Contents The People’s Linguistic Survey of India The National Editorial Collective List of Volumes Acknowledgements Foreword A Nation Proud of Its Language Diversity: Chief Editor’s Introduction Introduction to the Volume Contributors to the Volume An Appeal to Readers List of Languages covered in this Volume Abbreviations 1. Telugu A. Usha Devi and D. Chandrasekhar Reddy 2. Deccani Urdu-Its Origin and Survival 77 Jameela Nishat and Harbir Kaur Arora 3. Scheduled Languages as Minority Languages in Telangana A. Subash 4. Gondi Todasam Dev Rao and Chahkati Dasru 5. Koya Payam Venkatratnam, Karam Ranga Rao and A. Usha Devi 6. Kolami Tekam Sudhakar 7. Banjara/Lambadi B. Sevya, S. Ravi Naik and V. Chandralal Naik 8. Chenchu Dasari Chinna Mooganna and Thokala Guravayya 9. Yerukala K. Ganganna Yerukala, O.V. Sudhakar Yerukala and V. Shiva Shankar 10. The Lesser Known Languages of Telangana Bibliography Index LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES The youngest state in India, Telangana, was formed after the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh in 2014 on linguistic grounds, and is a melting pot of cultures and languages. It shares a joint linguistic history with Andhra Pradesh, Telugu being the dominant language in both states. This volume of the People’s Linguistic Survey of India, The Languages of Telangana (volume three, part two-TS), discusses the major languages spoken in the state and also the tribal languages, along with a detailed exploration of their vocabulary, folktales, folk songs, and domains of use. The volume hopes to be a valuable addition to the PLSI series, as it attempts to describe the languages spoken in this newly-formed state.