Sripada Subrahmanya Sastry Explained

Sripada Subrahmanya Sastry
Birth Date:	1891 4, df=y^[1]
Birth Place:	Polamuru, British India
Death Place:	Rajamandri
Father:	Lakshmipati Somayajulu
Mother:	Mahalakshmi Sodemma
Occupation:	writer

Sripada Subrahmanya Sastry (1891–1961) was a Telugu writer from Andhra Pradesh.^{[2] [3]} His predominant works include short stories, novels, literary essays. He also performed Avadhanam.^[4] He is called Adhunika Katha Chakravarthy (King of modern short stories) because of his contributions to Telugu literature.^[5] He translated entire Valmiki Ramayana into Telugu prose.^[6] He ran a magazine called Prabuddha Andhra for 9 years.^[7]

Early life

Subrahmanya Sastry was born on 23 April 1891 in Polamuru, East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh to a Brahmin family.^[4] His parents are Lakshmipati Somayajulu and Mahalakshmi Somidevamma demma.^[1] His father, a Vedic scholar did not allow him to study anything except the traditional Hindu scriptures in Sanskrit. He completed his traditional education according his father's wishes and later pursued formal education.

Works

• Anubhavalu Jnapakalunu (Experiences and memories)
• Vadla Ginjalu
• Pullampeta Jaree cheera
• Veeraanganalu (1924)
• Arikaalla kinda mantalu
• Veera Puja

Notes and References

1. Book: Poranki . Dakshina Murthy . Bharateeya Sahitya Nirmathalu Sripada Subrahmanya Sastry . 2005 . Sahitya Akademi . New Delhi . 81-260-2157-8 . 11 . 1.
2. Book: Dutt . Kartik Chandra . Who's who of Indian Writers, 1999: A-M . Sahitya Akademi . 5 July 2018 . 1999. 9788126008735 .
3. Book: Śāstri . Śrīpāda Subrahmaṇya . A New Glimpse: Short Stories from South India . Sterling Paperback . 5 July 2018 . 1999. 9788120721838 .
4. Web site: Punnamaraju . Nageswara Rao . జాతి కోసం తపించిన కథకుడు శ్రీపాద సుబ్రహ్మణ్య శాస్త్రి . Sakshi . 5 July 2018 . 24 May 2014.
5. Web site: A collection of Sripadas short stories . The Hans India . 25 April 2015 . 5 July 2018 .
6. News: Rao . Govindaraju Ramakrsihna . Universal appeal . The Hindu . 5 July 2018 . 14 August 2014.
7. Web site: Pouthukuchi . Surya Narayana Murthy . SRIPADA SUBRAHMANYA SASTRI . yabaluri.org . 6 July 2018.