Adivi Baapiraju
Adivi Baapiraju | |
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British India | |
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| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation(s) | Novelist, playwright |
| Years active | 1895-1952 |
| Family | See Adivi Family |
Adivi Baapiraju (1895–1952) was an Indian
anti-colonial nationalist known for his works in Telugu theater, and cinema.[1][2] He is known for his literary works such as Gona Ganna Reddy, Narayana Rao, and Himabindu.[3]
Life
Baapiraju was born on 8 October 1895, at Sarepalle, near
Non-cooperation movement in 1921 and was jailed in 1922 for about a year.[4] He remembered his experiences in jail in his book "tolakari".[2] After his release Baapiraju attended the Law college in Madras. He practiced law in Bhimavaram for a year and later gave it up.[1]
Baapiraju served for a brief period as the principal of Jateeya Kalasala of
Hyderabad from 1943 to 1946. Baapiraju wrote over a hundred stories. He also provided paintings for Viswanatha Satyanarayana's Kinerasani Patalu and Nanduri's Enkipatalu.[1] Baapiraju died in 1952.[1]
Works
As writer
- HimaBindu[5]
- Gona Gannareddy
- Adivi Santisree
- Ansumathi
- Ottunga Srungam
- Narayana Rao
- Konangi
- Thoofanu
- Jajimalli
- Narudu
- Sailabala
- Bhogiraloya
- Veena
- Ragamalika
- Tarangini
- Nelathalli
- Anjali
- Narasanna Papayi
- Vadagallu
- Gaalivaana
- Rajakar
- Goduli
- Sasikala
- Tholakari
As painter
- Sasikala
- Sabdha Bramha
- Sundari Nandudu
- Bhagavatha Purushudu
- Suryadeva
- Samudragupta
- Mruthyunjaya
- Thikkana
- Paintings for 'Kinnerasani patalu' of Viswanatha Satyanarayana
References
- ^ ISBN 81-260-1803-8Sahitya Akademi
- ^ a b "Adavi Bapiraju". www.vepachedu.org.
- ^ "Rich tributes paid to Adavi Bapiraju". The Hindu. 8 October 2016.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 September 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Adavi Bapiraju" (PDF). Retrieved 28 March 2023.
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