Nanduri Ramamohanarao ( te, నండూరి రామమోహనరావు) (24 April 1927 – 2 September 2011) was a Telugu writer and journalist. He worked in multiple roles in

Andhra Jyothy ''Andhra Jyothi'' () is the third largest circulated Telugu language daily newspaper of India sold mostly in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. It was founded by K. L. N. Prasad, an Industrialist on 1 July 1960. It is also one of the ...

Telugu newspaper since its inception in 1960 till his retirement in 1994. He translated numerous works from English to Telugu. He also wrote a number of books for children. He was also a poet and lyricist. He was also a good music composer and singer.

Life

Rama Mohanarao was born in

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mandal in

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Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the ...

, India. He did his schooling in

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and

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between 1937-1942. He pursued his higher education in Government Arts College at

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between 1942-1947. He married Rajeswari in 1944. Nanduri worked in various editorial capacities, in "Andhra Patrika" Telugu newspaper, between 1948-1960. Later he rendered his services as honorary editor to Udayam daily. Later, he joined the newly formed newspaper "Andhrajyothy" in 1960, where he retired as the editor, in 1994. He visited many nations like USA, UK, Russia etc. He introduced many writers like Yaddanapudi Sulochanarani etc. He died in Vijayawada, India on 2 September 2011, due to

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. He is survived by wife, two sons and three daughters.

Writings

* Viswaroopam (A collection of essays on the structure of Universe, serialized in Andhrajyothy, in 1969) * Naravataram (A collection of essays on

Charles Darwin Charles Robert Darwin ( ; 12 February 1809 – 19 April 1882) was an English naturalist, geologist, and biologist, widely known for his contributions to evolutionary biology. His proposition that all species of life have descended fr ...

's theory of evolution, serialized in Andhrajyothy, during 1971) * Viswadarshanam - Paschatya Chintana (A collection of essays on

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) * Viswadarshanam - Bharatiya Chintana (A collection of essays on

Indian philosophy Indian philosophy refers to philosophical traditions of the Indian subcontinent. A traditional Hindu classification divides āstika and nāstika schools of philosophy, depending on one of three alternate criteria: whether it believes the Veda ...

) * Anupallavi (A collection of Andhrajyothy Editorials, on various contemporary issues) * Chiranjeevulu ( A collection of Andhrajyothy Editorials on various personalities) * Vyaasavali (A collection of Andhrajyothy Editorials) * Akshara Yatra (Literary Essays) * Ushashvini (A collection of poems) * Chilaka cheppina rahasyam (The secret that the parrot told - A children's novel) * Mayoorakanya (Peacock woman - A Children's novel) * Harivillu (Rainbow - Songs for Children)

Translations

* Kanchanadweepam (translation of

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's ''

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'') * Kathageya Sudhanidhi (based on ''

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'') * Tomsawyer (translation of

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's '' Adventures of Tom Sawyer'') * Huckleberry Finn (translation of Mark Twain's ''

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'') * Raju-Peda (translation of Mark Twain's ''

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'') * Vichitra Vyakti (translation of Mark Twain's ''

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'') * Balaraju (translation of

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's stories)

References

* An article in the Telugu website pustakam.net - http://pustakam.net/?p=8125 * Swarnabhinandana - A book released on the occasion of Nanduri Ramamohana Rao's Golden Jubilee in Journalism, in 1997. {{DEFAULTSORT:Ramamohanarao, Nanduri Telugu writers 1927 births 2011 deaths Journalists from Andhra Pradesh