New Delhi: Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu today urged the Telugu scholars to prepare a roadmap for development of Classical Telugu language and for the development of Centre of Excellence for Studies in Classical Telugu (CESCT) here.
Addressing the Valedictory Session of “Workshop on Development of Centre of Excellence for Studies in Classical Telugu”, at Swarna Bharat Trust, in Nellore today, Naidu observed that Telugu is an ancient language and there is a need for recapturing the past glory of this great language. The Vice President said every language represents the history, culture and the civilizational values. “It denotes our identity”, he added. Urging upon all stakeholders for protection and promotion of every Indian language, Shri Naidu said that it was the duty of the government to promote all languages.
In his valedictory address, Naidu urged the CESCT to focus on literature, linguistics and translation into various languages, apart from lexicography, History, Sociology, Anthropology, Archaeological evidence, Manuscripts, Epigraphy, art and architecture, and stories about overseas Telugus. Emphasizing the need to make Classical Telugu understandable to common man, the Vice President asked CESCT to make use of latest technologies to popularize Telugu.
The workshop was organized by the Union Ministry of HRD on the suggestion of Venkaiah Naidu, to decide and discuss the future course of action for the preservation and promotion of classical Telugu and also for development of the Centre of Excellence for Studies in Classical Telugu (CESCT), in Nellore. Around 120 nationallyand internationally acclaimed Telugu scholars of eminence participated in the workshop and gave valuable suggestions on various domains of classical Telugu.
Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhariyal ‘Nishank’ thanked Swarna Bharat Trust for housing the CESCT for the time being. Earlier, the Vice President visited the Centre of Excellence for Studies in Classical Telugu along with Governor of Andhra Pradesh Bishwabhushan Harichandan and Union Minister for HRD Ramesh Pokhariyal ‘Nishank’.
The Governor of Andhra Pradesh, BishwabhushanHarichandan, Union HRD Minister, Ramesh Pokriyal ‘Nishank’, Member of Parliament, AdalaPrabhakara Reddy, the Secretary to the Vice President of India, I.V. Subbarao, Union HRD Secretary, Amit Khare, Director of the CIIL, Mysuru, Prof. D.G. Rao, Chairman of Official Language, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Padmabhushan Yarlagadda Lakshmiprasad, Smt. I Deepa Venkat, Managing Trustee, Swarna Bharat Trust were among the dignitaries who graced the occasion.
