Archive · 11 Nov 2025
C.P. Brown's Birth Anniversary Observed in Nandyal
Imagine a person from England who loved the Telugu language so much that he dedicated his life to saving it!
That was C.P. Brown.
On Monday, people in Nandyal, India, celebrated his birthday.
C.P. Brown worked a long time ago and noticed that old Telugu books and poems were getting lost.
He worked very hard to find, fix, and print these old writings so we can still read them today.
He also created a very important Telugu-English dictionary that people still use.
He helped bring back the works of famous Telugu poets.
People admire him because he was a foreigner who deeply cared for and protected the Telugu language, like a true guardian.
The birth anniversary of Telugu scholar Charles Philip Brown (C.P. Brown) was observed at the Nandyal district Police Office.
SP Sunil Sheoran led the commemoration, highlighting Brown's contributions to Telugu literature and culture.
C.P. Brown, born in 1798, served in the East India Company and later as Deputy Collector in Kadapa.
He played a crucial role in collecting, editing, and republishing ancient Telugu literary works that were facing extinction.
His Telugu-English Dictionary remains a significant reference, and he helped revive the works of prominent Telugu poets.
- Who
- Charles Philip Brown (C.P. Brown), police officials led by SP Sunil Sheoran
- What
- Observed the birth anniversary of C.P. Brown, a scholar and reformer of the Telugu language.
- When
- Monday
- Where
- Nandyal District Police Office
- Why
- To honor C.P. Brown's significant contributions to Telugu literature, language preservation, and reform.
- Scholar
- Charles Philip Brown (C.P. Brown)
- Event
- Birth Anniversary Commemoration
- Location
- Nandyal District Police Office
- Date
- Monday
- Brown's Birth Date
- November 10, 1798
- Brown's Service Start
- 1817 (East India Company)
- Brown's Deputy Collector Role
- 1820 (Kadapa)