G. S. Varadachary (15 October 1932 – 3 November 2022) was an Indian
Telugu language
Telugu (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken by Telugu people predominantly living in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, where it is also the official language. It is the most widely spoken member of the Dravidian language fami ...
film critic and
journalist
A journalist is an individual that collects/gathers information in form of text, audio, or pictures, processes them into a news-worthy form, and disseminates it to the public. The act or process mainly done by the journalist is called journalism ...
. He was Assistant Editor of ''
Andhra Bhoomi'' till his retirement in 1988.
Life
Varadachary was born in
Armoor
Armoor is a town in Nizamabad district in the state of Telangana in India. Armoor is situated on NH 7 and NH 63. In earlier days, it was called Navanathapuram since it has nine mountains around the town Armoor (9 mountains) is a variation of it ...
in
Nizamabad. He started his journalism career with
Andhra Janata in 1948.
Varadachary was Vice President of Telugu Bhashodyama Samakhya, which fights for Telugu language usage in government. He received an honorary doctorate from
Telugu University
The Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University (PSTU) is one of the few Indian language universities in India.
University
It was established as "Telugu University" on 2 December 1985 through an Act of Legislation (Act No. 27 of 1985) by the State Legi ...
for journalism.
Varadachary died following a brief illness at the KIMS Hospital in Hyderabad, on 3 November 2022, at the age of 90.
Awards
* V R Narla Life Time Achievement Award - 2005
Bibliography
* ''Ilaagenaa Rayadam'' (2003)
* ''Diddubatu'' (2003)
* ''Mana Patrikeya Velugulu'' (2010)
References
External links
Profile on Telugu daily
1932 births
2022 deaths
Indian male journalists
People from Nizamabad, Telangana
Telugu people
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