Nalam Krishna Rao was an accomplished

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writer, magazine editor and social activist. He was born at Mandapeta in East Godavari district on 18 January 1881. He founded

Gowthami Grandhalayam Gowthami Grandhalayam or Sri Gowthami Regional Library was started by poet and social reformer Nalam Krishna Rao in 1898 in Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh, India. History Initially named Sri Veeresalingam library, since it was backed by the na ...

at Rajahmundry in 1898. Rao supported eradicating the social evil of the

caste system Caste is a form of social stratification characterised by endogamy, hereditary transmission of a style of life which often includes an occupation, ritual status in a hierarchy, and customary social interaction and exclusion based on cultura ...

and strongly supported widow remarriages. Every year,

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 ...

presents endowment awards to writers, artistes and critics. Nalam Krishna Rao Memorial Award is one among those, which is given for Best Women Writer in

Works

*''Sri Krishnaraya Andhra Vignana Sarwasvamu'' *''Jateeya Lokoktulu''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rao, Nalam Krishna 1881 births Telugu writers 1961 deaths People from East Godavari district Indian magazine editors Indian activists Writers from British India