Chaganti Somayajulu
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Chaganti Somayajulu also known as ChaasO, was one of the popular Telugu
story writers.
He was born at Srikakulam
to Kanukolanu Lakshminarayana and Thulasamma. He was adopted by Chaganti Bapiraju and Thulasamma and came to Vizianagaram
. He studied in Maharajah's College
, Vizianagaram.
His first story Chinnaji was published in Bharathi in 1942. Subsequently he wrote many short stories and poetry. Many of his short stories have been translated into other languages. Compilation of his short stories were published in 1968. He compiled short stories of some important writers as Kalinga Kadhanikalu during his 70th birth annivarsary.
He influenced may people and friends such as Srirangam Srinivasa Rao, Srirangam Narayana Babu and Acharya Ronanki Appalaswamy.
He was long time member and president of the Progressive Writers' Association of Andhra Pradesh.
He died of throat cancer on 1 January 1994 at the age of 79 in Madras. He donated his eyes and body to Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute
for research purpose. He was survived by his wife, two sons and two daughters.
Telugu people
The Telugu people or Telugu Prajalu are an ethnic group of India. They are the native speakers of the Telugu language, the most commonly spoken language in India after Hindi and Bengali...
story writers.
He was born at Srikakulam
Srikakulam
Srikakulam is a town, municipality and headquarters of Srikakulam district in the north-eastern Andhra Pradesh, India. It is part of Srikakulam Assembly constituency and Srikakulam Parliament Constituency. Srikakulam was formerly called as Gulshanabad during Muslim rule and was headquarter of...
to Kanukolanu Lakshminarayana and Thulasamma. He was adopted by Chaganti Bapiraju and Thulasamma and came to Vizianagaram
Vizianagaram
Vizianagaram is the main city of the Vizianagaram District of north-eastern Andhra Pradesh in southern India. Vizianagaram district was formed on 1 June 1979, with some parts carved from the neighbouring districts of Srikakulam and Visakhapatnam. It is, at present, the largest municipality of...
. He studied in Maharajah's College
Maharajah's College
Maharajah's College shortly M. R. College is one of the oldest Colleges in India. It was established in 1879 by Sri Poosapati Vijayarama Gajapathi, Maharajah of Vizianagram. National Accreditation and Assessment Council assessed and accredited the Institution with "B" grade.There are 21...
, Vizianagaram.
His first story Chinnaji was published in Bharathi in 1942. Subsequently he wrote many short stories and poetry. Many of his short stories have been translated into other languages. Compilation of his short stories were published in 1968. He compiled short stories of some important writers as Kalinga Kadhanikalu during his 70th birth annivarsary.
He influenced may people and friends such as Srirangam Srinivasa Rao, Srirangam Narayana Babu and Acharya Ronanki Appalaswamy.
He was long time member and president of the Progressive Writers' Association of Andhra Pradesh.
He died of throat cancer on 1 January 1994 at the age of 79 in Madras. He donated his eyes and body to Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute
Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute
Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute , now named Sri Ramachandra University , is a deemed university declared under Section 3 of the UGC at 1956, in Porur, Chennai, India...
for research purpose. He was survived by his wife, two sons and two daughters.
Literary works
- Bondu Mallelu
- Chinnaji
- Dummalagondi
- Empu
- Kukkuteshwaram
- Kunkudaaku
- Oohaa voorvasi
- Parabrahmam
- Vaayuleenam