Call to promote Telugu language

Former energy secretary E.A.S. Sarma speaking at a meting in the city on Saturday.

VISAKHAPATNAM: The ways and means to enhance the use of Telugu in the wake of its obtaining the classical language status, were discussed at a meeting organised by Visakha Sahithi, literary association, here on Saturday evening.

Initiating the discussion, president of Visakha Sahiti, K. Malayavasini who was a retired Telugu professor in Andhra University, lamented the increased use of English in day to day affairs, even at home. The situation had come to such a pass that the officialdom as well as the parents need to be convinced on the importance of the use of Telugu. “We have to bring about the change at both ends and also the general public in order to save our Telugu language and bequeath the rich heritage to our children,” she said. She also felt the time was most opportune to patronize the rich cultural heritage, folklore, poetry, drama and other art forms.

Another retired Telugu professor of AU and noted scholar Vedula Subrahmanya Sastry suggested making study through Telugu medium compulsory in high school which would automatically provide the strong foundation for the language to develop. Former Energy Secretary EAS Sarma wanted all the government orders to be issued only in Telugu so that it could be easily understood by the lay people. He felt there was a need to bring pressure on the Government through a public movement for the purpose. Praja Spandana president CS Rao, Ganapathiraju Narasimha Raju and others spoke.

Courtesy: The Hindu

'Mother Tongue Week' observed

Students of Nalanda Vidyaniketan observed mother tongue week. On the occasion of the valedictory of the week on Saturday, the students wore traditional attire and communicated only in Telugu. Principal G. Gayatri said though the medium of teaching was English, the school’s objective was to encourage students learn their mother tongue.

Courtesy: The Hindu

Andhra Pradesh: 5 walled cities from 300 B.C. unearthed

HYDERABAD: Andhras flourished during the time of Chandragupta Maurya much before the advent of the Satavahanas, and were said to be as powerful as Mauryans. They had 30 fortified walled cities way back in 300 BC, wrote the Greek traveller Megasthenes in his Indika. In what could be an exciting discovery, the State Department of Archaeology and Museums has identified five of those 30 walled cities.

The Department has found physical evidence proving Megasthenes right and by the same token –– throwing light on the existence of Andhras and Telugu language before the Satavahana period. The study is part of a project taken up to find the 30 walled cities mentioned by the Greek traveller and historian in his travelogue.

‘‘Though the Andhras were mentioned in books dating back to 1,000 BC, we have physical evidence like coins and pottery only from the Satavahana period (200 BC - 200 AD). Our research based on Indika of Megasthenes strengthens the theory that the Andhras existed before the Satavahanas.

Excavation of these sites will provide more physical evidence on history, administration, language, customs and traditions of our ancestors,’’ said P Chenna Reddy, Director of Archaeology and Museums Department.

Megasthenes is believed to have visited India as an Ambassador of Seleucus I of Syria to the court of Chandragupta Maurya around 305 BC.

In Indika, Megasthanes indicates that the Andhra (mentioned as Andarae) kings belonged to a powerful race and possessed an army of 100,000 infantry, 2,000 cavalry, 1,000 elephants and had 30 well-built fortified towns.

With Telugu obtaining classical language status, the project assumes importance and is likely to give an insight into its origins and the historical existence of Andhras. The officials have so far examined 18 sites with historical importance and singled out five.

Archaeologists recovered bricks, pottery, coins and other evidence from these sites at Dhoolikatta, Kotilingala (both Karimnagar district), Satanikota (Kurnool district), Dharanikota (Amaravathi) and Bodhan (Nizamabad district).

The project was taken up in October, 2005 and efforts are on to identify the remaining Megasthanes towns in Andhra Pradesh as well as at a few places in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh and Tamil Nadu. 

Courtesy: ExpressBuzz

India makes history, launches Tricolor on Moon

మువ్వన్నెల జాబిలి 

చంద్రయాన్‌-1 ఎంఐపీ ప్రయోగం జయప్రదం

ఇది జాతిస్వప్నం: కలాం

చిన్నారులకు మా కానుక: నాయర్‌

బెంగళూరు, హైదరాబాద్‌, న్యూస్‌టుడే: జాబిలిపై కోట్లాది మంది భారతీయుల ముద్ర దిగ్విజయంగా నమోదైంది. చంద్రమండల ఉపగ్రహం.. చంద్రయాన్‌-1లో చరిత్రాత్మక ఘట్టాన్ని భారత అంతరిక్ష పరిశోధన సంస్థ (ఇస్రో) శాస్త్రవేత్తలు అద్భుతంగా పూర్తి చేశారు. చంద్రుడిపై భారత త్రివర్ణం కాలుమోపింది. దీంతో భారత సాంకేతిక సత్తాను విశ్వవ్యాప్తంగా చాటినట్లయింది.

