Key facts
- Born
- 10 September 1895, Krishna district
- Died
- 18 October 1976, Guntur
- State of birth
- Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh
- Sector
- Literature & writing
- Profession
- Jnanpith Award winning Telugu writer
- Gender
- Male
Biography
Viswanatha Satyanarayana was a 20th-century Telugu writer. His works included poetry, novels, dramatic play, short stories and speeches, covering a wide range of subjects such as analysis of history, philosophy, religion, sociology, political science, linguistics, psychology and consciousness studies, epistemology, aesthetics and spiritualism. He was a student of the illustrious Telugu writer Chellapilla Venkata Sastry, of the Tirupati Venkata Kavulu duo. Viswanatha's wrote in both a modern and classical style, in complex modes. His popular works include Ramayana Kalpavrukshamu, Kinnersani Patalu and the novel Veyipadagalu. Among many awards, he was awarded the Jnanpith Award in 1970, the first for a Telugu writer, and Padma Bhushan in 1971.
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Timeline
- 1895Born in Krishna district
- 1962Awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award
- 1970Awarded the Jnanpith Award
- 1971Awarded the Padma Bhushan
- 1976Dies in Guntur
Sources & licences
- English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 3/5
- हिंदी विकिपीडिया (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 3/5
- Wikidata (CC0) · 3/5