jalak, the list will be much bigger if researched well. You can add Acharya Nagarjuna to the list. Alluri Sitarama Raju. And several others. We Telugus are fittest race south of Vindhyas. Others lose because their culture is at decaying stage and full of fanaticism. We are more accepting and vibrant in cultural expression. That will survive Telugu for many thousands of years to come.