ఇక్కడి వ్యోమనౌక నియంత్రణ కేంద్రం (ఇస్ట్రాక్‌) ఆదేశాల ప్రకారం చంద్రుడికి నూరు కిలోమీటర్ల ఎత్తులో ఉన్న చంద్రయాన్‌-1.. మూన్‌ ఇంపాక్ట్‌ ప్రోబ్‌ (ఎంఐపి)ని శుక్రవారం రాత్రి 8.06 గంటలకు జారవిడిచింది. అనుకున్న రీతిలోనే 25 నిముషాల వ్యవధిలో 8.31 గంటలకు చంద్రుడి దక్షిణ ధ్రువానికి సమీపంలో జాబిలి ఉపరితలాన్ని ఢీకొంది. గమ్యస్థానాన్ని చేరినట్లు సంకేతాల్ని కూడా పంపిందని ఇస్రో ఛైర్మన్‌ మాధవన్‌ నాయర్‌ విలేఖరులకు తెలిపారు. సంకేతాలు వెలువడిన వెంటనే ఇస్రో సిబ్బందిలో ఆనందం వెల్లివిరిసింది. ఎంఐపీపై భారత త్రివర్ణ పతాకాన్ని చిత్రించారు. ''భారత త్రివర్ణ పతాకాన్ని విజయవంతంగా చందమామ ఉపరితలంపై ఉంచాం. ధ్రువప్రాంతంలో మేం అనుకున్న ప్రాంతమైన షాకిల్టన్‌ గోతి వద్దే దీన్ని నిలిపాం. ఈ ప్రాంతం చుట్టూ పర్వతాలు ఉన్నాయి. ఎంఐపీలోని కెమెరాలు ఫొటోలు తీస్తున్నాయి'' అని ఇస్రో ఛైర్మన్‌ మాధవన్‌ నాయర్‌ తెలిపారు.

ఎంఐపీ చంద్రుడి ఉపరితలాన్ని తాకిన తరువాత.. చంద్రయాన్‌-1 వ్యోమనౌక చంద్రుడి అవతలి భాగంవైపునకు వెళ్లిపోయింది. అనంతరం రెండు గంటల తరువాత ఇది తిరిగి భూమి ఉన్న వైపునకు వచ్చింది. అప్పుడు ఎంఐపీ తీసిన ఫొటోలను భూమికి పంపుతుంది. ''ఉపగ్రహంలోని అన్ని కీలక వ్యవస్థలూ సక్రమంగానే పనిచేస్తున్నాయి. ఎంతో ప్రశస్తమైన కార్తీక మాసంలో, జవహర్‌లాల్‌ నెహ్రూ జయంతి రోజున ఈ విజయం సాధించాం. బాలల దినోత్సవం రోజున.. చిన్నారులకు ఇది మా కానుక'' అని మాధవన్‌ నాయర్‌ పేర్కొన్నారు.ఎంఐపీ ప్రయోగం విజయవంతం కావడంపై రాష్ట్రపతి ప్రతిభాపాటిల్‌.. శాస్త్రవేత్తలకు అభినందనలు తెలిపారు. ఇస్రో చరిత్రలో ఇది నూతన అధ్యాయమని అమె పేర్కొన్నారు. కాంగ్రెస్‌ అధ్యక్షురాలు సోనియా గాంధీ, లోక్‌సభలో విపక్ష నేత అద్వానీ, ఆంధ్రప్రదేశ్‌ ముఖ్యమంత్రి వై.ఎస్‌.రాజశేఖరరెడ్డిలు కూడా ఇస్రో శాస్త్రవేత్తలకు శుభాకాంక్షలు తెలిపారు.

