Tummala Seetharama Murthy or Tummla Seetharama Murthy Choudary (1901–1990) was an Indian

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writing in

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. Murthy was born in Kavuru village in the

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. Works such as "Rashtragaanamu" reflect patriotism and the Indian independence struggle. He was honoured with the

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in 1969 and with the title "Kalaaprapoorna" by

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in 1969.

Early life and education

Sri Tummala Seetharama Murthy garu was born in Kavuru village in Cherukupalli Mandal of

Guntur District Guntur district is one of the twenty six districts in the Coastal Andhra region of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The administrative seat of the district is located at Guntur, the largest city of the district in terms of area and with a po ...

. He was born on 1 December 1901 to Tummala Narayya and Chenchamamba. He completed his Ubhya Bhasha Praveena From

. He spent most of his career working as teacher. He taught Sanskrit for some time in Sanskrit School, Amrutaluru. He died on 21 March 1990 in

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village of Guntur District.

Poetic style and works

He was initially into Bhava Kavitha Udyayam (Romanti Poetry), later he got inspired in to Humanism, finally into nationalism and struggle for Indian independence. Later he worked towards special Andhra state and Sarvodaya Movement as well. All these phases gets reflected in works. Tummala SitaRama Murthy advocated Gandhian philosophy. He strived to write poetry in simple language free from complex Sanskrit. His literary works include * "Rastra Ganamu" - Praising the history and glory of

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* "Mahatma Katha" - The independence movement and nationalism were popularised with Mahatma Gandhi as protagonist in his novel. * "Sarvodaya Ganamau" - About Sarvodaya movement * "Pariga Panta" * "Paira Panta" * "Atmarpanamu" He has 30 works to his credit

Accolades and recognition

in Telugu, in 1969 for his Poetry - Mahatma Katha * Kalaprapoorna (Sahitya) title by Andhra University * Abhinava Tikkana, Telugu lenka titles conferred by other organizations

References

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