Bhanumathi Ramakrishna
Paluvayi Bhanumathi Ramakrishna (Telugu: భానుమతీ రామకృష్ణ) was a multilingual Indian film actress, director, music director, singer, producer, book writer and songs writer. Most of her works are in Telugu and Tamil languages. She was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2003 for her contribution towards Indian cinema. She was honored among "women in cinema" at the 30th International Film Festival of India.
She received Government National Award for Best Writer for the book నాలో నేను [Nalo Nenu] , an autobiography in 1994
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రంగనాయకమ్మ సుప్రసిద్ధ మార్కిస్టు, స్త్రీవాద రచయిత్రి. ఈమె రచనల్లో రామాయణాన్ని మార్క్సిస్టు దృక్పధంతో విమర్శిస్తూ రాసిన రామాయణ విషవృక్షం ఒకటి. స్త్రీవాద రచయిత కావడం వల్ల 'పురుష వ్యతిరేకి'గానూ, రామాయణ విషవృక్షం రాయడం వల్ల 'బ్రాహ్మణ వ్యతిరేకి' గానూ ఈమెకి పేరు.
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నా కథలన్నీ నే నెరుగున్న జీవితాన్ని గురించినవే. నే ఎరిగున్న మనుషులు, స్థలాలు అనుభవాలు - వీటిని గురించినవే. నా కలవాటైన ధోరణిలో, శైలిలో, నాకు చేతనైన శిల్పంతో వుంటాయి. ఈ అభిరుచీ యీ ధోరణి పాఠకుడికి నచ్చడం నా అదృష్టం. మొదట్లో నచ్చకపోయినా, నచ్చేలాగు, మెల్లమెల్లగా ఆ అభిరుచి కలగజేసే యత్నం చేస్తాను. ప్రతి రచయితా తన రచనపట్ల అభిరుచి తనే ప్రయత్నపూర్వకంగా కలగచెయ్యాలి. నిత్యజీవితంలో రచయిత సంఘర్షణకి గురవుతాడు. తాను కోరిన ఉద్యోగం దొరకదు, ప్రేయసి దొరకదు, స్నేహితులుండరు. తాను ఆరాధించిన ఆదర్శశిఖరాలు కూలిపోతూ వుంటే చూస్తూ ముక్కు మీద వేలేసుగుని కూర్చంటారు. బాల్యంలో తన కేవో పేచీలు, బాధలు ఏర్పడతాయి. ఒక సంఘర్షణ ప్రబలి, ద్వంద వ్యక్త -
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రంగనాయకమ్మ సుప్రసిద్ధ మార్కిస్టు, స్త్రీవాద రచయిత్రి. ఈమె రచనల్లో రామాయణాన్ని మార్క్సిస్టు దృక్పధంతో విమర్శిస్తూ రాసిన రామాయణ విషవృక్షం ఒకటి. స్త్రీవాద రచయిత కావడం వల్ల 'పురుష వ్యతిరేకి'గానూ, రామాయణ విషవృక్షం రాయడం వల్ల 'బ్రాహ్మణ వ్యతిరేకి' గానూ ఈమెకి పేరు.
రంగనాయకమ్మ, పశ్చిమ గోదావరి జిల్లా బొమ్మిడి గ్రామములో 1939లో జన్మించారు. ఈమె తాడేపల్లిగూడెంలో ఉన్నత పాఠశాలలో చదివి 19 -
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Perumal Murugan
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Perumal Murugan is a well-known contemporary Tamil writer and poet. He was written six novels, four collections of short stories and four anthologies of poetry. Three of his novels have been translated into English to wide acclaim: Seasons of the Palm, which was shortlisted for the prestigious Kiriyama Award in 2005, Current Show, and most recently, One Part Woman. He has received awards from the Tamil Nadu government as well as from Katha Books. -
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Devarakonda Balagangadhara Tilak (1 August 1921 – 1 July 1966) was an Indian poet, novelist and short story writer.
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He was awarded the "Sahitya Academy award" in 1970 for his posthumously published collection of poems Amrutham Kurisina Ratri. published in 1969 The volume was called a "milestone in modern Telugu" by Sisir Kumar Das, who added, "But for him, 'verse libre' or 'prose poetry' could not have gained so much of popularity."
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