The greatest and most powerful gift a parent 
can give their children is to pass their 
language and culture. Literacy in the mother 
tongue strengthens cultural identity and 
heritage. The mother tongue plays a very 
important role in developing thoughts, shaping 
experiences, exploring customs, and 
articulating values. Our mother tongue Telugu 
with its mellifluous qualities is called the 
"Italian of the East". Its pride lies in its 
evolutionary expansion to suit every form of 
expression.

Encouraging young children to learn our Mother 
Tongue TELUGU would help them to develop 
confidence, self-esteem and their unique 
identity in the global world. With this as the 
mission SiliconAndhra started ManaBadi Telugu 
classes in April 2007. At present over 6200 
students across 35 states in USA, 12 countries 
outside USA are learning Telugu with great 
interest. The parents and grandparents are 
thrilled about the results.

The salient features of SiliconAndhra ManaBadi 
program are:

Focus on all aspects – reading, writing and 
speaking.

ManaBadi Levels :

BalaBadi (4 to 6 years, new students)
Pravesam (6+ years, new students)
Prasunam (returning students)
Prakasam (returning students)
Pramodam (returning students)
Prabhasam (returning students)
Definite Course Outline and Material for each 
level with formal tests to assess students' 
performance.

Books and Materials are prepared with support 
and guidance from highly reputed Telugu 
Linguists and Professors from Central 
Institute of Indian Languages (Mysore) and Sri 
Potti Sriramulu Telugu University (Hyderabad).

Sri Potti Sriramulu Telugu University 
recognizes the ManaBadi program and awards 
certificates to students every year.

Fees Structure (per year, includes books and 
supplies):

BalaBadi $300
Pravesam $350
Prasunam $300
Prakasam $300
Pramodam $300
Prabhasam $300
Note: There is a sibling discount of $75 per 
each additional student.

Every year the classes commence in early 
September and finish by end of May. There will 
be no classes during summer and holidays such 
as Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Every class is 2 hours (except for BalaBadi 
classes which are only 90 minutes). There will 
be only one class per weekend, either Saturday 
or Sunday depending on the location.

SiliconAndhra invites everyone to join hands 
in promoting "Telugudanam" across the world. 
Let us encourage our kids to learn Telugu.