{"count":17752,"next":"http://admin.kavishala.in/sootradhar/authors/?format=json&page=741","previous":"http://admin.kavishala.in/sootradhar/authors/?format=json&page=739","results":[{"id":15119,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Ajjada Adibhatla Narayana Dasu","bio":"\nAjjada Adibhatla Narayana Das (31 August 1864 – 2 January 1945) was a multifaceted fountainhead of talent in diverse fields of learning and forms of fine arts in Madras Presidency, British India. He was born in Ajjada village, near Bobbili, presently in Balijipeta mandal of Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, India.\nPandit Ajjada Adibhatla Narayana Das garu, a versatile genius of all time from Andhra Pradesh. He was a poet, musician, dancer, linguist, and philosopher with an unparalleled body of work in a wide variety of subjects with great depts. A seemingly impossible feat by human effort inspiring the rest to push their limits. A Real life \"Sakala KaLa Vallabha\" poly art exponent. An embodiment of Bharateeyata (Indian-ness) articulating the universal appeal, touching the unifying chord of Advaita or applied non-duality, among all fields of learning and arts dedicating a full life to study and deliver creative productivity in isolation competing with one-self maximizing time spent on the planet. He performed Swadhyaya (self-taught) like Tapas (penance) and vice versa. Making his life and body of work a compelling case study for scholars and aspirants in the same breath. His merit and perseverance proved that one can indeed become \"a master of many trades\" as long there is passion, grit and acumen. A noted previous century knighthood donned University Vice chancellor had hailed him as the \"walking university\" a contemporary AI Techie would call him a \"Human chatGPT\" and wonder permanently how his learning and generating model worked.\nNarayana Das was a linguist with proficiency in as many as eight languages (including Arabic and Persian), poet, philosopher, playwright, composer, dancer, actor and the creator of the unique art form, Hari Katha. He had mastery over several Indian and classical languages like Telugu, Sanskrit, Tamil, Hindi, Bengali, Urdu, English, Arabic and Persian.","raw_bio":"Ajjada Adibhatla Narayana Das (31 August 1864 – 2 January 1945) was a multifaceted fountainhead of talent in diverse fields of learning and forms of fine arts in Madras Presidency, British India. He was born in Ajjada village, near Bobbili, presently in Balijipeta mandal of Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, India. Pandit Ajjada Adibhatla Narayana Das garu, a versatile genius of all time from Andhra Pradesh. He was a poet, musician, dancer, linguist, and philosopher with an unparalleled body of work in a wide variety of subjects with great depts. A seemingly impossible feat by human effort inspiring the rest to push their limits. A Real life \"Sakala KaLa Vallabha\" poly art exponent. An embodiment of Bharateeyata (Indian-ness) articulating the universal appeal, touching the unifying chord of Advaita or applied non-duality, among all fields of learning and arts dedicating a full life to study and deliver creative productivity in isolation competing with one-self maximizing time spent on the planet. He performed Swadhyaya (self-taught) like Tapas (penance) and vice versa. Making his life and body of work a compelling case study for scholars and aspirants in the same breath. His merit and perseverance proved that one can indeed become \"a master of many trades\" as long there is passion, grit and acumen. A noted previous century knighthood donned University Vice chancellor had hailed him as the \"walking university\" a contemporary AI Techie would call him a \"Human chatGPT\" and wonder permanently how his learning and generating model worked. Narayana Das was a linguist with proficiency in as many as eight languages (including Arabic and Persian), poet, philosopher, playwright, composer, dancer, actor and the creator of the unique art form, Hari Katha. He had mastery over several Indian and classical languages like Telugu, Sanskrit, Tamil, Hindi, Bengali, Urdu, English, Arabic and Persian.","slug":"ajjada-adibhatla-narayana-dasu","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Unknown","url":"/sootradhar/ajjada-adibhatla-narayana-dasu","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:50.615516","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":14},{"id":15120,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Anjaneyulu Kundurti","bio":"\nKundurti Anjaneyulu (Telugu: కుందుర్తి ఆంజనేయులు) (16 December 1922 – 1982) was a Telugu poet. He was a winner of the Sahitya Akademi Award. He is also known as \"Vachana Kavitha Pitamahudu\" (Father of prose poetry).