Puttaparthi Narayanacharyulu (28 March 1914 – 1 September 1990) was a classical poet, literary critic, composer, musicologist, translator and polyglot.
Puttaparthi Narayanacharyulu
Born
28 March 1914 Chiyyedu, Anantapur Taluq, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh
Died
September 1, 1990(1990-09-01) (aged 76) Cuddapah, Andhra Pradesh
Narayanacharyulu was born in a Sri Vaishnava Brahmin family in Chiyyedu Village in Penukonda taluq of Anantapur district.[1] His father Sriman Puttaparthi Thirumala Sreenivasacharya was a Pandit and commentator of his times and the child Puttaparthi used to accompany him during his Purana Pravachanams. Puttaparthi's mother Kondamma (Mendamma) also was a poet and scholar in music and both the parents influenced Puttaparthi in his childhood.[citation needed]
He studied Sanskrit literature up to Siromani at Tirupati Sanskrit College. He learned grammar, meter, figures of speech from the likes of Kapilasthalam Krishnamacharyulu and D.T. Tatacharyulu. He learned Bharatanatyam under the guidance of dancer Ranjakam Mahalakshmamma. He learned classical Carnatic music from Pakka Hanumanthacharyulu. He learned English literature from Mrs. Pitt, wife of a deceased Sub collector of Penugonda (Ananthapur-A.P) at the age of 14. He practiced Pakrit languages from his paternal uncle Sriman Rallapalli Anantha Krishna Sarma. After that Puttaparthi studied many more languages, including Kannada, Tamil, French, Latin, Persian and numerous Prakrit variations. His wife Smt Puttaparthi Kanakamma (DB 22nd July, 1922) was also a poet of her own calibre who penned "Gandhiji Mahaprasthanam', 'Agniveena' and many more devotional lyrics. She was honoured as a 'Best woman writer' in 1975 by A.P. Sahitya Academy.[citation needed]
Puttaparthi has about 50 works of poetry, 10 works of translations, hundreds of articles (on Telugu, Tamil, Kannada,Malayalam, Prakrit, Hindi and Sanskrit literatures) and about 7,000 musical compositions to his credit. His Janapriya Ramayanam won Central Sahitya Akademi literary award in the year 1979. He got the award of Bharateeya Bhasha Parshath, Kolkatta for his epic 'Sreenivasa Prabandham' in 1988. His English work "Leaves in the Wind" written at the age of 20 was appreciated by well-known Indo-Anglican poet Sri Harindranath Chattopadyaya. Further, he wrote a playlet named 'The Hero' (under the influence of Milton), which was also critically acclaimed.[citation needed]
He was a polyglot and pundit in many languages, as he was fluent in 14 languages.[citation needed] His life size bronze statue was installed in Proddatur town by Puttaparthi Narayanacharyulu Sahithi Peetham in 2007.[2]
Literary works
Bhagavatha Sudha lahari (a 13 volume work; vyakhya on Srimadbhagavatham)
Suvarna Patramulu (a translation from Marathi)
Saraswathi samharam (a novel of Beechi, translated from Kannada)
Astakshari kruthulu (7,000 devotional lyrics out of which 250 and 1001 (during his centenary year) with same name are published)
Bhagawan Buddha (translation from Marathi)
Chennakesava suprabhatam (Sanskrit)
Ekavira (translation to Malayalam)
Leaves in the Wind (English)
The Hero (English)
Pandari Bhagavatam (Dwipada kavyam)
Penugonda Lakshmi(A poetry in his 12th year and his text book at his 31st year in Vidwan exam)
Prabandha Nayikalu
Saakshaatkaaram
Smasanadeepam (translation from Malayalam)
Teerani baaki (translated Malayalam playlets)
Shivakarnamritam (Sanskrit)
Shivathandavam
Padyamu
Sipayi pituri
Agastheeswara Suprabhatham (Sanskrit)
Tyagarajaswami suprabhatam (Sanskrit)
Vijayanagara samajika charitra (Telugu)
Meghadootham
Shaji
Srinivasa Prabandham (Maha kavyam) 'Kavyadwayi'(A compilation of 'Gandhiji Maha prasthanam' and 'Agniveena', both by Smt. and Dr. Puttaparthi)
Vasucharitra sahiteesourabham (criticism)
Prabandha nayikalu (criticism)
Posthumous publications
Prakrutha vyasa manjari (Pakrit Sahitya Vyasalu published after his demise by Dr. Puttaparthi Nagapadmini - poet's 4th daughter))
Vyasa valmikam (compilation of Puttaparthi's articles on South Indian literature published after his demise by Dr. Puttaparthi Nagapadmini))
Triputi (compilation of Dr. Puttaparthi's forewords, vyakhyas and editorials published after his demise by Dr. Puttaparthi Nagapadmini))
Saraswathi putrunitho sambhashanalu (compilation of Dr. Puttaparthi's several interviews published after his demise by Dr. Puttaparthi Nagapadmini))
Marapurani madhura gadha (compilation of Dr. Puttaparthi's articles on the Vijayanagara Empire, published after his demise by Dr. Puttaparthi Nagapadmini)
Awards
He was honoured with title Saraswatiputra (son of Goddess of Learning) by Sivananda Saraswati in Hrishikesh.
