Sripada Subrahmanya Sastry
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Died25 February 1961 (aged 69)
Occupationwriter
Parents
- Lakshmipati Somayajulu (father)
- Mahalakshmi Sodemma (mother)
Sripada Subrahmanya Sastry | |
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| Born | 23 April 1891[1] Polamuru, British India |
| Died | 25 February 1961 (aged 69) |
| Occupation | writer |
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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]
