తెలుగు శతకాలు
Telugu Satakalu — for young readers
Telugu Satakalu is a free, browser-based way for young readers to learn classic Telugu poetry. Eighteen curated poems from Vemana Satakam and Sumati Satakam, each with transliteration, Telugu and English meanings, audio and video recitation, a recording tool to practise your own reading, and flashcards and games for memorising. Built by Lipi Inc alongside SiliconAndhra ManaBadi — no download, no sign-up.
Telugu Satakalu
18 classic poems from Vemana and Sumati Satakam — read them, hear them, recite them back, and play your way to knowing them by heart. No download, no sign-up.
వేమన శతకం
Plain-spoken verses on ethics, dharma and everyday human nature — the poems generations of Telugu children learn first.
సుమతీ శతకం
Short, memorable couplets on values, judgement and statecraft, each closing on the familiar refrain — సుమతీ.
Read & understand
Every poem with transliteration and meaning in both Telugu and English.
Listen & watch
Clear audio recitation and video for each poem, so pronunciation is never a guess.
Recite & compare
Record your own recitation and hear it against the reference reading.
Play & memorize
Flashcards, line-swap and missing-word games that turn memorising into practice.
Who it's for
Satakalu is built for Telugu-learning children and the parents and teachers guiding them — whether your child is in a ManaBadi classroom, learning Telugu at home, or meeting these poems for the first time. All 18 poems are open, with progress saved on the device so a child can return to where they stopped.
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SiliconAndhra ManaBadi runs structured Telugu classes across North America. Satakalu is built to sit alongside that curriculum.
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