Kasibhatta Brahmaiah Sastry (2 February 1863 – 29 October 1940)History of Telugu literature, page no.122
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. He was a great pandit well versed in

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and

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and an adept in writing critical literary essays in Telugu. He collected various religious Essays and Writings and published in 1911 by the title of "Upanyasapayonidhi". He had already learned the English language by that lime, and embarked upon a serious study of Hinduism and Sastras. He started a journal "Rajayogi" in

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. He was editing a monthly journal by the title of Aryamatha Bodhini.Ritual, Caste, and Religion in Colonial South India - edited by Michael Bergunder, Heiko Frese, page:310
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Early life and education

He was born on 2 February 1853 at Palivela village of

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. His parents are Subbamma and Brahmavadhani. In 1883, he started "Aryamathabodhini" at Kakinada. He started a library named "Vivekananda pustaka bhandagaram" affiliation to his sabha "Artyamathabodhini". He was opposed to Viresa lingam Pantulu in all respects—in religious thought, social reform and literature. He was always on the alert to expose the loopholes in Viresalingam's writings and social reform activities.

References

External links

Upanyasa Payonidhi book in wikimedia.org
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sastry, Kasibhatta Brahmaiah 1863 births 1940 deaths Telugu writers People from East Godavari district Indian Sanskrit scholars Scholars from Andhra Pradesh 19th-century Indian scholars 20th-century Indian scholars