Some may try to distort the origins of langauges and arguethat Tamil and Telugu originated in Sanskrit, and think that other languagesin the continent are worthless and subordinate to Hindi. If we accepttheir argument, we can easily argue that English is the mother of alllanguages in the world now, because there is not a single civilized language that is not influenced by English today.
Sanskrit influence on Telugu and Telugus is barely one thousand years, in their more than 2000 years of history. Before Nannayya(1022-63) there was not even a single Sanskrit work translated into Telugu. That means Telugus were not so called Hindi(u)s, whose culture is based on Sanskrit literature.Earlier to that there was a lot of Buddhist literature in the Telugu national language, which was unfortunately destroyed by the fanatic kings.After the destruction of the local and Budhist literature, the rulers of Telugu nations were interested in tracing their roots to Sanskrit and Aryan kings. The result was Sanskritization.
Nannayya, the court poet of Rajaraja Narendra (1022-63), the eastern Chalukyan king, startedtranslation of Mahabharata to please the king.That was the beginning of Sanskritized Telugu literature! Ramayana was
first translated into Telugu by Gona Buddhareddi in the middle of 13th
century.Bammera Pothana translated Bhagavatam in the 15th century.
Later, Telugus learned Urdu as Telangana came under the rule of Muslims.Finally, Andhra region which untill then remained independent came under British rule(Madras state). Thus, Anglicization of Telugu started.
The supremacy of the United States in science and technology is responsible for the English domination over the whole world today, which is a phenomenon
never experienced by the world to this extent in the past. The common bonds between various nationalities in the world today are humanity, English,
science and
technology. Hence, two language formula should be followed in
all states:
The national language, e.g., Telugu in Andhra Pradesh, and the
international language, English. There is no need for Hindi, whose
purported superiority is not acceptable to any self-respecting non-Hindi
nationality. I strongly
support Tamil stand in this
regard. Recognition of Hindi as the only national language was a
constitutional blunder, and all twenty two languages ( 18 official + 3
Sahithya Academy recognised literary languages) should be declared as national languages. We should never forget that India is a CONTINENT, union
of nations, and a multinational state.
Long Live Indian Union, the CONTINENT. Jai Telugu Talli (Hail Mother
Telugu).
Sreenivasarao Vepachedu, 04/10/98