Madhunapantula Satyanarayana Sastry
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Madhunapantula Satyanarayana Sastry (Telugu
: మధునపంతుల సత్యనారాయణ శాస్త్రి) (b: March 5, 1920 - d: November 7, 1992) is one of the most eminent personalities in pure Telugu
literature of recent times. He lived in Rajahmundry
in East Godavari
District of Andhra Pradesh
of South India
. His magnum opus is Andhra Puranam. He was awarded the Andhra Pradesh Sahitya Akademi Award
for this work.
family of Satyanarayana Murthy. Oleti Venkata Rama Sastry was his guru. He studied in Sanskrit school at Injaram and Vizianagaram
. After studying Sanskrit and Telugu dramas, epics and grammar, he passed Vidvan examination of Madras University in 1940.
In 1939, he founded a literary organization called 'Andhra Kutiram' at Pallipalem. He started monthly literary magazine Andhri at the age of 19 years and maintained it more than a decade with high standards. There used to be comprehensive editorial comments about the published articles which was appreciated by Vikramadev Varma and C.R.Reddy. His first literary work was Thoranamu in 1938.
He worked on the ambitious lexicon project of Suryaraya Andhra Nighantuvu of Surya Rau Bahadur of Pithapuram
between 1940 and 1944. He wrote Parivabhyudaya Kavyam, Ratna Panchalika, Shaddarsana Sangrahamu, Surya Saptati and published them with the financial assistance from the Maharajah.
He worked as Senior Telugu pandit from 1946 in Rajahmundry
in Viresalingam Theistic High School and worked for three decades till his retirement in 1977. He wrote biographical details of about 100 Telugu writers named Andhra Rachayitalu in 1950. His magnum opus was Andhra Puranamu in 1954 which was recognized by great writers of that era like Viswanatha, Malladi etc. It procured him Andhra Pradesh Sahitya Akademi Award in 1966. Some of his works are translated to Hindi. During the World Telugu Conference in 1975, A.P.Sahitya Akademi published his Telugulo Ramayanalu
He died on November 7, 1992 at Rajahmundry.
Telugu language
Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...
: మధునపంతుల సత్యనారాయణ శాస్త్రి) (b: March 5, 1920 - d: November 7, 1992) is one of the most eminent personalities in pure Telugu
Telugu language
Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...
literature of recent times. He lived in Rajahmundry
Rajahmundry
Rajahmundry is a city and municipal corporation of the Andhra Pradesh state in India. It is located east of the state capital, Hyderabad, on the banks of the River Godavari. Known as the Cultural Capital, Rajahmundry is noted for its intense Veda culture and intellect...
in East Godavari
East Godavari
East Godavari District is a district situated on the northeast of the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. Its district headquarters is Kakinada. It is the second richest district in the whole country...
District of Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...
of South India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. His magnum opus is Andhra Puranam. He was awarded the Andhra Pradesh Sahitya Akademi Award
Sahitya Akademi Award
Sahitya Akademi Award is a literary honor in India which Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, annually confers on writers of outstanding works in one of the following twenty-four major Indian languagesAssamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri,...
for this work.
Brief life sketch
Madhunapantula was born in 1920 at Island Polavaram in Amalapuram taluq to scholarly BrahminBrahmin
Brahmin Brahman, Brahma and Brahmin.Brahman, Brahmin and Brahma have different meanings. Brahman refers to the Supreme Self...
family of Satyanarayana Murthy. Oleti Venkata Rama Sastry was his guru. He studied in Sanskrit school at Injaram and 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...
. After studying Sanskrit and Telugu dramas, epics and grammar, he passed Vidvan examination of Madras University in 1940.
In 1939, he founded a literary organization called 'Andhra Kutiram' at Pallipalem. He started monthly literary magazine Andhri at the age of 19 years and maintained it more than a decade with high standards. There used to be comprehensive editorial comments about the published articles which was appreciated by Vikramadev Varma and C.R.Reddy. His first literary work was Thoranamu in 1938.
He worked on the ambitious lexicon project of Suryaraya Andhra Nighantuvu of Surya Rau Bahadur of Pithapuram
Pithapuram
For famous Playback singer see Pithapuram Nageswara RaoPithapuram is a town and a municipality in East Godavari district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh....
between 1940 and 1944. He wrote Parivabhyudaya Kavyam, Ratna Panchalika, Shaddarsana Sangrahamu, Surya Saptati and published them with the financial assistance from the Maharajah.
