Satyam Sankaramanchi Explained
| Satyam Sankaramanchi |
| Native Name Lang: | Telugu |
| Birth Name: | Telugu: శంకరమంచి సత్యం |
| Birth Date: | 1937 3, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Amaravathi village, Guntur district |
| Death Date: | 1987 |
| Occupation: | Writer |
| Language: | Telugu |
| Nationality: | Indian |
| Notableworks: | Amarāvati Kathalu, Ākhari Prēmalēkha |
Satyam Sankaramanchi (3 March 1937 - 1987) was a storyteller, born in the village of Amaravati near Guntur City, in Andhra Pradesh, India. The stories he told wove a whole new world around the tiny village of Amaravati.
Amaravati Kathalu is regarded by Mullapudi as one of the best short story series in Telugu. P. S. Murthy[1] mentions that Amaravati Kathalu is one of the best volumes of short stories in Telugu.[2] D. Anjaneylu mentions that it is a notable work.[3]
His short story "The Flood" has been translated into English.[4] Some of his stories were also televised by the movie maker Shyam Benegal as a series called Amravathi Ki Kathayen.[5] Died on April 21 1987
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Notes and References
- P. S. Murthy was the head of the Department of English at Adoni College until June 1996. Web site: Department of English: Genesis. Adoni College. https://web.archive.org/web/20140903080712/http://www.adonicollege.com/ADONI/Department%20of%20English.html. 3 September 2014. live.
- Encyclopedia: Murthy, P. S.. 1992. Short Story (Telugu). Lal, Mohan. Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: Volume V, sasay to zorgot. Sahitya Akademi. New Delhi. 4074 - 4076, page 4076. 81-260-1221-8.
- Anjaneylu, D.. 1980. Telugu: Variety and Wish Fulfilment. Indian Literature. 23. 6. 80–87, page 83. 23330262.
- News: The Flood: A shortstory. 1 July 2001. The Hindu Sunday Magazine . https://web.archive.org/web/20080726164913/http://www.hinduonnet.com/folio/fo0107/01070240.htm. 26 July 2008. usurped.
- Agarwal, Amit. 1994. Teletalk: Shyam Benegal all set to return to DD's National Network. India Today. 19. 15 January. 204. https://web.archive.org/web/20140903183802/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/shyam-benegal-all-set-to-return-to-dds-national-network/1/292656.html. 3 September 2014. live.
