Question:When is the Telugu Language Day observed?
(a) August 17
(b) August 24
(c) August 21
(d) August 29
Answer: (d)
Related facts:
- Telugu Language Day is observed on 29 August each year.
- The day coincides with the birthday of the Telugu poet Gidugu Venkata Ramamurthy (1863-1940).
- He championed the cause of using a language comprehensible to the common man (‘Vyavaharika Bhasha’) as opposed to the scholastic language (‘Grandhika Bhasha’).
By-Amar Mani Upadhyay
Links:
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/telugu-language-day-2020-6-tollywood-songs-that-emphasize-the-importance-of-telugu-language/articleshow/77818454.cms
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gidugu_Venkata_Ramamurthy#:~:text=Gidugu%20Venkata%20Ramamurthy%20(1863%2D1940,(‘Grandhika%20Bhasha’).