\nThe group, \"Free Verse Front\", was founded by him and has been giving prizes since 1967. Free Verse Front Prize Trust was founded on 31 July 1979 in Hyderabad.","raw_bio":"Kundurti Anjaneyulu (Telugu: కుందుర్తి ఆంజనేయులు) (16 December 1922 – 1982) was a Telugu poet. He was a winner of the Sahitya Akademi Award. He is also known as \"Vachana Kavitha Pitamahudu\" (Father of prose poetry). The group, \"Free Verse Front\", was founded by him and has been giving prizes since 1967. Free Verse Front Prize Trust was founded on 31 July 1979 in Hyderabad.","slug":"anjaneyulu-kundurti","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Unknown","url":"/sootradhar/anjaneyulu-kundurti","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:50.631160","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":14},{"id":15121,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Annamacharya","bio":"\n\nTallapaka Annamacharya (Telugu : తాళ్ళపాక అన్నమాచార్య) (IAST: taḷḷapāka annamācārya; 22 May 1408 – 4 April 1503), also popularly known as Annamayya, was a 15th-century Hindu saint and the earliest known Indian musician to compose songs called sankirtanas in praise of the Venkateswara, a form of Lord Vishnu. The musical form of the keertana songs that he composed, which are still popular among Carnatic music concert artists, have strongly influenced the structure of Carnatic music compositions. Annamacharya is remembered for his saintly life, and is honoured as a great devotee of Shree Vishnu by devotees and saintly singers.\nHe is believed to have been the avatar of Nandaka, the sword of Shree Hari Vishnu. He is widely regarded as the Andhra Pada kavitā Pitāmaha (Grandfather of Telugu song-writing).","raw_bio":"Tallapaka Annamacharya (Telugu : తాళ్ళపాక అన్నమాచార్య) (IAST: taḷḷapāka annamācārya; 22 May 1408 – 4 April 1503), also popularly known as Annamayya, was a 15th-century Hindu saint and the earliest known Indian musician to compose songs called sankirtanas in praise of the Venkateswara, a form of Lord Vishnu. The musical form of the keertana songs that he composed, which are still popular among Carnatic music concert artists, have strongly influenced the structure of Carnatic music compositions. Annamacharya is remembered for his saintly life, and is honoured as a great devotee of Shree Vishnu by devotees and saintly singers. He is believed to have been the avatar of Nandaka, the sword of Shree Hari Vishnu. He is widely regarded as the Andhra Pada kavitā Pitāmaha (Grandfather of Telugu song-writing).","slug":"annamacharya","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Unknown","url":"/sootradhar/annamacharya","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:50.647829","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":14},{"id":15123,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Bhandaru Acchamamba","bio":"\nBhandaru Acchamamba (1874 – 1905) was one of the pioneers in the early stages of women's movement. She is regarded as one of the early feminist historians in India. Acchamamba studied Telugu, English and Hindi classics under her brother's guidance and became knowledgeable in literature and women's issues. She wrote several biographies of Telugu and British women, which laid path for future historians.\nHer stories reflect the social conditions of her times and women's issues.\nBhandaru Acchamamba was born in 1874 in a small village called Penuganchiprolu in Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh. Her father, who was a diwan (minister in the state government), died when she was six years old. She was married to her maternal uncle, Bhandaru Madhava Rao at the age of ten and started family life with him at the age of seventeen. Madhava Rao was not favorable to her learning. However, after her father died, she took her younger brother, Komarraju Venkata Lakshmana Rao under her care and she learned to read Telugu, Hindi, English and Marathi, sitting next her brother. After her brother left for Nagpur to continue his studies, Acchamamba worked on her own, learning Bengali and Gujarati as well as a little Sanskrit.