Vavilla Ramaswamy Sastrulu and Sons
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Vavilla Ramaswamy Sastrulu and Sons (Telugu
: వావిళ్ల రామస్వామి శాస్త్రులు అండ్ సన్స్) is 150 years old Indian Publishing
house.
It was started by Vavilla Ramaswamy Sastrulu
in 1854 in Chennai
in a press named Hindu Bhasha Sanjeevini. Later he established "Adi Saraswathi Nilayam". During his lifetime till 1891, he published about 50 important books in Telugu
and Sanskrit
languages.
After some period, his well educated son Vavilla Venkateswara Sastrulu led the house in 1906 and actively continued the tradition and improved it greatly. He named it "Vavilla Press". It was associated with Gita Press
of Gorakhpur
and Choukhamba Press of Varanasi
. He published books with perfect proof reading by the experts in the field and successfully printed in Royal, Demy and Crown sizes. He was the first to get his books bound with calico cover and glittering letters.
Vavilla press published mostly classic literature, epics, puranas and commentaries. They published Sanskrit text in Telugu script, so that any literate person can read the ancient Sanskrit texts and study them. During his lifetime more than 900 books in Telugu, Sanskrit, Tamil and English languages.
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...
: వావిళ్ల రామస్వామి శాస్త్రులు అండ్ సన్స్) is 150 years old Indian Publishing
Publishing
Publishing is the process of production and dissemination of literature or information—the activity of making information available to the general public...
house.
It was started by Vavilla Ramaswamy Sastrulu
Vavilla Ramaswamy Sastrulu
Vavilla Ramaswamy Sastrulu was Telugu Pundit and owner of Telugu Publishing house, Saraswati Mudralayamu which later got renamed as Vavilla Press. Vavilla family in Andhra Pradesh secured a page in history as a premier publishing house owning a press.-Birth and Childhood:Ramaswamy Sastrulu was...
in 1854 in Chennai
Chennai
Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...
in a press named Hindu Bhasha Sanjeevini. Later he established "Adi Saraswathi Nilayam". During his lifetime till 1891, he published about 50 important books in 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...
and Sanskrit
Sanskrit
Sanskrit , is a historical Indo-Aryan language and the primary liturgical language of Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism.Buddhism: besides Pali, see Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Today, it is listed as one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and is an official language of the state of Uttarakhand...
languages.
After some period, his well educated son Vavilla Venkateswara Sastrulu led the house in 1906 and actively continued the tradition and improved it greatly. He named it "Vavilla Press". It was associated with Gita Press
Gita Press
The Gita Press is one of the world's largest publishers of Hindu religious texts. It is located in Gorakhpur city of India's Uttar Pradesh state. It was founded in 1923 by Jaya Dayal Goyandka for promoting the principles of Sanatana Dharma. Hanuman Prasad Poddar was the founding and the lifetime...
of Gorakhpur
Gorakhpur
Gorakhpur is a city in the eastern part of the state of Uttar Pradesh in India, near the border with Nepal. It is the administrative headquarters of Gorakhpur District and Gorakhpur Division. Gorakhpur is one of the proposed capitals of the Purvanchal state which is yet to be formed...
and Choukhamba Press of Varanasi
Varanasi
-Etymology:The name Varanasi has its origin possibly from the names of the two rivers Varuna and Assi, for the old city lies in the north shores of the Ganga bounded by its two tributaries, the Varuna and the Asi, with the Ganges being to its south...
. He published books with perfect proof reading by the experts in the field and successfully printed in Royal, Demy and Crown sizes. He was the first to get his books bound with calico cover and glittering letters.
Vavilla press published mostly classic literature, epics, puranas and commentaries. They published Sanskrit text in Telugu script, so that any literate person can read the ancient Sanskrit texts and study them. During his lifetime more than 900 books in Telugu, Sanskrit, Tamil and English languages.
Publications
This is partial list of some important publications:- Anandamatha by Bankim Chandra Chatterji (1907)
- Narasabhoopaaleeyam by Puranam Suryanaraya Sastrulu (1909)
- Vaijayanti Vilasamu (1909)
- Radhika Santwanamu by Muddu Palani (1910)
- Kavi Jeevitamulu by Gurajada Sriramamurti (1913)
- Bhadradri Rama Satakamu by Pavuluri MallanaPavuluri MallanaPavuluri Mallana, who followed Adikavi Nannaya is a mathematician of 11th century. He composed 'Ganitam' is the first Telugu rendering of an original Sanskrit work on mathematics....
(1916) - Bhaskara Ramayana (1923)
- Bhakthi Rasa Shatakha Samputam (1926)
- Soundarya Tilaka by Chilakamarti Lakshminarasimham (1926)
- Andhra Vangmya Caritra Sangrahamu by K. Venkatanarayana Ravu (1928)
- Kavitraya Kavitā Vimarśanamu by Gur̲r̲amu Vēṅkaṭasubbarāmayya (1933)
- Vēdamu Vēṅkaṭarāyaśāstri Saṃskr̥ti by Gur̲r̲amu Vēṅkaṭasubbarāmayya (1938)
- Vruddha Paarasharyamu by Parasharam (1940)
- Barthruhari Subhashitamu by T. Benarji (1949)
- Andhra Vyakaranamu by Vedam Pattabhiram Sastry (1951)
- Sreemadandra Bhagavathamu by Bhammera Potha Raju (1952)
- English-Telugu Dictionary by P. Shankaranarayana (1964)
- Sri Mahabhakta Vijayamu by Sripada Subramanya Sastri (1966)
- Atukuri Molla Ramayan (1968)
- Kshetraya Padamulu by Muvva Goopaala
- Sri Lakshmee Stotra Ratnatrayamu (1999)
- Bruhatstotra Ratnakaramu (2005)
- Muhuurta Darpand-amu (2005)
- Lalita sahasranamaLalita sahasranamaLalita sahasranama is a sacred Hindu text dated to the 12th century A.D. for the worshippers of the Goddess Lalita Devi, i.e. the Divine Mother, in the form of her and the male gods' feminine power, Shakti. Lalita is the Goddess of bliss, an epithet for Parvati. Etymologically, "Lalita" means "She...
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