Sripada Kameswara Rao
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Sripada Kameswara Rao (1877–1943) was an Indian translator. He translated Marathi, Oriya, Tamil, French, and Punjabi dramas into Telugu.[1][2] He wrote numerous reviews,[3] such as one on the play Kanyasulkam, which 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.[5][6]
Rao's son Sripada Pinakapani was a medical doctor and a Carnatic musician who received the Padma Bhushan award from the government of India. Rao's great-granddaughter, Chinmayi Sripada, is a playback singer.
