Sripada Kameswara Rao Explained

Sripada Kameswara Rao (1877–1943) was an actor, translator and speaker. He translated Marathi, Oriya, Tamil, French and Punjabi dramas to Telugu.^{[1] [2]} He published numerous reviews,^[3] such as one on the play Kanyasulkam, that was published in 1933 in the Telugu literary journal Bharathi.^[4]

Rao translated other scholars' writings, such as Dwijendra Lal Rai's and P. C. Vasu's contributions to dramatic and literary criticism, into Telugu prose. He was a scholar^[5] who was well-versed in Eastern and Western culture.^[6] His son Sripada Pinakapani was a medical doctor and an acclaimed Carnatic musician, who was awarded the Padma Bhushan by Government of India. Rao's great-granddaughter, Chinmayi Sripada, is one of India's finest playback singers.

Books

• Kalapahad (1913)^[7]
• Bharatharamani^[8]
• Tagina sasthi^[9]
• Lilavathi sulochanalu
• Sahitya meemamsa^[10]
• Chandragupta
• Sri madhavacharya vidyaranyaswamy^[11]
• Pisinigottu^[11]
• Punarvivahamu^[11]
• Ranapratapasing naatakamu.

Notes and References

1. https://archive.org/details/SripadaKameshwarRao the drama "bharatharamani" in archives
2. Web site: Telugu Theatre Theatre Poetry. Scribd. en. 2017-10-23.
3. Book: Handbook of Twentieth-century Literatures of India. Natarajan. Nalini. Nelson. Emmanuel Sampath. 1996. Greenwood Publishing Group. 9780313287787. en.
4. KANYASUKKAM. October 2017. Kanyasulkam. Chapter 5, Kanyasulkam. 64.
5. Web site: Telugu Theatre Theatre Poetry. Scribd. en. 2018-03-28.
6. Web site: Reviews. www.yabaluri.org. 2017-10-23.
7. Book: Handbook of Twentieth-century Literatures of India. Natarajan. Nalini. Nelson. Emmanuel Sampath. 1996. Greenwood Publishing Group. 9780313287787. en.
8. Book: Sripada Kameshwar Rao. Sripada Kameshwar Rao Rachanalu.
9. Web site: Telugu Thesis Sanskrit Central. sanskritcentral.com. 2017-10-23.
10. Book: Sripada Kameshwar Rao. Sahitya Memamsa. 1926.
11. Web site: శ్రీపాద కామేశ్వర్ రావు రచనలు SriPada Kameshwar Rao. R.P.Sharma. www.teluguthesis.com. 2017-10-23.