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Telugu is the dominant Andhra Pradesh state language, but there is ... a sizeable population of Kannada (519,507), Marathi (503,609), Oriya (259, 947), and Tamil (753,484) speakers. Krishnamutri states that “Telugu as a medium has not yet become popular for various reasons: lack of employment opportunities, no clear state policy on preferences, psychological barrier of the teachers, confusion between written classical standard and modern colloquial standards, and English being retained as a medium at the postgraduate levelâ€. (Krishnamutri, 1998, p. 29). This picture illustrates the condition in which a large number of indigenous languages find themselves in the postcolonial landscape. Although a number of proposals have been made for further development of the language, tension between speakers of different dialects or languages and the domination of English in educated circles make the growth of Telugu a difficult task.
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Until the 20th century, Telugu was written in an archaic style very different from the everyday spoken language. During the the second half of the 20th century, a new written standard emerged based on the modern spoken language.
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Kandukuri Viresalingam Pantulu (1848-1919) is known as the father of modern Telugu literature. His novel, Rajasekhara Charitamu was inspired by the Vicar of Wakefield. His work marked the beginning of a dynamic of socially conscious Telugu literature and its transition to the modern period, which is ... part of the wider literary renaissance that took place in Indian culture during this period. Other prominent literary figures from this period are Rayaprolu Subba Rao, Gurazada Appa Rao, Viswanatha Satyanarayana, Katuri Venkateswara Rao, Jashuva, Devulapalli Venkata Krishna Sastry, and Sri Sri Puttaparty Narayana Charyulu.
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