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

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. He introduced the style of

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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". He translated the famous epic in English " Paradise and the Peri" which was written by

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(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.The book "Kinnari Vijayam" in Indian Digital library
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References

External links

* Somanatharao, Adipudi, 20th Century Telugu velugulu, second part, Telugu University, Hyderabad, 2005, page: 1023. {{DEFAULTSORT:Somanatharao, Adipudi 1867 births 1941 deaths Telugu writers Indian social reformers English–Telugu translators Tamil–Telugu translators Writers from British India