జాతి స్వప్నం: కలాం
ఈ ప్రయోగాన్ని వీక్షించేందుకు విఖ్యాత శాస్త్రవేత్త, మాజీ రాష్ట్రపతి అబ్దుల్‌ కలాం బెంగళూరు వచ్చారు. ఆయన సూచన మేరకే చంద్రయాన్‌-1లో ఎంఐపీని చేర్చారు. ''భారత చరిత్రలో ఇది మర్చిపోలేని రోజు. ఇది జాతి స్వప్నం. అంగారకుడిపై కాలుమోపటమే తదుపరి స్వప్నం. అదీ నెరవేరుతుంది'' అని వ్యాఖ్యానించారు.

Courtesy: ఈనాడు

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INDIA LEAVES ITS FOOTPRINTS ON MOON 

HISTORY MADE AT 8.31 P.M. FRIDAY: A close-up photograph of the Moon’s surface taken by the video camera of the Moon Impact Probe on Friday (November 14, 2008) as the MIP approached the Shackleton crater after separating from Chandrayaan-1.

BANGALORE: “Just as we had promised, we have given India the moon,” said G. Madhavan Nair, Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation, after the Moon Impact Probe (MIP) onboard Chandrayaan-1 successfully ejected and landed on the lunar surface on Friday night. With the tricolour painted on its sides the probe marked India’s presence on the Moon and put India in the elite club of Russia, the U.S., Japan and the European Space Agency, which have impacted probes on the Moon.

Surrounded by scores of space scientists and with the former President and pre-eminent scientist A.P.J. Abdul Kalam by his side, a jubilant Mr. Nair told presspersons gathered at the ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC): “It was during Jawaharlal Nehru’s time that the nucleus for a space programme started. It is befitting that on children’s day, celebrated in his honour, that India should plant its flag on the lunar surface,” he said.

The MIP, one of Chandrayaan’s most important scientific payloads, and of undeniable geopolitical importance, had piggy-backed on the lunar craft for about 400,000 km detaching itself successfully from the mother-craft at 8.06 p.m.

After a 25-minute flight, the MIP impacted the Moon’s surface at a speed of 1.6 km per minute, landing on its target near the Shackleton crater on the south pole of the moon, Mr. Nair said.

ISTRAC, situated in the non-descript industrial suburb of Peenya, was on Friday night, a hub of high activity with people lining the streets to greet Mr. Kalam who had flown in from Chandigarh.

“Chandrayaan has kindled a great interest in young minds,” said Mr. Kalam, who had flown in after attending a children’s day function earlier on Friday.

“I hope we will be able to have young astronauts walk on the Moon’s surface in 15 years,” he said.

It could however be sooner, within seven years, that an Indian astronaut will be sent into space, said Mr. Nair.

Courtesy: The Hindu

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चंद्रमा की धरती पर लहराया भारतीय राष्ट्रध्वज

एजेंसियां
नई दिल्ली, शुक्रवार, नवंबर 14, 2008

चंद्रमा के तल पर चंद्रयान-1 के मून इंपैक्ट प्रोब के उतरने और भारतीय तिरंगा फहराने के साथ ही चंद्रमा पर भारत का प्रतिनिधित्व हो गया और इस क्षेत्र में दबदबा कायम करने वाला भारत चौथा देश बन गया। इसरो के अध्यक्ष जी माधवन नायर ने मिशन की सफलता पर कहा कि हमने चंद्रमा तक का पूरा रास्ता तय कर लिया है। हमने भारत को चांद दे दिया है।
शुक्रवार रात ठीक 8.31 बजे चंद्रमा की सतह पर 35 किलोग्राम के मून इंपैक्ट प्रोब 'एमआईपी' को उतारकर अमेरिका पूर्व सोवियत संघ और यूरोपीय अंतरिक्ष एजेंसी के बाद भारत चंद्रमा का मार्ग तय करने वाला चौथा राष्ट्र बन गया है। पूर्व राष्ट्रपति और अंतरिक्ष विज्ञानी डॉ. एपीजे अब्दुल कलाम के साथ उल्लास से भरे नायर ने बताया कि इस सफल अभियान में पृथ्वी से करीब चार लाख किलोमीटर की ऊंचाई पर एमआईपी शैक्लेटान क्रेटर के पास दक्षिणी धुव के बहुत नजदीक उतरा है। चंद्रयान-1 के प्रक्षेपण के 24 दिन बाद अभियान की सफलता पर नायर का कहना था कि एमआईपी में लगे कैमरे को चालू कर दिया गया है और चंद्रमा की सतह की तस्वीरें मिली हैं। कलाम ने इसरो की सफलता पर वैज्ञानिकों को बधाई दी।

