“Spoken and written language are like parallel tracks and a link should be established between the two for the language to flourish,” said noted litterateur from Chennai Toomati Sanjeeva Rao while speaking on ‘Telugu Bhasha Lo Melakuvalu’ as part of the ongoing ‘Telugu Tirunallu’ programme here on Sunday.
The programme is being organised to mark the 207 birth anniversary of Paravasthu Chinnayasuri, who had given Telugu grammar its roots.
Mr. Sanjeeva Rao said that as Telugu language being taught at the school-level was incomplete, most students were limiting themselves taking it as a special subject and not going for research in the language. He spoke about his experiences as a Telugu teacher for the last 34 years.
‘Bhuvana Vijayam’ was enacted on the second day of ‘Telugu Tiranallu’ on Saturday. The fifth generation descendant of Chinnayasuri, Phanisayana Suri donned the role of Chinnayasuri and Surapaneni Vijay Kumar, honorary president of Paravasthu Padya Peetham enthralled as Sri Krishnadevaraya.
Mr. Vijay Kumar later presented the Chinnayasuri Sahiti Puraskaram to ‘Mahasahasravadhani’ Garikapati Narasimha Rao and his wife.
Former ANU Vice-Chancellor V. Balmohan Das, CMR group MD Mavuri Venkata Ramana, Dasapalla group MD Mandava Raghavendra Rao, and Visakhapatnam Steel Plant DGM Tirupathi Rajamannar were among those who attended.
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