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Vinjamuri Anasuya Devi
Vinjamuri Anasuya Devi (May 12, 1920 – March 23, 2019) was a Telugu language, Telugu singer, harmonium player, music composer and author. Her forte was folk music and songs. Early life and background She was the daughter of Vinjamuri Venkata Lakshmi Narasimha Rao, who was an Indian stage actor, Telugu-Sanskrit pandit and author. Vinjamuri Seetha Devi, also a Telugu singer, was her sister. Together they are called as Vinjamuri Sisters. Her elder daughter Ratna Papa was a Kuchipudi dancer.. Her second daughter Sita Ratnakar was the former producer in Dooradarsan Television, Chennai. She died on 2019, March 23 at her 99th year of age in Houston. Music and Compositions She had given music concerts in the presence of Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan and Subash Chandra Bose during the freedom struggle. The highly resonated Telugu language, Telugu patriotic songs ’ during Independence and Republic Day celebrations such as - Jaya Jaya Priya Bharata Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Godavari District
East Godavari is a district in the Coastal Andhra region of Andhra Pradesh, India. Its district headquarters is at Rajahmundry. As of census 2011, it became the most populous district of the state with a population of 5,151,549. In the Madras Presidency, the District of Rajahmundry was created in 1823. It was reorganised in 1859 and was bifurcated into Godavari and Krishna districts. During British rule, Rajahmundry was the headquarters of Godavari District, which was further bifurcated into East Godavari and West Godavari districts in 1925. When the Godavari district was divided, Kakinada became the headquarters of East Godavari and Eluru became headquarters of West Godavari. In November 1956, Andhra Pradesh was formed by merging Andhra State with the Telugu-speaking areas of the Hyderabad State. In 1959, the Bhadrachalam revenue division, consisting of Bhadrachalam and Naguru Taluqs (2 Taluqas in 1959 but later subdivided into Wajedu, Venkatapruram, Charla, Dummugudem, Bhadrach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