Courtesy: NDTV

India Probe Lands on Moon

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チャンドラヤーン１号、最終軌道に入る

インド初の月面探査衛星チャンドラヤーン1号は11月12日、月面から100キロ上空の最終軌道に到達した。チャンドラヤーンは約2年間、軌道にとどまり、一連の実験を行う。ＰＴＩ通信が伝えている。

　チャンドラヤーン1号の最終軌道突入は、3日間にわたって軌道修正用エンジンを繰り返し点火することで行われた。最終段階60秒の操作はバンガロール（ベンガルール）にあるインド宇宙研究機関（ＩＳＲＯ）のステーションから行われ、チャンドラヤーンは予定の軌道に乗った。スリハリコタのサティシュダワン宇宙センターから打ち上げられてから、ちょうど3週間後のことになる。（提供：インドチャネル）(Japanese)

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印度國內高度評價探測器成功撞月

新華網孟買１１月１５日電（記者文建）印度月球探測器“月船１號”所攜帶的月球撞擊探測器１４日晚成功撞擊月球，印度媒體對此普遍給予高度評價，有關專家稱，“撞擊月球有重要象徵意義”。

“撞擊月球不僅是巨大的科技成就，同時具有重要的象徵意義，”“月船１號”項目負責人安納杜拉伊對媒體說，“從某種意義上說，這標志我們已經登上了月球。”不過安納杜拉伊表示，還有大量探測工作要做，有關月球的科學研究工作才剛剛開始。

印度國際戰略問題專家蘇布拉馬尼揚說，探測器成功撞月，表明印度空間探測技術已步入世界先進國家行列。

印度前總統、火箭專家、撞月計劃的首個提出者卡拉姆稱讚說，探測器撞月是個了不起的技術成就。他說，隨著此次撞月成功，印度有望在１５年內把月球變成新的經濟和戰略制高點。

Courtesy: Xinhuanet (Chinese)

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Une sonde indienne se pose pour la première fois sur la Lune

Pour la première fois, une sonde indienne s'est posée sur la Lune, vendredi, et elle a aussitôt commencé à transmettre des photos, annonce l'Organisation indienne de recherche spatiale (ISRO).

La sonde s'est détachée de Chandrayaan-1 ("véhicule lunaire 1", le vaisseau mère de la mission) à une centaine de kilomètres de la surface de la Lune et s'est posée au pôle Sud à 15h01 GMT, ont déclaré des responsables indiens à Bangalore.

Courtesy: LExpress (French)

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'Telugu language has 4000-year history'

HYDERABAD: Telugu, which got classical language status, has a 4,000-year old history. This was revealed by a city-based author S Venugopal in his book titled 'Vishwa Vijetha' . 

Venugopal claimed that the word Telugu derived from 'Trikalinga.' Later it became 'Tenugu' and people in the Deccan plateau used to call it as 'Telanga' and now it has become 'Telugu' . In fact, historians found a word 'Telangana' near Jeedimetla (earlier Jeedimatta ) of Hyderabad city on stone inscriptions dating back to 13-14 AD. 

Interestingly, the original pronouncement of 'Telugu' is Tel and Agu. Tel means 'south corner.' A poet Sanganabhatla Narasaiah said that river Godavari was called as 'Telivaha' and Telinadi.' Gradually, Telinadi has become 'Telugu.' 

The word 'Telanga' is also used in the Mahabharata, Venugopal asserted. He claimed that during the Mahabharata time, Anga Desam was famous for female elephants . Anga means a female elephant. These elephants ate only 'Tala' trees. So these elephants were referred to as 'Tala Angadulu' and later became Tala Anga then Talanga and now Telugu.During King Harishchandra's regime, the Telugu language come into limelight , he added.

Courtesy: TOI

'Classical Status' : Celebrations galore

New Delhi (PTI): It was a double delight for Telugus across the country as their centuries-old language was conferred the classical language status on Saturday on the 53rd formation day of Andhra Pradesh.

