Mamidi Harikrishna Explained

Mamidi Harikrishna
Birth Place:Shayampet, Warangal District, Telangana, India
Nationality:Indian
Occupation:Director, culture department, government of telangana
Years Active:1996–present
Known For:poetry, film criticism

Mamidi Harikrishna is an Indian Telugu poet, illustrator, translator, documentary filmmaker, movie critic[1] and Historian on Telangana state history and Films.[2] He is currently the director of Language and Culture department of the Telangana government.[3] [4]

Birth, early life

Harikrishna was born in Shayampet of Warangal district. He did his schooling up to class X in his village. His intermediate education and degree were completed from Lalbahadur College in Warangal and his post-graduation MA in psychology from Osmania University. He further completed his MEd from Kakatiya University.[5] Have done Ph.D. research on 'Folklore elements in Telugu Cinema a study', and received doctorate from Telugu University on 16 July 2022.[6] [7]

Poetry

Harikrishna has published three of his own poetry compilations and as a director of the Culture Department, published 50 above books of various writers and poets. He is credited with introducing "Fusion Shayaree" into Telugu poetry in 2014.[8]

as writer

  1. Telugu Cinemallao Basha-Saahithyam-Samskruthi (Essays on Film Criticism and Analysis)
  2. Ooriki Poyina Yalla (An anthology of selected 30 poems written in Telangana language between 1995 and 2018)
  3. Sushupthi Nunchi (An anthology of poems written between 1986 and 1989)
  4. Ontareekarana (An anthology of selected 45 poems written between 1993 and 2003)
  5. Folklore elements in Telugu Cinema a study (Research Book)

as editor

  1. Aashadeepam (Poetry on AIDS)
  2. Chigurantha Aasha (First ever largest collection of stories on AIDS awareness)
  3. Viniyogam - Vikasam Kosam (First ever collection of stories, poetry, cartoons on consumer rights awareness)

as editor (published by Dept. of Language and Culture, Government of Telangana)

The Department of Language and Culture have published the following books.[9]

Public Service

Harikrishna joined the state civil services (of erstwhile Andhra Pradesh) in 1996. He was appointed to his current position, Director of Language and Culture, on 28 October 2014.[14]

Recognition

Harikrishna was awarded Best Film Critic in Telugu Cinema for the year 2009 and 2012. He is credited with organising the fifth edition of World Telugu Conference in Hyderabad in 2017. He was selected as the national poet from Telugu by Ministry of Information and Broadcasts, Government of India in 2019.[15]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: deSouza. Peter Ronald. Companion to Indian Democracy: Resilience, Fragility, Ambivalence. Alam. Mohd Sanjeer. Ahmed. Hilal. 2021-11-11. Taylor & Francis. 978-1-000-46158-9. en.
  2. News: Ramya Sree . K . Wedded to creative work . 20 April 2020 . . 5 April 2020.
  3. News: Sushil Rao . Ch . Traditional art forms and peppy folk songs unite to fight coronavirus in Hyderabad . 20 April 2020 . . . 5 April 2020.
  4. Web site: Chakravorty. Reshmi. 2017-07-08. Telangana Department of Language and Culture is creating a database of all artistes. 2021-11-21. Deccan Chronicle. en.
  5. Book: Suresh . Basani . bahumukha prajnasali mamidi harikrishna(in Telugu) . October 2019 . Deccan Land . 23.
  6. Web site: India . The Hans . 2022-07-18 . Hyderabad: Mamidi Harikrishna awarded PhD . https://web.archive.org/web/20220718041908/https://www.thehansindia.com/news/cities/hyderabad/hyderabad-mamidi-harikrishna-awarded-phd-753913 . 2022-07-18 . 2022-07-18 . www.thehansindia.com . en.
  7. Web site: telugu. NT News. 2022-07-17. మామిడి హరికృష్ణకు తెలుగు వర్సిటీ డాక్టరేట్‌. https://web.archive.org/web/20220717063648/https://www.ntnews.com/telangana/mamidi-harikrishna-has-a-doctorate-from-telugu-university-673453. 2022-07-17. 2022-07-17. Namasthe Telangana. te.
  8. Web site: MAMIDI HARI KRISHNA . Hyderabad Literary Festival . 20 April 2020.
  9. Web site: Amazon.in. 2021-11-21. www.amazon.in. en-in.
  10. News: 'Largest' compilation of contemporary poetry released . 21 November 2021 . The Hindu . 12 April 2016 . en-IN.
  11. Book: PV Narasimha Rao Books . pvnr.telangana.gov.in . 21 November 2021. 978-81-936345-3-0. Harikrishna . Mamidi . 2017 .
  12. Book: Harikrishna . Mamidi . Turaga-Revelli . Usha . Culture of Amity: Glimpses of Dargahs of Hyderabad . 2018 . Department of Language and Culture, Government of Telangana . en. 21 November 2021.
  13. Book: Harikrishna . Mamidi . Bonalu: Mahankalijatara . 2019 . Telangana Sahithya Kala Vedika . 978-81-927072-3-5 . 21 November 2021 . en.
  14. Web site: Bhasha samskrutika director ga mamidi harikrishna(Mamidi Harikrishna appointed as director of language and culture department) . One India . 28 October 2014 . 20 April 2020.
  15. News: Sushil Rao . Ch . Telugu writers bag national honours, one gets Sahitya Akademi award . 20 April 2020 . The Times of India . 19 December 2019.

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