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Surya Rau Bahadur
Rao Venkata Kumara Mahipati Surya Rau (1885–1964) was Maharajah of Pithapuram. He was called by Telugu people "Abhinava Krishnadevaraya". Maharani Sita Devi of Baroda was his daughter. Early life Surya Rau was born to Raja Gangadhara Rao and Maharani Mangamamba Devi on 5 October 1885 in the Pithapuram Fort and was named 'Suryaraya'. Gangadhar Rao married seven wives, but did not bear any children for sometime. Before his birth, Maharajah adopted a boy from the Venkatagiri royal family. This late birth and adoption led to endless litigation between 1891 and 1899. Finally the Privy Council decided in favour of the new-born prince. According to the will written by his father, Gollaprolu Estate was given to the adopted son. His childhood was passed by the sad experience of the death of his father at the age of 5 years and mother at the age of 9 years. However he was looked after by his stepmother Chittada Rani. He was placed under the care of the Court of Wards and admitted in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pithapuram Estate
Pithapuram Zamindari was a Zamindari in the East Godavari district of Madras Presidency. In 1802, Pithapuram was overshadowed by the renowned Peddapuram estate. But, in 1843, all other villages of Peddapuram were lost except Kottam and they were left with only 36 villages. In this period, Pithapuram gained prominence purchased some estates of Peddapuram like Thotapalle Estate. By 1874-1875 this estate had a revenue of Rs 5 lakhs and paid a tribute of Rs 2.5 lakhs. The Pitapuram Raja sponsored the monumental classical Telugu dictionary ''Sri Suryarayandhra Nighantuvu'' and commissioned the first typewriter in Telugu. History The Zamindars of this estate belonged to the Padma Nayaka Velama Stock. This family traces its origin to the Venkatagiri royal family. One of the members of Venkatagiri family came to Godvari districts as a Sardar, whose descendants later settled there. This family came to Godavari District in 1571 and was given the Jagir of Anaparthi. They were made the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devulapalli Venkata Krishna Sastri
Devulapalli Krishnasastri (1 November 1897 – 24 February 1980) was a Telugu poet, playwright and translator known for his works in Telugu literature and Telugu cinema. He is known as ''Andhra Shelley''. In 1976, Krishnasastri was honoured with Padma Bhushan, third highest civilian award in India. In 1978, he received Sahitya Akademi Award for his literary works. Early life Krishnasastri was born on 1 November 1897 in Ramachandrapalem of East Godavari, India. He was brought up in Pithapuram in a family of court-poets.Krishnasastri He grew interest in while he was in his high school. Career Krishnasastri started writing poetry from a v ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarvajna Singa Bhoopala
Sarvajña (Kannada: ) was a Kannada poet, pragmatist and philosopher of the 16th century. The word "Sarvajna" in Sanskrit literally means "the all knowing". His father was Kumbara Malla and his mother was Mallaladevi. His birth anniversary is celebrated on February 20 every year. He belongs to the caste of Kumbara. He is famous for his pithy three-lined poems called ''tripadi'' (written in the native three-line verse metre, "with three padas, a form of ''Vachana''"). He is also referred as Sarvagna in modern translation. Early life The period of Sarvajña's life has not been determined accurately, and very little is known about his personal life. See also * Thiruvalluvar * Vemana *Sarvajna and Tiruvalluvar statue installation Sarvajna and Tiruvalluvar are popular Kannada and Tamil poets, respectively. Statues of Sarvajna in Tamil Nadu and Tiruvalluvar in Karnataka has been unveiled in August 2009 as a symbolic effort to bolster ties between the two Indian states, wh ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramakrishna Kavulu
Ramakrishna Paramahansa ( bn, রামকৃষ্ণ পরমহংস, Ramôkṛṣṇo Pôromohôṅso; , 18 February 1836 – 16 August 1886),——— — also spelled Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, born Gadadhar Chattopadhyaya,, was an Indian Hindu mystic and religious leader; who after adhering to various religious practices from the Hindu traditions of Bhakti yoga, Tantra, and Advaita Vedanta, as well as from Islam and Christianity, proclaimed the world's various religions as "so many paths to reach one and the same goal", thus validating the essential unity of religions. Ramakrishna's followers came to regard him as an avatar, or divine incarnation, as did some of the prominent Hindu scholars of his day. Ramakrishna, who experienced spiritual ecstasies from a young age, started his spiritual journey as a priest at the Dakshineshwar Kali Temple, built by Rani Rashmoni. Soon his mystical temperament gained him widespread acclaim amongst the general public as a Guru, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pasupuleti Venkanna