He worked as Senior Telugu pandit from 1946 in Rajahmundry
Rajahmundry
Rajahmundry is a city and municipal corporation of the Andhra Pradesh state in India. It is located east of the state capital, Hyderabad, on the banks of the River Godavari. Known as the Cultural Capital, Rajahmundry is noted for its intense Veda culture and intellect...
in Viresalingam Theistic High School and worked for three decades till his retirement in 1977. He wrote biographical details of about 100 Telugu writers named Andhra Rachayitalu in 1950. His magnum opus was Andhra Puranamu in 1954 which was recognized by great writers of that era like Viswanatha, Malladi etc. It procured him Andhra Pradesh Sahitya Akademi Award in 1966. Some of his works are translated to Hindi. During the World Telugu Conference in 1975, A.P.Sahitya Akademi published his Telugulo Ramayanalu
He died on November 7, 1992 at Rajahmundry.
Literary works
- Toranam (1938)
- Saddarsana Sangraham (1942): six darsanas in condensed form.
- Ratna Panchalika (1943)
- Surya Saptati (1943): seventy poems in praise of Sun.
- Dhanvantari Charitra (1945): The history of DhanvantariDhanvantariDhanvantari is an Avatar of Vishnu from the Hindu tradition. He appears in the Vedas and Puranas as the physician of the gods , and the god of Ayurvedic medicine...
. - Ratnavali (1947)
- Andhra Racayitalu (1950): biographical sketches of reputed poets of first of half of 20th century.
- Bodhi Vrkshamu (1951): glorifies the principle of non-violence.
- Andhra Puranamu (1954): acknowledged as one of the modern PanchakavyaPanchakavyaPanchagavya is a concoction prepared by mixing five products of cow. The three direct constituents are cow dung, urine, and milk; the two derived products are curd and ghee...
s. - Charitra Dhanyulu (1955): the blessed in history.
- Kalyana Tara (1956)
- Swapna Vasavadatta (1956)
- Shri Khandamu (1968): piece of WealthWealthWealth is the abundance of valuable resources or material possessions. The word wealth is derived from the old English wela, which is from an Indo-European word stem...
. - Telugulo Ramayanalu (1975): book on the analysis of RamayanaRamayanaThe Ramayana is an ancient Sanskrit epic. It is ascribed to the Hindu sage Valmiki and forms an important part of the Hindu canon , considered to be itihāsa. The Ramayana is one of the two great epics of India and Nepal, the other being the Mahabharata...
s in Telugu. - Chaitra Radhamu (1976): the chariot of Spring.
- Sadashiva Panchasika (1977): 500 poems in praise of Lord ShivaShivaShiva is a major Hindu deity, and is the destroyer god or transformer among the Trimurti, the Hindu Trinity of the primary aspects of the divine. God Shiva is a yogi who has notice of everything that happens in the world and is the main aspect of life. Yet one with great power lives a life of a...
. - Kelakuli
- Jeevana Lekhalu Sahiti Rekhalu
- Madhu Jeevanamu
- Madhu Kosamu
- Madhunapantula Sahitya Vyasalu
- Prasanga Tarangini (1987): Collection of his radio talks.
Awards
- He was awarded the Sahitya Akademi AwardSahitya Akademi AwardSahitya Akademi Award is a literary honor in India which Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, annually confers on writers of outstanding works in one of the following twenty-four major Indian languagesAssamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri,...
by the Government of Andhra Pradesh for his classical work Andhra Puranamu in 1968. - He was awarded Kalaprapoorna (Ph.D. honoris causa) by Andhra UniversityAndhra UniversityAndhra University or Andhra Viswa Kala Parishad , located in Visakhapatnam, north east coastal Andhra Pradesh, is one of the older premier universities in India with a broad focus...
in 1982. - He was given the titles of "Andhra Kalhana" and "Sahiti Samrat" in Rajahmundry in 1975.
See also
- Aaraama DraviduluAaraama DraviduluAaraama Dravidulu is a sub-sect of Telugu Brahmins of Andhra Pradesh in South India. They primarily reside in East Godavari and West Godavari districts of Andhra Pradesh, though they can found all over Andhra Pradesh and other parts of India and world now...