Telugu culture is most often associated with Tollywood today - but at one point, revolutionary Telugu writers and poets were among the most progressive and influential intellectuals of their time. Priya Kodidala, development consultant and founder of The Telugu Archive on Instagram, joins Anirudh Kanisetti to talk about the growth of revolutionary Telugu literature, how it was shaped by the titanic struggles of the 20th century, and how it gradually faded.Follow The Telugu Archive on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theteluguarchive/?hl=enRead Priya's series on Telugu literature and culture on Firstpost: https://www.firstpost.com/author/sai-priya-kodidalaYou can follow Priya on twitter: @PriyaKodidala(https://twitter.com/PriyaKodidala)You can follow Anirudh on twitter: @AKanisetti(https://twitter.com/AKanisetti)You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.