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{{Short description|Indian writer (1933–2007)}} | |||
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{{Infobox writer | {{Infobox writer | ||
| name | | name = Vasireddy Sita Devi | ||
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| birth_date = 15 December 1933 | |||
| birth_place = [[Chebrolu, Guntur district]], India | |||
| birth_date | | death_date = 13 April 2007 | ||
| birth_place | | death_place = [[Secunderabad]] | ||
| death_date | | occupation = [[Writer]], [[theatre practitioner]], [[bureaucrat]], [[novelist]] | ||
| death_place | | education = [[Master of Arts|M.A.]] [[Doctor of Letters|D.Litt.]] | ||
| occupation | | alma_mater = [[Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University]] ([[Master of Arts|M.A.]]) [[Sri Krishnadevaraya University]] ([[Doctor of Letters|D.Litt]])<br />[[Sri Padmavati Mahila Visvavidyalayam]] ([[Doctor of Letters|D.Litt]]) | ||
| education | | period = 1997-2006 | ||
| alma_mater | | genre = [[Fiction]], [[children's]], [[Realism (arts)|realist]], [[social]], [[political fiction]], [[essay]], [[journalistic writing]] | ||
| period | | subject = [[Feminism]], [[Women's empowerment]], [[Social Upliftment]] | ||
| genre | | notableworks = Samata(A.P. Sahitya Akademi), Matti Manishi (Translated in 14 Languages), Vennela Manduthondi (Burning Moonlight){{!}} Mareechika, Honorary Editor for "Vanitha Jyothi" (Telugu popular monthly for 5 years) | ||
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| | | awards = [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] in 1971 for "Samata", 1981 for "Uritadu", 1988 for "Maro Dayyam Katha", 1990 for "Mrityunjayadu" | ||
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| | | office1 = Regional Assistant Director of Women Welfare and Child Development Department | ||
| | | 1blankname1 = Government | ||
| | | 1namedata1 = Andra Pradesh, India | ||
| | | office2 = Deputy Director of Youth Services | ||
| | | 1blankname2 = Government | ||
| | | 1namedata2 = Andra Pradesh, India | ||
| | | office3 = Director of Jawahar Bal Bhavan | ||
| 1blankname3 = Government | |||
| 1namedata3 = Andra Pradesh, India | |||
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| language = [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Hindi]], English, [[Bengali language|Bengali]] (translated) | |||
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'''Vasireddy Seethadevi''' <ref>{{Cite book|title=Maneeshi - Dr. Vasireddi Sita devi sahiti swarnotsava sanchika|publisher=Dr. Vasireddi Sita Devi Literary golden jubilee celebrations committee|year=July 1998|location=S5- jamuna sadhan mayurimarg, begumpet, hyderabad|language=Telugu, English}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/Vasireddy-Sita-Devi-dead/article14749428.ece | title=Vasireddy Sita Devi dead | date=14 April 2007 | newspaper=The Hindu | access-date=30 September 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/Vasireddy-Sita-Devi-feted/article14708245.ece | newspaper=The Hindu | title=Vasireddy Sita Devi feted | date=19 January 2007 | access-date=30 September 2018 }}</ref> (15 December 1933 – 13 April 2007) was a [[Telugu people|Telugu]] writer, bureaucrat of [[Andhra Pradesh]], India. | |||
Seethadevi published forty-four novels of which eight were translations of novels from Hindi (4), Bengali (Navajyoti - [[playlet]]) and English (3).she also wrote nine short-story collections, three essay collections and five children's stories. Eleven of her notable works were translated into | |||
Her novel ''Mareechika'' was banned by the state government of Andhra Pradesh. She waged a war against the government in the court, and got her book released. ''Mattimanishi'' (''Son of Mother Earth'') is one of her best novels and it was translated into fourteen Indian and foreign languages by the [[National Book Trust]]. Many universities awarded her honorary doctorates. Most of her novels were produced as films. She was the winner of Andhra Pradesh Sahithya Academy Award (literary award) five times. | |||
Seethadevi worked as director of Jawahar Bala Bhavan, a government organisation for children. She was member of Cine Censor board between 1985 and 1991 | Seethadevi worked as director of Jawahar Bala Bhavan, a government organisation for children. She was member of Cine Censor board between 1985 and 1991 | ||
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*''Pratheekaram'' (2006) | *''Pratheekaram'' (2006) | ||
==External | ==References== | ||
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==External links== | |||
*[http://www.andhracafe.com/index.php?m=show&id=21700 Obituary] — Andhra Cafe | *[http://www.andhracafe.com/index.php?m=show&id=21700 Obituary] — Andhra Cafe | ||
*[http://www.bharatadesam.com/literature/telugu_novels/telugu_novels_by_vasireddy_sitadevi.php Vasireddy Seetadevi Online Telugu Novels] | *[http://www.bharatadesam.com/literature/telugu_novels/telugu_novels_by_vasireddy_sitadevi.php Vasireddy Seetadevi Online Telugu Novels] | ||
*[http://www.vasireddy.us/directory/journal/default.asp Profile of Seethadevi at Vasireddy Journal.] | |||
* [http://www.vasireddy.us/directory/journal/default.asp Profile of Seethadevi at Vasireddy Journal.] | |||
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