{"id":9552,"date":"2023-11-30T20:45:43","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T20:45:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/?p=9552"},"modified":"2023-11-30T20:45:43","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T20:45:43","slug":"endowed-chair-in-telugu-to-expand-language-and-cultural-opportunities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/news\/endowed-chair-in-telugu-to-expand-language-and-cultural-opportunities\/","title":{"rendered":"Endowed Chair in Telugu to Expand Language and Cultural Opportunities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-half wp-image-9553 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/11\/anu_and_hanuma_at_uw_850x500-375x250.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/11\/anu_and_hanuma_at_uw_850x500-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/11\/anu_and_hanuma_at_uw_850x500-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/11\/anu_and_hanuma_at_uw_850x500-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/11\/anu_and_hanuma_at_uw_850x500-530x353.jpg 530w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/11\/anu_and_hanuma_at_uw_850x500-800x534.jpg 800w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/11\/anu_and_hanuma_at_uw_850x500-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/11\/anu_and_hanuma_at_uw_850x500.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Almost 80 million people speak Telugu,&#8221; says Hanuma Kodavalla. \u201cNot many people know its richness as a language and culture.&#8221; He and his wife recently established the Hanuma and Anuradha Kodavalla Endowed Chair in Telugu at the UW.<\/p>\n<p>The generous gift provides an invaluable addition to the College of Arts &amp; Sciences and Department of Asian Languages &amp; Literature. By enhancing the University\u2019s ability to recruit and retain faculty with expertise in Telugu language, culture, and literature, the endowment ensures that more people will experience the language\u2019s treasures for many years to come.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.washington.edu\/news\/2023-11\/endowed-chair-telugu-expand-language-and-cultural-opportunities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the full story<\/a> from the College of Arts and Sciences.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Almost 80 million people speak Telugu,&#8221; says Hanuma Kodavalla. \u201cNot many people know its richness as a language and culture.&#8221; He and his wife recently established the Hanuma and Anuradha Kodavalla Endowed Chair in Telugu at the UW. 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