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Sripada Krishnamurty Sastry

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Sripada Krishna Murthy Sastry
Poet-Laurate of Andhra Pradesh
Born29 October 1866
Died29 December 1960
Occupations
  • Playwright
  • poet
  • writer
  • laurate
Years activec. 1585–1613
Parents
  • Sripada Venkata Somayajulu (father)
  • Sripada Venkata Subbamma (mother)
AwardsPadma Shri (1958)[1]
Statue of Sripada at Rajahmundry.

Kaviraz Krishna Murthy Sastry, of Sripada family (29 October 1866 – 29 December 1960), a native of Devarapalli of West Godavari district, was the first poet laureate ((ఆస్థాన కవి Asţhānakavi)) of Andhra Pradesh.[2] He composed more than a hundred works in Telugu. He composed ‘Sri Krishnasweeyacharitam’, an autobiography in Sanskrit.

Birth

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Saastry was born to Sripada Venkata Somayajulu and Venkata Subbamma on 29 October 1866 at Ernagudem, West Godavar district of Andhra Pradesh.[3]

Marriage

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He was married to Venkata Ratnamba (వెంకట రత్నాంబ Venkataratnāmba), daughter of Kala Lakshminarayana and Kala Somidevamma of Nadipudi village near Narasapur in West Godavari district.[citation needed] Thus, he became co-brother of French-era politician of Yanaon, Bouloussou Soubramanion Sastroulou and brother-in-law of Kala Venkata Rao, former minister of Madras and Andhra Pradesh.[citation needed]

Awards and titles

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His awards including Padma Sri in 1958, Suvarna Gandapenderam, Mani Kireetam, Mahamahopadhyaya insignia and medallions are preserved at the Visakha Museum, at Visakhapatnam. His titles include

  • Mahamahopadhyaya (మహామహోపాధ్యాయ)
  • Kavisarvabhauma (కవిసార్వభౌమ)
  • Kaviraz (కవిరాజు)
  • Kavibrahma (కవిబ్రహ్మ)
  • Andhra Vyasa (ఆంధ్రవ్యాస)
  • Abhinava Srinadha (అభినవ శ్రీనాథ)
  • Vedavidya Visarada (వేద విద్యా విశారద)
  • Prasanna Valmiki (ప్రసన్న వాల్మీకి)
  • Kala Prapoorna (కళాప్రపూర్ణ)

Death

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He died in Rajahmundry on 29 December 1960.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ http://www.zaminryot.com/pdf/1960/Dec/30-dec-1960.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  2. ^ p. 644, Land and people of Indian states and union territories : (in 36 volumes), by Shankarlal C. Bhatt, Gopal K. Bhargava, vol. 2, Kaplaz Publishers, 2006.
  3. ^ Sri Krishna Kaviraja Jivitamu (Telugu), by Anantapantula Ramalingaswami, Sri Lalitha Mudraksharasala, 1933.