Unusual and interesting Telugu literary works
From a Telugu and Sanskrit scholar Subramaniam Maaripodi https://www.quora.com/Is-there-any-pre-modern-Telugu-literature-that-isnt-the-translation-and-doesnt-have-religious-themes-as-the-main-focus According to late Chaganti Seshaiah gaaru, a historian who published several volumes of History of Telugu Literature in Telugu - but who has unfortunately been forgotten by the last two generations - there were 1400 known names of Telugu poets that were born before 1800 CE, but the works of a large number of them were lost. When the debate came up long ago in a Google Group, one of the members said that he had researched on the topic, but could not find more than 300 Telugu titles that were written in the period between 1000 CE and 1850 CE and which are still readily available. We may add another 50 - 100 titles which perhaps exist but eluded his search. Some of these unpublished and unknown ancient Telugu works are still lying in the Saraswathi Mahal Library of Thanjavur (TN). ...