Mamidi Harikrishna

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Mamidi Harikrishna
Profile picture of Mamidi Harikrishna from 2018
Mamidi Harikrishna
Born
Shayampet village, Warangal District, Telangana
NationalityIndian
OccupationDirector, culture department, government of telangana
Years active1999–present
Known forpoetry, film criticism

Mamidi Harikrishna is a Telugu poet, painter, translator, documentary filmmaker, movie critic and History Researcher on Telangana state history.[1] He is currently the director of Language and Culture department of the Telangana government.[2]

Birth, early life[edit]

Harikrishna was born in Shayampet of Warangal district.[1] He did his schooling up to class X in his village. His intermediate education and degree were received from Lalbahadur College in Warangal and his post-graduation MA in psychology from Osmania University. He further received his MEd from Kakatiya University.[1][3]

Poetry[edit]

Harikrishna has published three of his own poetry compilations and as a director of the Culture Department, published about five poetry collections of various poets. He is credited with introducing "Fusion Shayaree" into Telugu poetry.[4]

Public Service[edit]

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.[5]

Recognition[edit]

Harikrishna was awarded Best Film Critic in Telugu Cinema for the year 2009. He is credited with organising the fifth edition of Telugu Mahasabhalu in Hyderabad in 2017. He was selected as the national poet from Telugu by Sahitya Akademi in 2019.[6]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ramya Sree, K (5 April 2020). "Wedded to creative work". The Pioneer (India). Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  2. Sushil Rao, Ch (5 April 2020). "Traditional art forms and peppy folk songs unite to fight coronavirus in Hyderabad". The Times of India. The Times Group. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  3. Suresh, Basani (October 2019). bahumukha prajnasali mamidi harikrishna(in Telugu). Deccan Land. p. 23.
  4. "MAMIDI HARI KRISHNA". Hyderabad Literary Festival. Hyderabad Literary Festival. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  5. "Bhasha samskrutika director ga mamidi harikrishna(Mamidi Harikrishna appointed as director of language and culture deprtment)". One India. One India. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  6. Sushil Rao, Ch (19 December 2019). "Telugu writers bag national honours, one gets Sahitya Akademi award". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 April 2020.

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