State Governor N D Tiwari kick-started the three-day celebrations here this evening. He also congratulated the people from the state on the occasion of their language getting classical language status.

Speaking on the occasion, he recalled the vital role played by Sardar Vallabhai Patel in integrating the Hyderabad Province into India.

He also expressed confidence that the Telugus will continue to contribute their mite as proud citizens of the nation and for overall development of the country.

State Agriculture Minister Raghuveera Reddy and officials also participated in the celebrations in Andhra Bhavan here.

A photo exhibition on the achievements of the Congress government was also inaugurated on Saturday.

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HYDERABAD: Statements continued to pour in on Saturday too, hailing the decision of the Union government according a “classical language” status to Telugu.

Potti Sriramulu Telugu University organised “victory celebrations” with a meeting on its premises in the Public Garden here participated by different eminent scholars.

PSTU Vice-Chancellor A. Bhoomaiah said the recognition would help the language to keep up glorious past legacy and, at the same time, pave way for further efforts to develop it. Poet and former chairman, State Official Languages Commission C. Narayan Reddy said time had come to take up an action plan to take Telugu beyond the confines of Andhra Pradesh. Jetti A. Oliver, chairman, Telugu Vedantha Sahiti Samithi, contended that original writings in Telugu in the fields of science, technology and theology must be promoted to phase out avoidable translations and sought funds for this purpose by the government.

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HYDERABAD: Welcoming the decision to give Telugu and Kannada classical languages status, Dravidian University, Kuppam in a joint press statement on Saturday said that it was a victory of the Dravidian family of languages. The university also pointed out its role in getting the status for both the languages. The University had organised an important lecture by eminent historian Iravatham Mahadevan who established a close nexus between the Harappan Civilisation and Telugu language. Also, the CM Y.S.Rajasekhara Reddy had emphasised the need to give classical status to Telugu at an Awards function organised by the Univeristy which honoured scholars who contributed their might for the development of the five Dravidian languages.

The University had also strongly voiced its concern to declare Kannada and Telugu as classical languages at a meeting organised by Krishna District Writers Association of the University held in June.

According to the press release, the University in its endeavour to achieve the same had worked very closely with reputed scholars like BH Krishnamurti, ABK Prasada etc. Vice-Chancellor of the University, Cuddapah Ramanaiah expressed his thanks to both the State and Central government for fulfilling the desire of people of both the states.

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Telugu film industry hails decision

HYDERABAD: The Telugu film industry has hailed the Central Government’s decision to accord classical language status to Telugu.

It is as a matter of pride for the entire Telugu community several organisations of the Telugu film industry opined.

In a joint statement issued here on Saturday, the Andhra Pradesh Film Chamber, Telugu Film Producers’ Council, Movie Artistes’ Association and Telugu Film Directors’ Association said that it was fitting that Telugu had been bestowed the honour in view of its history dating back to several centuries. K. S. Rama Rao, Tammareddi Bharadwaja, M. Murali Mohan and N. Shankar, belonging to the four organisations respectively, also lauded the contribution of former Chief Minister and TD leader late N.T. Rama Rao in spreading the greatness of Telugu community worldwide.

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Rajahmundry: Member of Parliament Vundavalli Aruna Kumar has said that according of classical language status for Telugu is a great honour for the people of Andhra Pradesh.

Speaking at a special function organised at Anam Kalakendram on Saturday, the MP said that it was a result of the concerted efforts made by the Telugu people at various levels.

This would help establish Telugu pithams in the country for development of the language.

MLA Routhu Surya Prakasa Rao hailed the Centre’s decision.

Kandula Durgesh, MLC, stressed the need for use of the language from primary level of education. K. Nirupa Rani, Vice-Chancellor of Adikavi Nannaya University, said that Telugu language was an ancient property given to this generation and it was a gift to the future generation.

The Vice-Chancellor appealed to the Telugu people to strive for the promotion of the language.

Endluri Sudhakar, professor, Telugu University, Karri Rama Reddy, neurologist, Viswanadha Gopalakrishna, scholar, S. Saibaba, DSP, M. Francis, Assistant Director, Information Department, and others attended the programme.

Earlier, Mr. Aruna Kumar, Mr. Surya Prakasa Rao, Mr. K. Durgesh and others garlanded the statue of Nannaya and the portrait of Potti Sriramulu.

Courtesy: The Hindu