\nThe early deaths of her son and daughter were inconsolable personal loss for her. Since then Acchamamba had adopted five orphans providing them with basic necessities and education.","raw_bio":"Bhandaru Acchamamba (1874 – 1905) was one of the pioneers in the early stages of women's movement. She is regarded as one of the early feminist historians in India. Acchamamba studied Telugu, English and Hindi classics under her brother's guidance and became knowledgeable in literature and women's issues. She wrote several biographies of Telugu and British women, which laid path for future historians. Her stories reflect the social conditions of her times and women's issues. Bhandaru Acchamamba was born in 1874 in a small village called Penuganchiprolu in Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh. Her father, who was a diwan (minister in the state government), died when she was six years old. She was married to her maternal uncle, Bhandaru Madhava Rao at the age of ten and started family life with him at the age of seventeen. Madhava Rao was not favorable to her learning. However, after her father died, she took her younger brother, Komarraju Venkata Lakshmana Rao under her care and she learned to read Telugu, Hindi, English and Marathi, sitting next her brother. After her brother left for Nagpur to continue his studies, Acchamamba worked on her own, learning Bengali and Gujarati as well as a little Sanskrit. The early deaths of her son and daughter were inconsolable personal loss for her. Since then Acchamamba had adopted five orphans providing them with basic necessities and education.","slug":"bhandaru-acchamamba","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Unknown","url":"/sootradhar/bhandaru-acchamamba","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:50.689504","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":14},{"id":15124,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Chinnayasuri Paravastu","bio":"\nParavastu Chinnayasuri (1806/7–1861/2) (Telugu: పరవస్తు చిన్నయ సూరి) was a Telugu writer who played a prominent role in the elevation of prose to importance in Telugu literature. He was the first Telugu Pandit at the Presidency College, Madras. He also worked as a law scholar for the Supreme Court of East India Company. He was acclaimed as a profound scholar in Telugu and Sanskrit in the traditional education. More than a third of his life span was spent in teaching Telugu in schools and in the Presidency college, Madras.\nParavastu Chinnayasuri was born in 1806/7 in Perambur of Chengalpattu district in a Satani family He was the son of Venkata Rangayya, a Vaishnavite scholar. He worked as a Telugu teacher at Pachaiyappa's College in Madras. He also worked as a law scholar for the Supreme Court of East India Company. He was a Pundit in the Telugu, Sanskrit, Prakrit, and Tamil languages. He died in 1861/2.\nChinnayasuri translated the first two books of the Sanskrit Panchatantra into Telugu, entitling his translation the Nīticaṃdrika. It was published by Vavilla Ramaswamy Sastrulu and Sons in Madras. He wrote the Bālavyākaraṇamu (transl. Children's Grammar), a textbook for teaching Telugu grammar in schools. He translated Thomas Lumisden Strange's Manual of Hindoo Law of 1856, entitling it the Hiṃdūdharmaśāstrasaṃgrahamu.","raw_bio":"Paravastu Chinnayasuri (1806/7–1861/2) (Telugu: పరవస్తు చిన్నయ సూరి) was a Telugu writer who played a prominent role in the elevation of prose to importance in Telugu literature. He was the first Telugu Pandit at the Presidency College, Madras. He also worked as a law scholar for the Supreme Court of East India Company. He was acclaimed as a profound scholar in Telugu and Sanskrit in the traditional education. More than a third of his life span was spent in teaching Telugu in schools and in the Presidency college, Madras. Paravastu Chinnayasuri was born in 1806/7 in Perambur of Chengalpattu district in a Satani family He was the son of Venkata Rangayya, a Vaishnavite scholar. He worked as a Telugu teacher at Pachaiyappa's College in Madras. He also worked as a law scholar for the Supreme Court of East India Company. He was a Pundit in the Telugu, Sanskrit, Prakrit, and Tamil languages. He died in 1861/2. Chinnayasuri translated the first two books of the Sanskrit Panchatantra into Telugu, entitling his translation the Nīticaṃdrika. It was published by Vavilla Ramaswamy Sastrulu and Sons in Madras. He wrote the Bālavyākaraṇamu (transl. Children's Grammar), a textbook for teaching Telugu grammar in schools. He translated Thomas Lumisden Strange's Manual of Hindoo Law of 1856, entitling it the Hiṃdūdharmaśāstrasaṃgrahamu.","slug":"chinnayasuri-paravastu","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Unknown","url":"/sootradhar/chinnayasuri-paravastu","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:50.704539","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":14},{"id":15125,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Daasarathi Krishnamacharyulu","bio":"\n.\nDaasarathi krishnamacharya, popularly known as Daasarathi,  also spelled as Daasharathi (22 July 1925 – 5 November 1987) (Telugu: దాశరథి కృష్ణమాచార్య) was a Telugu poet and writer. Daasarathi holds the titles Abhyudhaya kavi and Kalaprapurna. He was also the recipient of Sahitya Academy Award for his poetic work book Timiramto Samaram (Fight against Darkness) in 1974. He was also chosen as Aasthana Kavi of the Andhra Pradesh Government.