According to Summer Institute of Linguistics (SIL), there are 6912 known living languages in the world. At present, half of the world languages are in the process of extinct. In order to preserve those languages, UNESCO has declared this year 2008 as International year of languages.

Recently, February 21st, we have observed International Mother Language Day by UNESCO’s member nations to promote linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism. UNESCO has recognized that the languages are the most powerful instruments of preserving and developing our heritage. Promoting the mother tongues will serve not only to encourage linguistic diversity and multi lingual education, but also to develop fuller awareness of linguistic and cultural traditions, and thus to achieve understanding, tolerance and dialogue.

International Mother Language Day started in the year 2000 and has been celebrated each year with an annual theme.

You will find few articles written by Hepsi and also some press coverage.

• Article published about Hepsi in Indian Express West Coast line, Sept 7, 2007

Articles written by Hepsi (in Telugu) (You need pdf reader to read these documents):

• Teaching Telugu to Non-Telugu students - presented at California Telugu Samiti literary conference, 2009
• International Mother Language Day
• Article on Telugu Bhaasha-kraistavulapatra, published in TCF - New Jersey Souvenir, 2008
• Article on Lent season, published in TCF Bay Area Newsletter, March 2008.
• Article on the importance of Translations in the context of Globalization, presented at Telugu Sahiti Sadassu, organized by California Telugu Samiti on March 1, 2008.
• Article on Christians' contribution to Telugu language and literature, presented at Gaanamaalika - CTC Concert, Oct 2007.
• Article on Bible Original languages, published in TCF - New Jersey Souvenir, 2007.
• Article on Bible Names, published in Telugu Christian Fellowship (TCF) - New Jersey Souvenir, 2006.
• Article on Thanksgiving, published in TCF - Bay Area Newsletter, Nov. 2006
• How Christianity came to Andhra Pradesh, India - Excerpt from "Telugu Bible anuvaadaalu - oka pariseelana" book, a series, published in TCF - Bay Area Newsletter, 2005.
• Poem - "A small gift to God", published in TCF - Bay Area Newsletter, 2005
• Article on Bible Translations and the history of Telugu Bible Translations, published in TCF - New Jersey Souvenir, 2005
• Ph.D. Thesis, published as a book: Telugu Baibilu anuvaadaalu - oka pariseelana (Telugu Bible Translations - an observation)