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NarayanacharyuluBorn28 March 1914Chiyyedu Anantapur Taluq Anantapur district Andhra PradeshDiedSeptember 1 1990 1990 09 01 aged 76 Cuddapah Andhra PradeshOccupationTeacherEducationSiromani VidwanAlma materTirupati Sanskrit CollegePeriod1914 1990GenrePoet composer critic orator commentator translatorSubjectTelugu Guddu Kavi citation needed Notable worksShivathandavam Pandari Bhagavatham Janapriya Ramayanam MeghadutamNotable awardsPadma Shri Honorary Doctorates from Sri Venkateswara University and SKD UniversitySpousePuttaparthi KanakammaChildren5 daughters and 1 sonWebsitesaraswatiputraputtaparthi wbr com Contents 1 Life sketch 2 Literary works 3 Awards 4 References 5 External linksLife sketch EditNarayanacharyulu was born in a Sri Vaishnava Brahmin family in Chiyyedu Village in Penukonda taluq of Anantapur district 1 His father Sriman Puttaparthi Thirumala Sreenivasacharya was a Pandit and commentator of his times and the child Puttaparthi used to accompany him during his Purana Pravachanams Puttaparthi s mother Kondamma Mendamma also was a poet and scholar in music and both the parents influenced Puttaparthi in his childhood citation needed He studied Sanskrit literature up to Siromani at Tirupati Sanskrit College He learned grammar meter figures of speech from the likes of Kapilasthalam Krishnamacharyulu and D T Tatacharyulu He learned Bharatanatyam under the guidance of dancer Ranjakam Mahalakshmamma He learned classical Carnatic music from Pakka Hanumanthacharyulu He learned English literature from Mrs Pitt wife of a deceased Sub collector of Penugonda Ananthapur A P at the age of 14 He practiced Pakrit languages from his paternal uncle Sriman Rallapalli Anantha Krishna Sarma After that Puttaparthi studied many more languages including Kannada Tamil French Latin Persian and numerous Prakrit variations His wife Smt Puttaparthi Kanakamma DB 22nd July 1922 was also a poet of her own calibre who penned Gandhiji Mahaprasthanam Agniveena and many more devotional lyrics She was honoured as a Best woman writer in 1975 by A P Sahitya Academy citation needed Puttaparthi has about 50 works of poetry 10 works of translations hundreds of articles on Telugu Tamil Kannada Malayalam Prakrit Hindi and Sanskrit literatures and about 7 000 musical compositions to his credit His Janapriya Ramayanam won Central Sahitya Akademi literary award in the year 1979 He got the award of Bharateeya Bhasha Parshath Kolkatta for his epic Sreenivasa Prabandham in 1988 His English work Leaves in the Wind written at the age of 20 was appreciated by well known Indo Anglican poet Sri Harindranath Chattopadyaya Further he wrote a playlet named The Hero under the influence of Milton which was also critically acclaimed citation needed He was a polyglot and pundit in many languages as he was fluent in 14 languages citation needed His life size bronze statue was installed in Proddatur town by Puttaparthi Narayanacharyulu Sahithi Peetham in 2007 2 Literary works EditBhagavatha Sudha lahari a 13 volume work vyakhya on Srimadbhagavatham Suvarna Patramulu a translation from Marathi Saraswathi samharam a novel of Beechi translated from Kannada Astakshari kruthulu 7 000 devotional lyrics out of which 250 and 1001 during his centenary year with same name are published Bhagawan Buddha translation from Marathi Chennakesava suprabhatam Sanskrit Ekavira translation to Malayalam Leaves in the Wind English The Hero English Pandari Bhagavatam Dwipada kavyam Penugonda Lakshmi A poetry in his 12th year and his text book at his 31st year in Vidwan exam Prabandha Nayikalu Saakshaatkaaram Smasanadeepam translation from Malayalam Teerani baaki translated Malayalam playlets Shivakarnamritam Sanskrit Shivathandavam Padyamu Sipayi pituri Agastheeswara Suprabhatham Sanskrit Tyagarajaswami suprabhatam Sanskrit Vijayanagara samajika charitra Telugu Meghadootham Shaji Srinivasa Prabandham Maha kavyam Kavyadwayi A compilation of Gandhiji Maha prasthanam and Agniveena both by Smt and Dr Puttaparthi Vasucharitra sahiteesourabham criticism Prabandha nayikalu criticism Posthumous publicationsPrakrutha vyasa manjari Pakrit Sahitya Vyasalu published after his demise by Dr Puttaparthi Nagapadmini poet s 4th daughter Vyasa valmikam compilation of Puttaparthi s articles on South Indian literature published after his demise by Dr Puttaparthi Nagapadmini Triputi compilation of Dr Puttaparthi s forewords vyakhyas and editorials published after his demise by Dr Puttaparthi Nagapadmini Saraswathi putrunitho sambhashanalu compilation of Dr Puttaparthi s several interviews published after his demise by Dr Puttaparthi Nagapadmini Marapurani madhura gadha compilation of Dr Puttaparthi s articles on the Vijayanagara Empire published after his demise by Dr Puttaparthi Nagapadmini Awards EditHe was honoured with title Saraswatiputra son of Goddess of Learning by Sivananda Saraswati in Hrishikesh Padma Shri Award by Government of India in 1972 Honorary Doctorates by Sri Venkateswara University and Sri Krishnadevaraya University References EditLuminaries of 20th Century Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University Hyderabad 2005 Telugu Poets at Vundavalli com Puttaparti Narayanacharyulu at Vepachedu org Bhasha paraseshabhogi a monograph of Dr Puttaparthi A C P Brown Academy Hyd publication by Dr Puttaparthi Nagapadmini Yoan Niek 9 March 2012 Puttaparthi Narayanacharyulu Miss Press ISBN 978 620 0 88484 8 Governor unveils poet s statue in the HinduExternal links EditSome of His published works at AVKF org Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Puttaparthi Narayanacharyulu amp oldid 1082831640, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
