![]() ![]() Telugu also predominates in the evolution of Carnatic music, one of two main subgenres of Indian classical music. Vijaya Ramaswamy compared it to the overwhelming dominance of French as the cultural language of modern Europe during roughly the same era. In this era, Telugu became the language of high culture across South India. Kandyan Nayaks, the last dynasty to rule Sri Lanka were of Telugu descent. After the fall of the Vijayanagara Empire, various Telugu rulers called Nayakas established independent kingdoms across South India. Later, Telugu culture and literature flourished and reached its zenith during the late Vijayanagara Empire. In the 13th century, Kakatiyas unified various Telugu-speaking areas under one realm. Inscriptions in Old Telugu script were found as far away as Indonesia and Myanmar. ![]() They established trade relations with the Roman Empire and their capital city, Amaravati was the most prosperous city in India in 2nd century CE. The first major Andhra polity was the Satavahana dynasty (2nd century BCE–2nd century CE) which ruled over the entire Deccan plateau and even distant areas of western and central India. 310 BCE) that Andhras were living in the Godavari and Krishna river deltas and were famous for their military strength which was second only to Mauryans in all of India. They were also mentioned in the Mahabharata and Buddhist Jataka tales. The earliest mention of the Andhras occurs in Aitareya Brahmana ( c. Īndhra is an ethnonym used for Telugu people since antiquity. It is also a protected language in South Africa. ![]() Telugu is the fastest-growing language in the United States. Members of the Telugu diaspora are spread across countries like United States, Australia, Malaysia, Mauritius, UAE, and others. A significant number of Telugus also reside in the Indian states of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Orissa, Maharashtra. Telugu is the fourth most spoken language in India and the 14th most spoken native language in the world. They are the most populous of the four major Dravidian groups. Telugu people ( Telugu: తెలుగువారు, romanized: Teluguvāru), also called Telugus, are a Dravidian ethnolinguistic group who speak the Telugu language and are native to the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Yanam district of Puducherry. ![]()
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