\nKrishnamacharyulu Dasarathi was born as Daasarathi on 22 July 1925 in a middle-class Vaishnava Brahmin family. His native village Chinnaguduru is in the Maripeda Mandal, Mahabubabad district. An orthodox, but discreet, Vaishnava bhakta, he was an erudite scholar of Indian Puranas with a fine grip on Telugu, Sanskrit and Tamil languages. He matriculated from the Khammam Government High School but gave up higher education to join the movement against the autocratic Nizam rule in the Hyderabad Kingdom.","raw_bio":". Daasarathi krishnamacharya, popularly known as Daasarathi,  also spelled as Daasharathi (22 July 1925 – 5 November 1987) (Telugu: దాశరథి కృష్ణమాచార్య) was a Telugu poet and writer. Daasarathi holds the titles Abhyudhaya kavi and Kalaprapurna. He was also the recipient of Sahitya Academy Award for his poetic work book Timiramto Samaram (Fight against Darkness) in 1974. He was also chosen as Aasthana Kavi of the Andhra Pradesh Government. Krishnamacharyulu Dasarathi was born as Daasarathi on 22 July 1925 in a middle-class Vaishnava Brahmin family. His native village Chinnaguduru is in the Maripeda Mandal, Mahabubabad district. An orthodox, but discreet, Vaishnava bhakta, he was an erudite scholar of Indian Puranas with a fine grip on Telugu, Sanskrit and Tamil languages. He matriculated from the Khammam Government High School but gave up higher education to join the movement against the autocratic Nizam rule in the Hyderabad Kingdom.","slug":"daasarathi-krishnamacharyulu","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Unknown","url":"/sootradhar/daasarathi-krishnamacharyulu","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:50.729403","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":14},{"id":15126,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Dwivedula Visalakshi","bio":"Dwivedula Visalakshi (1929 – 7 November 2014), was a well-known Telugu writer. Hailing from Vizianagaram, the cultural capital of Andhra Pradesh, she distinguished herself as a writer of short stories and novels. Her lucid style adorned all her novels from Vaikuntapaali, Vaaradhi to Enta Dooram Ee Payanam. The novel Vaaradhi has even been a hit on silver screen. She received the D.Litt. Degree from the Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University, Hyderabad in 1998.\nShe wrote many books and short stories.\nShe was the recipient of Sri Raja-Lakshmi Foundation Literary Award in 1999.\nShe donated the rights on her books to Dt. Gen Library (Poura Grandhalayam Dwarakanagar, Visakhapatnam, in the presence of Dr. D. V. Subba Rao Ex-Mayar, Shri Bhamidipati Ramagopalam garu etc.).","raw_bio":"Dwivedula Visalakshi (1929 – 7 November 2014), was a well-known Telugu writer. Hailing from Vizianagaram, the cultural capital of Andhra Pradesh, she distinguished herself as a writer of short stories and novels. Her lucid style adorned all her novels from Vaikuntapaali, Vaaradhi to Enta Dooram Ee Payanam. The novel Vaaradhi has even been a hit on silver screen. She received the D.Litt. Degree from the Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University, Hyderabad in 1998. She wrote many books and short stories. She was the recipient of Sri Raja-Lakshmi Foundation Literary Award in 1999. She donated the rights on her books to Dt. Gen Library (Poura Grandhalayam Dwarakanagar, Visakhapatnam, in the presence of Dr. D. V. Subba Rao Ex-Mayar, Shri Bhamidipati Ramagopalam garu etc.).","slug":"dwivedula-visalakshi","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Unknown","url":"/sootradhar/dwivedula-visalakshi","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:50.750072","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":14},{"id":15127,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Duggirala Gopalakrishnayya","bio":"\nDuggirala Gopalakrishnayya  (Telugu: దుగ్గిరాల గోపాలకృష్ణయ్య), (2 June 1889 – 10 June 1928) was an Indian freedom fighter and member of the Indian National Congress from the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Known by his title of Andhra Ratna (Telugu: ఆంధ్ర రత్న, translates to \"Jewel of Andhra\" or \"Gem of Andhra.\" Sri Duggirala Gopalakrishnayya , Gopalakrishnayya was the first Andhra leader to become secretary of the All India Congress Committee. Sri Duggirala Gopalakrishnayya, was a very captivating poet, speaker, songwriter, philosopher, singer and an extraordinary revolutionary with a philosophy of non-violence. Sri Nadimpalli Venkata Lakshmi Narasimha Rao worked in tandem with Sri Duggirala Gopalakrishnayya. For his exemplary work and sacrifices for freedom movement in Andhra, he was fondly conferred the name 'Andhra Ratna' (Jewel of state Andhra Pradesh state)\nGopalakrishnayya was born in Penuganchiprolu in the Nandigama taluk of Krishna District in 1889 in a Brahmin family. His father, Kodandaramaswamy, was a school teacher but came from a family of landlords from Guntur and his mother Sitamma died soon after giving birth to him, her only child. Gopalkrishnayya's father remarried but died when he was still young and he was raised by his uncle and grandmother. He did his schooling from the Bapatla Municipal High School and worked for a year at the Bapatla taluk office after completing his matriculation. In 1911 he chose go to the University of Edinburgh along with his childhood friend Sri Nadimpalli Narasimha Rao (Barrister of Guntur) where he lived for six years and earned a postgraduate degree in economics.