Peddibhotla Subbaramayya

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Peddibhotla Subbaramayya (also spelled as Peddibhotla Subbaramaiah; 1938 –18 May 2018) [1] was a Telugu short-story writer from Vijayawada.[2] His short story collection Peddibhotia Subbaramayya Kathalu (Vol. 1) was selected for Sahitya Akademi Award in Telugu for 2012.[3][4]

Early life[edit]

Subbaramayya was born in Guntur in 1938, the son of a railway station master. He went to school in Ongole. For college he came to Vijayawada and became a student of Viswanatha Satyanaryana, the author of Veyipadagalu, and a lecturer of SRR and CVR College.[5] Subbaramayya served as a lecturer in Andhra Loyola College for 40 years and retired in December 1996. He started writing in 1959.[6] "The plight, and the jealousies of the middle class are the raw material of my stories", he says.[2] The author has written more than 200 stories.

Works[edit]

  • His first novel "Dhruva tara" was published in the weekly Andhra Patrika. He later wrote stories and two novels for Bharati magazine.
  • Peddibhotia Subbaramayya Kathalu (Vol. 1)
  • Peddibhotla Subbaramayya Kathalu – 2[7]

Awards[edit]

  • Ravi Sastry Smaraka Sahitya Nidhi
  • Gopichand Memorial
  • Appajosyula Vishnubhotla Kandalam Foundation Award.
  • Sahitya Akademi Award in Telugu, 2012

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Acclaimed Telugu writer Peddibhotla Subbaramaiah passes away at 79". 19 May 2018.
  2. ^ a b Rao, G. Venkataramana (25 December 2012). "Sahitya Akademi Award for Vijayawada writer". The Hindu. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
  3. ^ "Sahitya Akademi Awards for 24". The Hindu. 21 December 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
  4. ^ "Sahitya Akademi : Poets Dominate Sahitya Akademi Awards 2012" (PDF). Sahitya-akademi.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
  5. ^ Rao, G. Venkataramana (25 December 2012). "Sahitya Akademi Award for writer Subbaramaiah". The Hindu. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
  6. ^ "Peddibhotla gets sahitya award for short story". Deccan Chronicle. 21 December 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
  7. ^ "Telugu Book Reviews". Cpbrownacademy.org. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
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