


Modern Literature: This section contains 9 important selective works of mostly modern poets with varied backgrounds and radical thoughts.This gives an idea as to how they laid the way for enriching and embellishing Telugu Literature for more than five hundred years. The first Great Poet in Telugu Literature, Nannaya, the Kavirahmma, Tikkana, Srinadha, Molla, Pingali Surana are representatives of different ages and different genres of poetry. Traditional Literature: This section contains 6 important selectiveworks of great poets giving a taste of the ages.This gives scope to see the trends and movements of Telugu Literature and thought process of Telugu society. We can see not only the evolution of literature, but also the evolution and introduction of different Formats (Prakriyas) of Literature like Champu, Dwipada Sataka, Ragada to Novel, Kathanika (short story), Ekankika (One Act Play) etc. It gives an idea as to how Telugu Literature evolved over a thousand years and which poet or writer opted to contribute and enrich literature in his own way.

Some poets prefer to express their ideas and concerns in Written Form of Literature and some prefer the Oral Tradition of Literature.

“Literature” as observed by William Henry Hudson in his famous book An Introduction to the Study of Literature, “is a vital record of what men have seen in life, what they have experienced of it, what they have thought and felt about those aspects of it which have the most immediate and enduring interest for all of us”. As a Subject, Telugu Literature is very interesting and deeply absorbing.Thus, Telugu Literature righ from the beginning as an Optional Subject is highly scoring and richly rewarding. In the old pattern too candidates were able to secure 421 out of 600 marks i.e. In the previous batches also, many had secured high marks and one candidate secured 390 marks out of 500 marks. Besides, quite a number of candidates also had secured more than 300 marks out of 500 marks and were placed in good services. Ronanki Gopal Krishna took Telugu Literature as an Optional Subject and secured 322 marks i.e. The 3 rd Ranker of the 2016 Civil Services batch, Mr.Telugu Literature Optional is highly scoring, deeply absorbing and very interestingĪs an Optional Subject in the Civil Services.