\nWhen he returned to Guntur in 1917, he served for some time in the Government College at Rajahmundry and the National College at Machilipatnam, AP. He was, however, not satisfied with the kind of education that was imparted there. Moreover, after attending the Calcutta Congress session in 1920, he was attracted to principles of 'non-co-operation' and 'Satyagraha', and resolved to dedicate his life to the achievement of Swaraj (native rule).","raw_bio":"Duggirala Gopalakrishnayya  (Telugu: దుగ్గిరాల గోపాలకృష్ణయ్య), (2 June 1889 – 10 June 1928) was an Indian freedom fighter and member of the Indian National Congress from the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Known by his title of Andhra Ratna (Telugu: ఆంధ్ర రత్న, translates to \"Jewel of Andhra\" or \"Gem of Andhra.\" Sri Duggirala Gopalakrishnayya , Gopalakrishnayya was the first Andhra leader to become secretary of the All India Congress Committee. Sri Duggirala Gopalakrishnayya, was a very captivating poet, speaker, songwriter, philosopher, singer and an extraordinary revolutionary with a philosophy of non-violence. Sri Nadimpalli Venkata Lakshmi Narasimha Rao worked in tandem with Sri Duggirala Gopalakrishnayya. For his exemplary work and sacrifices for freedom movement in Andhra, he was fondly conferred the name 'Andhra Ratna' (Jewel of state Andhra Pradesh state) Gopalakrishnayya was born in Penuganchiprolu in the Nandigama taluk of Krishna District in 1889 in a Brahmin family. His father, Kodandaramaswamy, was a school teacher but came from a family of landlords from Guntur and his mother Sitamma died soon after giving birth to him, her only child. Gopalkrishnayya's father remarried but died when he was still young and he was raised by his uncle and grandmother. He did his schooling from the Bapatla Municipal High School and worked for a year at the Bapatla taluk office after completing his matriculation. In 1911 he chose go to the University of Edinburgh along with his childhood friend Sri Nadimpalli Narasimha Rao (Barrister of Guntur) where he lived for six years and earned a postgraduate degree in economics. When he returned to Guntur in 1917, he served for some time in the Government College at Rajahmundry and the National College at Machilipatnam, AP. He was, however, not satisfied with the kind of education that was imparted there. Moreover, after attending the Calcutta Congress session in 1920, he was attracted to principles of 'non-co-operation' and 'Satyagraha', and resolved to dedicate his life to the achievement of Swaraj (native rule).","slug":"duggirala-gopalakrishnayya","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Guntur, Andhra Pradesh","url":"/sootradhar/duggirala-gopalakrishnayya","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:50.763624","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":14},{"id":15128,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Tenneti Hemalata","bio":"\nTenneti Hemalata, (15 November 1935 – 1997), better known as Lata, is a Telugu writer from Andhra Pradesh, India. She was a prolific and influential writer who wrote about various situations through the perspective of an educated Niyogi Brahmin woman. Some of her novels, like 'galipadagaloo nitibudagalu ' raised controversies. She was said to be a liberal but her writings had a solid base of tradition too.\nLata was born to Nibhanupudi Visalakshi and Narayana Rao on 15 November 1935 in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh. Her full given name was Janaki Rama Krishnaveni Hemalata. She had formal schooling up to fifth standard, and later studied Sanskrit, Telugu and English classics at home. She was married at the age of nine to Tenneti Atchyutaramayya, who was seven years her senior, and suffered from an incurable medical condition. Her father died at the age of 32, when her mother was pregnant with another child. The child is male(born 4-6-1944 after his fathers death), Nibhanupudi Surya Prakasa Rao (named after his grandfather) and retired as Professor in Organic Chemistry in Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur in 2004.