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Dear Mr. Rowdy, Thank you for a meaningful post finally. God bless your mother for her wisdom. We tell our children devuniki(God) dhandam (not namsthe) pettu. Lately use of Telugu words are considered degrading. Our Telugu kulalu(castes)now called Komati as Vysya, Golla as Yadhava, Bestha as Maschyakarulu, Chakali as Rajika etc. What way the use of Sanskrit word make a caste more superior. As you said we must discourage use of foreign words and encourage the use of Telugu words, and borrow a word only if we don't have our own. It may take some time but we can do it. Otherwise our English medium educated children of today use more English words in Telugu tomorrow. All our writers must make a conscious decision to practice using more Theta telugu words. This is a digital age and we can gather words and compile a dictionary and bring them back into usage. Tamils are doing a great job in maintain the purity of their language. If Tamils can do it, we Telugus can do it too! Regards,

Posted by: Mr. M kakulavaram At: 26, Apr 2007 8:22:27 PM IST

Posted by: Mr. madhusudhanreddy kakulavaram At: 26, Apr 2007 2:07:41 AM IST ____________________________________________________ Mr. Reddy, Glorifying Telugu is most welcome and a sweet language like Telugu deserves it. Not just me, everybody on this discussion board would join you if the objective as well as the methodology are clear. My points are straight - 1. We dont need to Hate Sanskrit to promote Telugu (We dont want to be Al Qaida or Bajrangdal or Skinheads whose purpose is to demonize the competetors) 2. Sanskrit has been a great language and let us respect it as we respect Telugu. Moreover the usage of the language is no more linked to a caste - Gone are the old days and even many of the contemporary archakas in Temples are non-brahmins. So there is no point in spreading hatred against a language or a community 3. If you have read all of my messages, I never opposed the usage of Telugu words - I only opposed the unnecessary tirade against Sanskrit, which definitely beautifies any language it blends with. Based on them, If your objective is to promote pure Telugu, without hating Sanskrit( or any other language), reachout to all sections of the society without hating any community and not involving this Aryan Dravidian issues - Then you have my support and I am sure even others would join. My mom is a PhD in Telugu Literature and she too feels that Telugu Language deserves more promotion (She doesnt hate Sanskrit) and I will request her to help the cause - IF IT IS NOT DIRECTED AGAINST ANYBODY Finally - speaking practically - elimination of unnecessary foreign words (I said Foreign words - not just Sanskrit but all other foreign languages) from Telugu in a quick time is impossible - It takes decades to spread the whole thing into society and make it accept it - and in the due course there can be failures too if the society does not liek a few things. I feel that the transformation should happen gradually. For instance, nobody would immediately like to replace the word 'Paadaabhivandanam' with 'Neekaalmoktaa' but they might not have any problem in using the word 'Cheyi' for 'Hastham'. You may not agree with me but the Phonetics play a very important role in making a language popular. The words that are pronounced lightly sound musically better to the ears - it is tough to replace lighter words with heavier words - So, as the first step, if one can identify those words that are easy to be used and if they can be 'Telugized', that would be a good point to start with and at the same time lets not criticize the people' who add some Sanskrit to Telugu, as long as its not an overdose. If one can identify a temple and convince the authorities to introduce Telugu Pooja along with the existing Archanas and if the society accepts it, then it would a great achievement, even though it amounts crossing the first Barrier! Just give it a thought!

Posted by: Malakpet Rowdy At: 26, Apr 2007 10:29:16 AM IST

Asupatri samskRutapadamaitae madhusUdan taeTatelugu padamA? muMdu paeru mArchukoe kAkI

Posted by: Sagatu Telugu Jeevi At: 26, Apr 2007 9:44:12 AM IST

telugu jAti manadi! niMDuga velugu jAti manadi!! telaMgaaNaa naadi. raayalaseema naadi.. sarkaaru naadi, nellUru naadi.. annI kalasina telugunaaDu manadE manadE manadEraa!! (mahaa prANulu, alpa prANula saMgati naaku telIdu)

Posted by: Bullibasu Bullibasu At: 26, Apr 2007 8:22:07 AM IST

Mr. Rowdy, I have been living in US for four decades and I am glad I could write a Telugu article and I never said I am perfect. My article said to develop a discipline to use Theta telugu words. Instead of criticizing, why don't you join me to encourage the use of pure telugu words. It may take some time but we can do it. We can do the same in temple prayers. I for one embracing Lambadis becuase they are learning telugu and I have no problem in embracing Andhra Brahmins if they do the same. For a good segement of Andhra Brahmins Vedic/sanskrit culture is more important than Telugu. People who glorify Vedic/Sanskrit culture has no right to pretend they are Telugus. Telugu people have the right to be proud of their language and culture and that is their birth right. No amount of barking will change this truth!

Posted by: Mr. M kakulavaram At: 26, Apr 2007 2:07:41 AM IST

What do u mean Except one? Read his article and look at athe number of Sanskrit words he has used,even though he could have used Telugu equivalents there - and the guy blames everyone except himself for the current state of affairs!

Posted by: Malakpet Rowdy At: 25, Apr 2007 9:16:57 PM IST

Ask yourself this question, am I promoting Telugu language/culture or promoting Vedic/sanskrit culture ___________________________________________________ Why domnt you ask yourself whether you are talking any sense or not then question others. Aspathri may be Sanskritized English _____________________________________ Telling a lie 100 times doesnt make it fact - its a word derived directly into telugu Why dont you start your Teta Telugu or Theeta telugu or some other stupid newspaper and write whatever crap you want?

Posted by: Malakpet Rowdy At: 25, Apr 2007 7:17:03 PM IST

Dr. Peyyeti, Just read the Telugu newspapers and see how many Sankrit words are used even though we have our own Telugu words. Aspathri may be Sanskritized English(or European) word, like many new Technical words these days they are doing like Media as 'Madhyamam'. If you truely believe in advancement of Telugu language and Telugu culture, we will not have this discussion. Ask yourself this question, am I promoting Telugu language/culture or promoting Vedic/sanskrit culture?

Posted by: Mr. M kakulavaram At: 25, Apr 2007 6:42:36 PM IST

But it requires guts to accept a mistake - this is not for the people who simply run away from questions posed!

Posted by: Malakpet Rowdy At: 25, Apr 2007 9:53:45 AM IST

Sparrow, what do you know about Sanskrit? Aasupatri is definitely a Sanskrit word because the guy says so! You are opposing because your are probably an Aryan or an Andhra Brahmin :)) Tappu kadooo?

Posted by: Malakpet Rowdy At: 25, Apr 2007 9:48:01 AM IST

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