Tripurana Venkata Surya Prasada Rao
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Siddhantam, Srikakulam district, Madras Presidency, British India (present-day Andhra Pradesh, India)
Tripurana Venkata Surya Prasada Rao Dora | |
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| Native name | త్రిపురాన వేంకట సూర్యప్రసాదరాయకవి |
| Born | 31 October 1889 Siddhantam, Srikakulam district, Madras Presidency, British India (present-day Andhra Pradesh, India) |
| Died | 1945 (aged 56) |
| Occupation | Poet, translator |
| Language | Telugu |
Tripurana Venkata Surya Prasada Rao Dora (1889–1945) was an Indian poet, translator and zamindar.[1][2][3] He translated Sanskrit works like Raghuvaṃsam, Kumarasambhavam, Kiratarjuniyam, Uttara Ramacharita into Telugu.[4] He also translated Shakespeare's King Lear into Telugu. His Bharata Dharma Darsanam (1910) inspired younger Telugu poets.[1] His translations were noted for their correctness.[5] He was awarded the title of Kalaprapurna by the Andhra University in 1943.[6][7]
Tripurana Venkata Surya Prasada Rao Dora was born in a Telaga Kapu family[7] on 31 October 1889 in Siddhantam village of Srikakulam district.[8] His father was the noted poet Tripurana Tammayya Dora (1849–1890) and his mother was Narayanamma.[9][8] Tripurana family were the holders of a proprietary estate called Danthahundam in Srikakulam district.[7][6]