\nIn 1955, Lata started her career as an announcer for the All India Radio station in Vijayawada. She participated in radio plays and later acted in, and wrote dialogue for, movies. Her first radio play was silaa hrudayam (\"Stone Heart\"), broadcast on Deccan Radio in 1952. She was also an admirer of the musician Mangalampalli Balamurali Krishna, and wrote a lyrics for some of his tunes.","raw_bio":"Tenneti Hemalata, (15 November 1935 – 1997), better known as Lata, is a Telugu writer from Andhra Pradesh, India. She was a prolific and influential writer who wrote about various situations through the perspective of an educated Niyogi Brahmin woman. Some of her novels, like 'galipadagaloo nitibudagalu ' raised controversies. She was said to be a liberal but her writings had a solid base of tradition too. Lata was born to Nibhanupudi Visalakshi and Narayana Rao on 15 November 1935 in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh. Her full given name was Janaki Rama Krishnaveni Hemalata. She had formal schooling up to fifth standard, and later studied Sanskrit, Telugu and English classics at home. She was married at the age of nine to Tenneti Atchyutaramayya, who was seven years her senior, and suffered from an incurable medical condition. Her father died at the age of 32, when her mother was pregnant with another child. The child is male(born 4-6-1944 after his fathers death), Nibhanupudi Surya Prakasa Rao (named after his grandfather) and retired as Professor in Organic Chemistry in Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur in 2004. In 1955, Lata started her career as an announcer for the All India Radio station in Vijayawada. She participated in radio plays and later acted in, and wrote dialogue for, movies. Her first radio play was silaa hrudayam (\"Stone Heart\"), broadcast on Deccan Radio in 1952. She was also an admirer of the musician Mangalampalli Balamurali Krishna, and wrote a lyrics for some of his tunes.","slug":"tenneti-hemalata","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Unknown","url":"/sootradhar/tenneti-hemalata","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:50.783749","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":14},{"id":15129,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Tikkana","bio":"\nTikkana (or Tikkana Somayaji) (1205–1288) was a 13th century Telugu poet. Born into a Telugu-speaking Niyogi Brahmin family during the golden age of the Kakatiya dynasty, he was the second poet of the \"Trinity of Poets (Kavi Trayam)\" that translated Mahabharata into Telugu. Nannaya Bhattaraka, the first, translated two and a half chapters of Mahabharata. Tikkana translated the final 15 chapters, but did not undertake translating the half-finished Aranya Parvamu. The Telugu people remained without this last translation for more than a century, until it was translated by Errana.\nTikkana is also called Tikkana Somayaji, as he completed the Somayaga. Tikkana's titles were Kavibrahma and Ubhaya Kavi Mitrudu.\nTikkana was born in 1205 in Patur village, Kovur, Nellore district during the Golden Age of the Kakatiya dynasty. During this time conflict occurred between the two sects of Sanātana Dharma, Shaivism and Vaishnavism. Tikkana attempted to bring peace to the warring Shivaites and Vaishnavites.","raw_bio":"Tikkana (or Tikkana Somayaji) (1205–1288) was a 13th century Telugu poet. Born into a Telugu-speaking Niyogi Brahmin family during the golden age of the Kakatiya dynasty, he was the second poet of the \"Trinity of Poets (Kavi Trayam)\" that translated Mahabharata into Telugu. Nannaya Bhattaraka, the first, translated two and a half chapters of Mahabharata. Tikkana translated the final 15 chapters, but did not undertake translating the half-finished Aranya Parvamu. The Telugu people remained without this last translation for more than a century, until it was translated by Errana. Tikkana is also called Tikkana Somayaji, as he completed the Somayaga. Tikkana's titles were Kavibrahma and Ubhaya Kavi Mitrudu. Tikkana was born in 1205 in Patur village, Kovur, Nellore district during the Golden Age of the Kakatiya dynasty. During this time conflict occurred between the two sects of Sanātana Dharma, Shaivism and Vaishnavism. Tikkana attempted to bring peace to the warring Shivaites and Vaishnavites.","slug":"tikkana","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Unknown","url":"/sootradhar/tikkana","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:50.795594","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":14},{"id":15130,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Gurram Jashuva","bio":"\nGurram Jashuva (Telugu: గుర్రం జాషువా; September 28, 1895 – July 24, 1971) was a Telugu poet. He is legendary figure in the Telugu literary world. With his immense wisdom and through the struggle he faced due to the caste-based discrimination, Jashuva wrote his poetry with a universal approach. He was called the \"Poet of the Millennium\" for his timeless pieces of poetry and literature.