Adipudi Somanatharao
Adipudi Somanatharao | |
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Born | 1867 |
Died | 1941 |
Occupation(s) | Poet Translator Social reformer |
Known for | Gitanjali in Telugu |
Adipudi Somanatharao (1867—1941) was an Indian writer and social reformer.
Biography
Adipudi Somanatharao belonged to the Brahmin community of Sandilya Gotra. He worked in Pithapuram, Sansthanam as a scholar. He was a well-known poet in Sanskrit, Kannada, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu. He introduced the style of Ravindranath Tagore poetry to the Telugu people.
Translator
He translated the Kamba Ramayanam from Tamil to Telugu. He established the "Srikrishnadevarayandhra Bhashanilayam" with the help of the famous scholar, "Komarraju Lakshmanarao".[1] He translated the famous epic in English "Paradise and the Peri" which was written by Thomas Moore (1779-1852) into Telugu.
Writings
- Japan Desa Charitra (History of Japan)
- Dayananda Saraswathi Charitra (Biography of Dayananda Sasarwathi)
- Satyartha Prakasika
- Andhra Raghuvamsam
- Andhra Kumara Sambhavamu
- Vijayendra Vijayamu
- Srikrishnadevaraya Charitra
- Kenopashattu
- Kamba Ramayanam
- Geetanjali
- Geethamrutasaramu
- Kinnari Vijayam (1920)
- Budha Bhushanam
- Sarvamanya Satakam
- Lokapavana Satakam
- Ramamohana Natakam.
Kinnari Vijayam
Kinnari Vijayam is perhaps Somantharao's most famous poem. It was published at Kakinada in 1920.[2]
References
- ^ S.K., Saleem (30 August 2013). "Telangana samskritika deepthi". Telangana Prajasakthi. Archived from the original on 10 September 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ^ The book "Kinnari Vijayam" in Indian Digital library[permanent dead link]
External links
- Somanatharao, Adipudi, 20th Century Telugu velugulu, second part, Telugu University, Hyderabad, 2005, page: 1023.
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