Naneelu is a form of

Telugu literature Telugu literature is the body of works written in the Telugu language. It consists of poems, short stories, novels, plays, and song lyrics, among others. There is some indication that Telugu literature dates at least to the middle of the first ...

which contains 4 lines and a minimum of 20 letters, not exceeding 25. This form was introduced by

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winner Professor

N. Gopi N. Gopi (Telugu: ఎన్. గోపి; born 25 June 1948) is an eminent Indian poet, and literary critic in Telugu and Sahitya Akademi Award recipient. He has also been in the University system as a professor and Dean since 1974, until retir ...

. Naneelu was introduced in the year 2002 by Dr N Gopi through his book ''Naeelu''.

Properties

Naneelu should have 4 lines and never have less than 20 and never exceed 25 letters. If one were to pause at the end of the second line, the executed meaning is incomplete. At the same time, the first is not clear unless one reads the second part. That means though appearing as identical in structure and as two sentences, the

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reaches completion only when united in thought.

Nomenclature

''Nani'' is a word used in Telugu Community to call their children with love. Dr N Gopi wanted to name this form with something very connected to

Telugu people Telugu people ( te, తెలుగువారు, Teluguvāru), or 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 ...

. So, he considered this name. And Gopi in his book also said "Naneelu belong to you and to me - 'na' and 'nee' mean in

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'my' and 'your' respectively, and the end 'lu' indicative of the plural number of the poems - in short, they belong to all of us" *A poem from Gopi's Naneelu ''Grieve not ''for the broken earthen pot. ''The earth is preparing ''to shape anew''

References

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