\nJashuva was born to Virayya and Lingamma in Vinukonda, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India to a community of leather workers. His father belonged to the Yadav caste and his mother belonged to the Madiga caste.  Due to poverty and the intercaste marriage of his parents, his childhood was difficult in a society in which some castes were considered \"untouchable.\" Jashuva and his brother were raised by his parents as Christians. In order to fulfill the requirements of higher education, Jashuva obtained the diploma Ubhaya Bhasha Praveena as a scholar of Telugu and Sanskrit languages later in his life.\nProtests against untouchability, Dalit rights, and segregation have been common themes in all of Jashuva's works. Some of the more notable entries into his literary canon include Gabbilam (A Bat), Firadausi (A Rebel) and Kandiseekudu (A Refugee). A number of verses from Jashuva's work have been incorporated into the popular mythological play, Harischandra, most notably during a scene set in the midst of a cremation ground.","raw_bio":"Gurram Jashuva (Telugu: గుర్రం జాషువా; September 28, 1895 – July 24, 1971) was a Telugu poet. He is legendary figure in the Telugu literary world. With his immense wisdom and through the struggle he faced due to the caste-based discrimination, Jashuva wrote his poetry with a universal approach. He was called the \"Poet of the Millennium\" for his timeless pieces of poetry and literature. Jashuva was born to Virayya and Lingamma in Vinukonda, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India to a community of leather workers. His father belonged to the Yadav caste and his mother belonged to the Madiga caste.  Due to poverty and the intercaste marriage of his parents, his childhood was difficult in a society in which some castes were considered \"untouchable.\" Jashuva and his brother were raised by his parents as Christians. In order to fulfill the requirements of higher education, Jashuva obtained the diploma Ubhaya Bhasha Praveena as a scholar of Telugu and Sanskrit languages later in his life. Protests against untouchability, Dalit rights, and segregation have been common themes in all of Jashuva's works. Some of the more notable entries into his literary canon include Gabbilam (A Bat), Firadausi (A Rebel) and Kandiseekudu (A Refugee). A number of verses from Jashuva's work have been incorporated into the popular mythological play, Harischandra, most notably during a scene set in the midst of a cremation ground.","slug":"gurram-jashuva","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India","url":"/sootradhar/gurram-jashuva","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:50.807786","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":14},{"id":15131,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Jakkana","bio":"Peram Raju Jakkana is a famous Telugu poet in the early 15th century (1450). He was born to Akkamamba and Annayamathyulu in a Niyogi Brahmin family. He served as a poet in the court of Proudha Devarayalu. His famous work is Vikramarka Charithramu, which he dedicated to Vennelakanti Sidhanamatya, the minister of treasury in the court of Proudha Devarayalu. This work describes the legend of Vikramaditya, the king of Ujjain.\nJakkana is a contemporary of Srinatha and Pothana.\nHis work Vikramarka Charitramu was published in 1913 by Vavilla Ramaswamy Sastrulu and Sons, Madras. It was published in 1968 by Andhra Pradesh Sahitya Akademi, Hyderabad.","raw_bio":"Peram Raju Jakkana is a famous Telugu poet in the early 15th century (1450). He was born to Akkamamba and Annayamathyulu in a Niyogi Brahmin family. He served as a poet in the court of Proudha Devarayalu. His famous work is Vikramarka Charithramu, which he dedicated to Vennelakanti Sidhanamatya, the minister of treasury in the court of Proudha Devarayalu. This work describes the legend of Vikramaditya, the king of Ujjain. Jakkana is a contemporary of Srinatha and Pothana. His work Vikramarka Charitramu was published in 1913 by Vavilla Ramaswamy Sastrulu and Sons, Madras. It was published in 1968 by Andhra Pradesh Sahitya Akademi, Hyderabad.","slug":"jakkana","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Unknown","url":"/sootradhar/jakkana","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:50.819643","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":14}],"description":"<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 24px;\"> The Great Poets and Writers in Indian and World History! </p>","image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/sootradhar_description/black.jpg"}