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Telugu script, an abugida from the Brahmic family of scripts, is used to write Telugu language, a South Central Dravidian Language found in the Southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh as well as several other neighboring states. The Telugu script is derived from the Telugu Kannada script and developed independently at the same time as the Kannada script, as evidenced by their strong orthographical resemblance to one another. The Brahmi script used by Mauryan kings eventually reached Krishna

Telugu literature flowered in the early 16th century under the Vijayanagar empire, of which Telugu was the court language. Telugu is the language of the Telugu people, an ethnic group based in southern India. Telugu is Vikriti, that is a language formed by modification of Sanskrit and Prakrit. It would appear that Andhras adopted a form of Prakrit which, in course of development, became the immediate ancestor of Telugu. Every Sanskrit word is potentially a Telugu word as well, and literary

The Telugu people or Telugus (Telugu: తెలుగు ప్రజలు) are an ethnic group of India. They are the native speakers of the Telugu language, the most commonly spoken language in India after Hindi and Bengali. They are mostly native to Andra Pradesh, with significant populations in Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Orissa. Tamils, in their Sangam literature in the beginning of Christian era, called Telugu people Vadugu, Vadagu, Vadugar etc., meaning northerners .

Telugu Desam Party (Telugu :తెలుగు దేశం Party for Telugu Land and People) or TDP is a regional political party in India's Andhra Pradesh state. It was founded by former Telugu film star N.T. Rama Rao ( NTR ) on March 29, 1982, as an alternative to the ruling Congress Party in the state. In the 8th Lok Sabha 1984, it was the second largest party with 30 members. NTR, who was also known as anna (elder brother), toured the state extensively in what was called Chaitanya Ratham (literally a

Telugu Brahmin is a sub caste of the greater Brahmin community whose native language is Telugu. They hail from the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. A Brahmin is a member of a caste of priests within Hindu society. The Brahmins constitute the community of scholars, priests and teachers and consider themselves responsible, broadly speaking, for society's spiritual progress. The range and profundity of their contributions to learning and culture in India belie the fact that numerically, the

Telugu poetry is verse originating in the southern provinces of India, predominantly from modern Andhra Pradesh and some corners of Tamilnadu and Karnataka. Earliest available Telugu language literature is 1000 years old . Though there are references of the poems being casually recited by commoners in various books like Gadha Sapta Shati dated back to 100 A.D. Poetry from the language covers spiritual, mythological and secular writings. Earliest available poetry was found on the Epigraphs and

Telugu Wikipedia was started on December 9, 2003, it is currently the largest Wikipedia in an Indian language. Telugu is the second largest spoken language in India, and mostly spoken in the State of Andhra Pradesh. As of December 28, 2007 there are more than 38,125 articles in the Telugu Wikipedia. The membership milestones in Telugu Wikipedia are given below: Article count reached

Many Telugu Choda kingdoms ruled over many regions including the cities on the banks of Krishna River in the period between the seventh and the thirteenth century. It is not known much about these family origins. Some of them claimed descent from the legendary Tamil Karikala Chola (reigned about 120). Telugu Cholas began their career as local chieftains in the Kadapa region in the seventh century. They may be identified with the people referred by the Chinese traveler Yuan Chwng as 'Chuliya' .

International Telugu Institute was established by the Government of Andhra Pradesh in 1975 in acceptance of a resolution unanimously adopted by the delegates to the first World Telugu Conference held at Hyderabad. It was later merged with the Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University in 1985 and renamed as International Telugu Centre. The Institute has 3 departments Department of Society and Culture; Department of Languages, Literature and Translation; and Department of Publications. The Institute