Dr. Mohan M. Venigalla, an Associate Professor of Civil Engineering at George Mason University in Fairfax, VA, is known among his friends as Mohana Muralidhar. He was instrumental in bringing TORI from concept to reality. Many of the classic songs you are listening to on TORI are from his collection.

Some experts are predicting that few people will be able to read and write Telugu in 75 years. What do you think? Do you know what it means to attain "vintage language" status for Telugu? Padmasri, Dr. Yarlagadda Lakshmi Prasad - former Rajya Sabha member, a author/translator of 40 Telugu and Hindi books and the Chairman of AP Hindi Academy is my guest this week. He talks about the past, present and future of Telugu language. Don't miss this educational and entertaning interview.