Adipudi Somanatharao | |
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Born | 1867 |
Died | 1941 |
Occupation(s) | Poet Translator Social reformer |
Known for | Gitanjali in Telugu |
Adipudi Somanatharao (1867—1941) was an Indian writer and social reformer.
Adipudi Somanatharao belonged to the Brahmin community of Sandilya Gotra. He worked in Pithapuram, Sansthanam as a scholar. He was a well-known poet in Sanskrit, Kannada, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu. He introduced the style of Ravindranath Tagore poetry to the Telugu people.
He translated the Kamba Ramayanam from Tamil to Telugu. He established the "Srikrishnadevarayandhra Bhashanilayam" with the help of the famous scholar, " Komarraju Lakshmanarao". [1] He translated the famous epic in English " Paradise and the Peri" which was written by Thomas Moore (1779-1852) into Telugu.
Kinnari Vijayam is perhaps Somantharao's most famous poem. It was published at Kakinada in 1920. [2]
Adipudi Somanatharao | |
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Born | 1867 |
Died | 1941 |
Occupation(s) | Poet Translator Social reformer |
Known for | Gitanjali in Telugu |
Adipudi Somanatharao (1867—1941) was an Indian writer and social reformer.
Adipudi Somanatharao belonged to the Brahmin community of Sandilya Gotra. He worked in Pithapuram, Sansthanam as a scholar. He was a well-known poet in Sanskrit, Kannada, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu. He introduced the style of Ravindranath Tagore poetry to the Telugu people.
He translated the Kamba Ramayanam from Tamil to Telugu. He established the "Srikrishnadevarayandhra Bhashanilayam" with the help of the famous scholar, " Komarraju Lakshmanarao". [1] He translated the famous epic in English " Paradise and the Peri" which was written by Thomas Moore (1779-1852) into Telugu.
Kinnari Vijayam is perhaps Somantharao's most famous poem. It was published at Kakinada in 1920. [2]