Diwakarla Venkatavadhani

Divakarla Venkatavadhani (born 23 June 1911, date of death unknown)[1] was a Telugu language poet and orator.[2] He was also a Telugu scholar. He created a stage-worthy literary feature called Bhuvana Vijayam, a replay of a poetic tribute-cum-symposium in Krishnadevaraya's court, by Ashta diggajas.[3]

Divakarla Venkatavadhani
Born23 June 1911
Yendagandi
DiedMumbai
OccupationPoet
LanguageTelugu
NationalityIndian
EducationPh.D.
Notable worksAndhra Vangmaya Charitra, Nannayya, Pothana,Sahitya Sopanamulu, Learn Telugu in 30 Days, Andhra Vyasavali,
Notable awardsKalaprapoorna
SpouseDivakarla Chandravati
ChildrenDivakarla Sitharama Sharma, Chavali Mahalakshmi, Achanta Venkatalakshmi, Dr. Divakarla Bhaskara Sharma, Royyuri Gayathri, Dr. Chukka Rajeswari and Aruna Sri.
RelativesDivakarla Tirupati Sastry(Uncle) and Divakarla Ramamurthy (Brother)

Life

Divakarla was the first poet to stage this in Hyderabad for the first time, playing the role of Allasani Peddana in the play. Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanam (TTD) published the sacred texts into Telugu in 1984 under Acharya Diwakarla Venkatavadhani as the chief editor. A forum called as Divakarla Vedika was formed to showcase his works.

Works

He contributed to the work of translating Andhra Mahabharatam written in archaic Telugu into the current Telugu. This project was headed by Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams.[4]

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References
  1. Article on Diwakarla Venkatavadhani
  2. "Archive News - The Hindu". Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  3. Srihari, Gudipoodi. "Classic play revisted". Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  4. "Andhra Mahabharatam Vol 1". Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams ePublications. Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams. Retrieved 24 August 2015.


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