HYDERABAD: A lot of change is happening in Telugu language as new words are borrowed from other languages and then used as part of Telugu. This should only help to enrich the language and not lead to ...

Historically, Telugu was the third most widely spoken language in British India, boasting 1.7 crore native speakers, as per the 1881 Census. However, by the 2011 Census, it dropped to fourth place, ...

Hyderabad: The Central Board of Film Certification has recirculated the list of cuss words in Telugu to be followed by filmmakers. The list contains more than 30 Telugu words including nayala, mushti ...

Evaru puttinchakunda maatalela pudathayi (If nobody creates, how will words be produced?), Ghatotkacha’s dialogue in the classic Telugu film Mayabazar is not just a profound observation but also ...

Languages often repurpose old words, or recombine them to make new ones; sometimes they just borrow them from other languages. Language scholars see this as the natural evolution of living languages.

In a multilingual country, each citizen picks up languages with varying degrees of proficiency. The author muses over her peculiar relationship with Telugu I still remember the farthest corner of my ...

Hyderabad: A researcher at the IIIT-H has developed the largest computational version of the Telugu dictionary. The researcher, Ms Sreekavitha Parupalli, at 21, is one of the youngest to receive her ...

Telugu actor Nani recently made headlines on the internet. The heated discussion about Arshad Warsi’s “joker” comment has been sparking debate on social media. Reacting to the statement, the “Hi Nanna ...

Telugu Bhasha Dinotsavam is a special day that celebrates the beauty and pride of the Telugu language. Every year, Telugu-speaking people across Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and the world mark this day ...