Tripurana Venkata Surya Prasada Rao
Tripurana Venkata Surya Prasada Rao Dora | |
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| Native name | త్రిపురాన వేంకట సూర్యప్రసాదరాయకవి |
| Born | 31 October 1889 Siddhantam, Srikakulam district, Madras Presidency, British India (present-day Andhra Pradesh, India) |
| Died | 1945 (aged 56) |
| Occupation | Poet, translator |
| Language | Telugu |
Tripurana Venkata Surya Prasada Rao Dora (1889–1945) was an Indian poet, translator and zamindar.[1][2][3] He translated Sanskrit works like Raghuvaṃsam, Kumarasambhavam, Kiratarjuniyam, Uttara Ramacharita into Telugu.[4] He also translated Shakespeare's King Lear into Telugu. His Bharata Dharma Darsanam (1910) inspired younger Telugu poets.[1] His translations were noted for their correctness.[5] He was awarded the title of Kalaprapurna by the Andhra University in 1943.[6][7]
Early life[edit]
Tripurana Venkata Surya Prasada Rao Dora was born in a Telaga Kapu family[7] on 31 October 1889 in Siddhantam village of Srikakulam district.[8] His father was the noted poet Tripurana Tammayya Dora (1849–1890) and his mother was Narayanamma.[9][8] Tripurana family were the holders of a proprietary estate called Danthahundam in Srikakulam district.[7][6]
Career[edit]
On 18 July 1922, Tripurana Venkata Surya Prasada Rao was honoured by Emperor George V's son Prince of Wales in Madras Senate Hall with a golden bracelet. He was elected as the president of the Andhra Sahitya Parishad annual meeting held in Ballari in 1927.[8] He was also an honorary court poet of Jeypore Estate.[7]
Bibliography[edit]
- Nirvachana Kumarasambhavam (1913)
- Raghudayamu (1924)
- Rati Vilapamu (1926)
- Moyilu Rayabaramu (1940)
References[edit]
- ^ a b Das, Sisir Kumar (2005). A History of Indian Literature. Sahitya Akademi. p. 644. ISBN 978-81-7201-006-5.
- ^ Bhaṭṭācāryya, Haridāsa (1953). The Cultural Heritage of India: Languages and literatures. Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture. p. 636.
- ^ Nagendra (1959). Indian Literature: Short Critical Surveys of 12 Major Indian Languages and Literatures. Lakshmi Narain Agarwal. p. 121.
- ^ Nagendra (1988). Indian Literature. Prabhat Prakashan. p. 82.
- ^ Sītāpati, Giḍugu Vēṅkaṭa (1968). History of Telugu Literature. Sahitya Akademi. p. 131.
- ^ a b Sarma, Anivilla Vizaya Dattatreya (1986). Integration of Andhra and Orissa Cultures: Viewed Through the Biographical Sketch of Vikrama Deo Varma of Jeypore (1869-1951). B.R. Publishing Corporation. pp. 55, 73. ISBN 978-81-7018-334-1.
- ^ a b c d Dr. Tumati Donappa (1969). ఆంధ్ర సంస్థానములు - సాహిత్య పోషణము (in Telugu). Andhra University. p. 550.
- ^ a b c Madhunapantula Satyanarayana Sastry (1950). ఆంధ్ర రచయితలు (in Telugu). Addepalli and Co. pp. 273–279.
- ^ Purāṇam. All-India Kasiraja Trust. 1962. p. 402.