Telugu is spoken by 7.0 percent of the population in Karnataka and 5.6 percent in Tamil Nadu.
• Beginning in the 10th or 11th century, the literature is primarily poetry and secular and religious epics, with the ataka (“century” of lines) being a popular genre.
• Pampadu, also known as Pampana, the Adi Kavi of Kannada, was the first poet to compose in Telugu.
• The golden period of Telugu literature occurred between the 16th and 17th centuries, when Sri Krishnadevaraya became interested in Telugu literature. Other than Sri Krishna Devaraya’s Amukthamalyada, Manucharitra by Peddana is an exceptional Mahakavya. As Telugu literature flourished in the south at Samsthanas such as Madurai, Tanjavur, and so on, this period was called the ‘Southern Period.’

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Telugu literature can be broadly discussed in to six ages as mentioned below:

1. 67Pre-Nannaya period (up to 1000 A.D.)
2. Age of Puranas (1000 A.D. – 1400 A.D.)
3. Age of Poet Srinatha (1400 A.D. – 1500 A.D.)
4. Age of Prabandhas (1500 A.D. -1600 A.D.)
5. Southern Region period (1600 A.D. -1800 A.D.)
6. Modern Age (1800 A.D. – Till date)