Viswanatha Satyanarayana
Viswanatha Satyanarayana (
1895–
1976), popularly known as the
Kavi Samraat or the emperor of poetry, was a modern
Telugu poet. Born in the village of
Nandamuru in the
Indian
state of
Andhra Pradesh, Viswanatha was a disciple of the "
Tirupati Venkata Kavulu" duo. Viswanatha's style of poetry was classical in nature and his popular works include
Ramayana Kalpa Vrikshamu (A resourceful tree called
Ramayana),
Kinnersani patalau (
Mermaid songs) and
Veyipadagalu (A thousand hooded snake). He was awarded the
Jnanpith Award and
Padma Bhushan in
1970. The citation of Jnanpith read as follows:
As a Poet of classic vision and virility, as a novelist and play wright of deep insight and impact, as an essayist and literary critic of force and felicity, and as a stylist of rare "range" Mr. Satyanarayana has carved for himself a place of eminence amongst the immortals of Telugu Literature. His ceaseless creativity and versatility have kept him in the forefront of contemporary Telugu Literary Scene.The parallel movement in easy prose of Telugu literature criticized him as a bigot who hung onto the strict rules of grammar including
Yati,
Prasa (rhyme) and
Chandassu (meter).
Veyipadagalu was later translated into
Hindi by former
Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao.
* Andhraprasasti
* Dhanya kailaasam (a drama)
* Kasmira rajatarangini
* Mihirakuludu
*
Ramayana Kalpavruksham* Visweswara Satakam
* Veyipadagalu
* Title
kalaaprapoorna by
Andhra University*
Jnanpith award by Government of India
* http://www.vepachedu.org/viswanadha.html
* http://www.kavisamrat.com
*
Viswanatha's resume
