Adipudi Somanatharao
Adipudi Somanatharao | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1867 |
| Died | 1941 |
| Occupation(s) | Poet Translator Social reformer |
| Known for | Gitanjali in Telugu |
Adipudi Somanatharao (1867—1941) was an Indian writer and social reformer.
Biography[edit]
Adipudi Somanatharao belonged to the Brahmin community of Sandilya Gotra. He worked in Pithapuram, Sansthanam as a scholar. He was a well-known poet in Sanskrit, Kannada, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu. He introduced the style of Ravindranath Tagore poetry to the Telugu people.
Translator[edit]
He translated the Kamba Ramayanam from Tamil to Telugu. He established the "Srikrishnadevarayandhra Bhashanilayam" with the help of the famous scholar, "Komarraju Lakshmanarao".[1] He translated the famous epic in English "Paradise and the Peri" which was written by Thomas Moore (1779-1852) into Telugu.
Writings[edit]
- Japan Desa Charitra (History of Japan)
- Dayananda Saraswathi Charitra (Biography of Dayananda Sasarwathi)
- Satyartha Prakasika
- Andhra Raghuvamsam
- Andhra Kumara Sambhavamu
- Vijayendra Vijayamu
- Srikrishnadevaraya Charitra
- Kenopashattu
- Kamba Ramayanam
- Geetanjali
- Geethamrutasaramu
- Kinnari Vijayam (1920)
- Budha Bhushanam
- Sarvamanya Satakam
- Lokapavana Satakam
- Ramamohana Natakam.
Kinnari Vijayam[edit]
Kinnari Vijayam is perhaps Somantharao's most famous poem. It was published at Kakinada in 1920.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ S.K., Saleem (30 August 2013). "Telangana samskritika deepthi". Telangana Prajasakthi. Archived from the original on 10 September 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ^ The book "Kinnari Vijayam" in Indian Digital library[permanent dead link]
External links[edit]
- Somanatharao, Adipudi, 20th Century Telugu velugulu, second part, Telugu University, Hyderabad, 2005, page: 1023.