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The Vice President, 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) in Nellore.
Addressing the Valedictory Session of “Workshop on Development of Centre of Excellence for Studies in Classical Telugu”, at Swarna Bharat Trust, in Nellore today, Shri 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 that 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, Shri Naidu urged 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 askedCESCT to make use of latest technologies to popularize Telugu.
Calling for collaboration with other institutes, Shri Naidu hoped that CESCT would supports research projects of Universities and other reputed institutions besides supporting field studies.
He further said that thisCenter must also promote Telugu education in the country and abroad, and popularise the rich cultural heritage of classical Telugu by publishing and translating its works into other languages.
This workshop was organised by the Union Ministry of HRDon the suggestion of Shri 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.