Winterbottom, Anna. Hybrid Knowledge in the Early East India Company World (en anglès). Springer, 2016-04-29, p. 120. ISBN 978-1-137-38020-3. «Telugu had become the language of high culture in southern India during the medieval period, and by the seventeenth century its status rivalled that of Sanskrit.»
Ramaswamy, Vijaya. Historical Dictionary of the Tamils (en anglès). Rowman & Littlefield, 2017-08-25, p. 88. ISBN 978-1-5381-0686-0. «In precolonial or early-modern South India, Telugu became the cultural language of the south, including the Tamil country, somewhat similar to the overwhelming dominance of French as the cultural language of modern Europe during roughly the same era. Therefore, Telugu predominates in the evolution of Carnatic music, and it is the practice to teach Telugu language in music colleges to those aspiring to become singers.»
«విష్ణుకుండి రాజధాని కీసర» (en telugu). Namasthe Telangana, 10-01-2022. [Consulta: 6 abril 2023].
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«The Dance Traditions of Thanjavur». Oberlin College Libraries. [Consulta: 16 març 2023]. «As Marathi-speaking people running a kingdom administered in the Telugu language, and ruling over a Tamil-speaking population, the Maratha kings developed a uniquely hybrid and innovative courtly culture.»
