LANGUAGE IN INDIA

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Volume 12 : 5 May 2012
ISSN 1930-2940

Managing Editor: M. S. Thirumalai, Ph.D.
Editors: B. Mallikarjun, Ph.D.
         Sam Mohanlal, Ph.D.
         B. A. Sharada, Ph.D.
         A. R. Fatihi, Ph.D.
         Lakhan Gusain, Ph.D.
         Jennifer Marie Bayer, Ph.D.
         S. M. Ravichandran, Ph.D.
         G. Baskaran, Ph.D.
         L. Ramamoorthy, Ph.D.
Assistant Managing Editor: Swarna Thirumalai, M.A.

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Music in Major Dravidian Languages

M. A. Padmavathi, M.Music., M.A. English, B.Ed. Ph.D. Scholar

Music is a language by itself. It is a language that appeals to all, irrespective of caste, creed, religion or nation. It is also the language of emotion. It is interesting to note that most of the books related to music are in the most widely spoken Dravidian languages -Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam and Telugu.

Telugu

Telugu, with its profuse use of vowels and fine words ending with Na and La is an apt medium for the conveyance of Carnatic musical expression. It brings a melody in the Carnatic musical expression and hence non-Telugu musicologists prefer to compose and sing in Telugu. ‘Raga Tala Chintamani’ and Sangeeta sara sangrahamu’- two authenticated Granthas about classical music are in Telugu.

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