TELUGU BHASHA DINOTSAVAM

It was Gidugu Venkata Ramamurthy Panthulu who laid emphasis on conversational Telugu to narrow down the communication gap between the lettered and the unlettered masses. His 155th birth anniversary was celebrated in the School on 29 August 2018 with enthusiasm. Telugu Bhasha Dinotsavam commenced with the garlanding of the photo of Sri Gidugu Ramamurthy Panthulu by the Honorary Correspondent, Major Suresh Babu.

M. Lahari Gupta, of class X spoke about the significance of Telugu language and the honour it deserved. She lauded the contributions of Sri Gidugu Rammurthi Panthulu for the promotion of the Telugu language. She said that he was not only one of the earliest modern Telugu linguists and social visionaries but also championed the cause of using a language comprehensible to the common man as opposed to the stilted sanskritised language used by scholars.

The venue, Babuji hall, was decorated with the photos of the renowned poets, writers and reformers of Telugu Literature. In the view of this occasion, various activities like Telugu word games, Palindrome words, Telugu grammar puzzles were conducted for classes I to IV. An essay writing competition was also held for students of V to X on various topics. All these activities were held as a prelude to the Telugu Bhasha Dinotsavam.

The Honorary Correspondent, Major Suresh Babu and the Principal, Colonel C V Ramanayya gave merit certificates along with complimentary gifts to the winners who showed their language proficiency in Telugu essay writing competition.