Sripada Krishnamurty Sastry
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Sripada Krishna Murthy Sastry | |
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Born | 29 October 1866 |
Died | 29 December 1960 |
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Years active | c. 1585–1613 |
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Awards | Padma Shri (1958)[1] |
Kaviraz Krishna Murthy Sastry, of Sripada family (29 October 1866 – 29 December 1960), a native of Devarapalli of West Godavari district, was the first poet laureate ((ఆస్థాన కవి Asţhānakavi)) of Andhra Pradesh.[2] He composed more than a hundred works in Telugu. He composed ‘Sri Krishnasweeyacharitam’, an autobiography in Sanskrit.
Birth[edit]
Saastry was born to Sripada Venkata Somayajulu and Venkata Subbamma on 29 October 1866 at Ernagudem, West Godavar district of Andhra Pradesh.[3]
Marriage[edit]
He was married to Venkata Ratnamba (వెంకట రత్నాంబ Venkataratnāmba), daughter of Kala Lakshminarayana and Kala Somidevamma of Nadipudi village near Narasapur in West Godavari district.[citation needed] Thus, he became co-brother of French-era politician of Yanaon, Bouloussou Soubramanion Sastroulou and brother-in-law of Kala Venkata Rao, former minister of Madras and Andhra Pradesh.[citation needed]
Awards and titles[edit]
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His awards including Padma Sri in 1958, Suvarna Gandapenderam, Mani Kireetam, Mahamahopadhyaya insignia and medallions are preserved at the Visakha Museum, at Visakhapatnam. His titles include
- Mahamahopadhyaya (మహామహోపాధ్యాయ)
- Kavisarvabhauma (కవిసార్వభౌమ)
- Kaviraz (కవిరాజు)
- Kavibrahma (కవిబ్రహ్మ)
- Andhra Vyasa (ఆంధ్రవ్యాస)
- Abhinava Srinadha (అభినవ శ్రీనాథ)
- Vedavidya Visarada (వేద విద్యా విశారద)
- Prasanna Valmiki (ప్రసన్న వాల్మీకి)
- Kala Prapoorna (కళాప్రపూర్ణ)
Death[edit]
He died in Rajahmundry on 29 December 1960.[citation needed]
References[edit]
- ↑ http://www.zaminryot.com/pdf/1960/Dec/30-dec-1960.pdf Template:Bare URL PDF
- ↑ p. 644, Land and people of Indian states and union territories : (in 36 volumes), by Shankarlal C. Bhatt, Gopal K. Bhargava, vol. 2, Kaplaz Publishers, 2006.
- ↑ Sri Krishna Kaviraja Jivitamu (Telugu), by Anantapantula Ramalingaswami, Sri Lalitha Mudraksharasala, 1933.
- Telugu poets
- 1866 births
- 1960 deaths
- People from West Godavari district
- Poets from Andhra Pradesh
- Indian autobiographers
- Indian male poets
- 19th-century Indian poets
- 20th-century Indian poets
- 19th-century Indian male writers
- 20th-century Indian male writers
- Recipients of the Padma Shri in literature & education