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Detailed explanation-1: -Telugu Language Day (Telugu: ; IAST: Telugu bhāṣā dinōtsavaṁ; “Day of the Telugu Language") is observed on 29 August each year in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana of the Republic of India. This date was chosen to coincide with the birthday of the Telugu poet Gidugu Venkata Ramamurthy.

Detailed explanation-2: -The first treatise on Telugu grammar, the Āndhra Śabda Cinṭāmaṇi, was written in Sanskrit by Nannayya, considered the first Telugu poet and translator, in the 12th century CE.

Detailed explanation-3: -On this day, funds and awards are provided by the government of Andhra Pradesh to improve the Telugu language. Various programmes are held on the day to promote the language. Telugu Language Day is celebrated on 29 August annually in the state of Andhra Pradesh.

Detailed explanation-4: -Telugu people (Telugu: , romanized: Teluguvāru), also Telugus or Telugu vaaru, are the largest of the four major Dravidian ethnolinguistic groups in terms of population. Telugus are native to the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and the Yanam district of Puducherry.