Heritage language Telugu's survival in the UK

Rejected 18 signatures

What the petition asks

Telugu is the 3rd most spoken language in India and ranks 15th in the world. Currently there are over 50,000 Telugu people spread across the UK. In spite of this Telugu is lost to the second generation due to lack of opportunities and lack of governments support to the heritage language speakers.

Majority of Telugus came here as highly skilled professionals and have settled based on their jobs across the UK. Unlike other heritage language speakers in the UK, Telugu community does not exist as a clustered geographic settlement but they have settled across the country. Due to this 2nd gen Telugu children don’t get to hear or read telugu script apart from their parents. Regular telugu classes & an opportunity to sit for exams like GCSEs/A Levels can help survival of Telugu in the UK.

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

The Government isn't responsible for the provision of language teaching, other than in schools. You could start a petition calling for the establishment of a Telugu GCSE, if that's something you'd like to see happen.

Timeline

12 Jun 2021	Petition opened for signatures
17 Jun 2021	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 18

Status Rejected

Rejected 17 Jun 2021

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