Pasupuleti (Telugu: పసుపులేటి) is an Indian surname. It is a popular and dominant surname in the Telugu Kapu Naidu community. * Pasupuleti Kannamba, Indian actress and playback singer of Telugu cinema * Pasupuleti Krishna Vamsi is an Indian film director * Pasupuleti Ramesh Naidu was an Indian music director * Pasupuleti Madhavi Latha is an Indian actress in Telugu cinema * Reshma Pasupuleti Reshma Pasupuleti (born 23 July 1983) is an Indian actress who primarily appears in Tamil language films and TV series. She started her career as an anchor and news reporter for a Telugu TV channel. She began her TV career in Tamil through Vams ... is an Indian actress in Tamil cinema. {{surname Surnames of Indian origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Padala Rama Reddi
Padala is a village in West Godavari district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in Tadepalligudem mandal Tadepalligudem mandal is one of the 19 mandals in West Godavari district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is under the administration of Bhimavaram revenue division and the headquarters are located at Tadepalligudem. The mandal is b ... of Eluru revenue division. References {{EastGodavari-geo-stub Villages in East Godavari district ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malladi Suryanarayana Sastri
Malladi is name of a village in Palnadu district (erstwhile Guntur district) of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, and is also an Indian surname. People * Malladi Brothers, Malladi Sreeramprasad and Malladi Ravikumar, are a Carnatic music vocalist duo. * Malladi Amulya, is an author. * Malladi Chandrasekhara Sastry, a scholar in the Vedas and Puranas texts. * Malladi Ramakrishna Sastry, Telugu writer and lyricist. * Malladi Satyalingam Naicker, founder of M.S.N.Charities by his will. * Malladi Venkata Krishna Murthy is a Telugu writer. * Malladi Lakshmi Narayana is a very popular Telugu Astrologer. Place *Malladi, Guntur district, a village in Guntur district Guntur district is one of the twenty six districts in the Coastal Andhra region of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The administrative seat of the district is located at Guntur, the largest city of the district in terms of area and with a po ... of Andhra Pradesh {{Disambiguation Indian surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madhunapantula Satyanarayana Sastri
Madhunapantula Satyanarayana Sastry (Telugu: మధునాపంతుల సత్యనారాయణ శాస్త్రి) (b: 5 March 1920 - d: 7 November 1992) is one of the most eminent personalities in pure Telugu literature of recent times. He lived in Rajahmundry in East Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh of South India. His magnum opus is ''Andhra Puranam''. He was awarded the Andhra Pradesh Sahitya Akademi Award for this work. Brief life sketch Madhunapantula was born in 1920 at Island Polavaram in Amalapuram taluq to scholarly Brahmin family of Satyanarayana Murthy. Oleti Venkata Rama Sastry was his guru. He studied in Sanskrit school at Injaram and Vizianagaram. After studying Sanskrit and Telugu dramas, epics and grammar, he passed Vidvan examination of Madras University in 1940. In 1939, he founded a literary organization called 'Andhra Kutiram' at Pallipalem. He started monthly literary magazine ''Andhri'' at the age of 19 years and maintained ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kotikalapudi Sitamma
Kotikalapudi (also spelled as Kotikelapudi) is a given name. Notable people with the given name include: * Kotikalapudi Seethamma (1874–1936), Indian writer and social reformer * Kotikalapudi Venkata Krishna Rao (1923–2016), better known as K. V. Krishna Rao General Kotikalapudi Venkata Krishna Rao, (16 July 192330 January 2016) was a former chief of the Indian Army and a former governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Nagaland, Manipur and Tripura. Gen. Rao was commissioned into the Indian Army in 1942. ..., former Chief of the Indian Army {{surname Surnames of Indian origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
