In Telugu literature, there is a beautiful structure called ‘chandassu’, which is used to define the rules of poetry writing. This chandassu is constructed around the length of syllables. ‘Guru’ is a long syllable and ‘Laghu’ is a short syllable. Various combinations of long and short syllables in specific orders create numerous types of poetry classifications. For instance, Champakamaala, Uthpalamaala, and Sardhoolam are just three of the many types of poetry constructions. Apart from the order and number of long and short syllables in each line of the poem, there are other rules that are followed in each of these types. These rules are created around terms known as Yati, Praasa, Paadam, etc. A brief description of Chandassu along with explanations of these various rules can be found in this 3-part presentation.

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