Varahagiri Venkata Giri, popularly known as Dr. V.V. Giri was the second Andhra to become the President of India. Varahagiri Venkata Giri was born on 10th day of August, 1894. Varahagiri Venkata Giri had occupied different positions at the State level and also at the centre with distinction. He … [Read more...]
Literary Activities of Viswanatha Satyanarayana (Telugu Poet)
Viswanatha Satyanarayana popularly known as Viswanatha is undoubtedly the greatest Telugu writer of the 20th century. No wonder he is hailed as `Kavisamrat' or the emperor among the poets. Viswanatha was born on 10th day of September, 1895. Viswanatha was a prolific writer in both prose and … [Read more...]
Brief note on activities of Kandukuri Veeresalingam
Kandukuri Veeresalingam is remembered now for the pioneering work he did in the field of social reform, especially remarriage of widows. Before he turned his attention to social reform he widened the frontiers of Telugu letters by introducing new literary forms like the novel, autobiography … [Read more...]
Tallapaka Annamacharya (Hindu saint, poet and musician)
Tallapaka Annamacharya was Born in 1408. Tallapaka Annamacharya was the famous Hindu Saint, poet and profound musician who composed about 32,000 devotional songs (kirtanas) addressed to Lord Venkateswara of Tirupati. His Kirtanas which were engraved on copper plates and deposited in the temple … [Read more...]
Brief History of Telugu Literature
History of Telugu Literature. Telugu is found recorded as early as the 7th century AD but as a literary language it came into its own probably in the 11th century when Nannaya translated the Mahabharata into this language. However, Nannaya's work is quite original because of the freshness of … [Read more...]