Dasaradhi Rangacharya
{{Short description|Indian poet and writer (1928–2015)}}
{{Family name hatnote|Dasaradhi|lang=Telugu}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox writer
| name = Dasaradhi Rangacharya
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1928|8|24|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Hyderabad State, British India
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2015|6|7|1928|8|24|df=yes}}
| death_place = Hyderabad, Telangana, India
| occupation = {{Hlist|Poet|writer}}
| nationality = Indian
| spouse = Kamalamma
| children = 3
| relatives = Dasarathi Krishnamacharya (brother)
| awards = Kala Ratna
}}
Dasaradhi Rangacharya (24 August 1928 – 7 June 2015), also spelled Dasarathi Rangacharya,{{Cite web |date=9 June 2015 |title=Dasarathi passes away |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Telangana/2015-06-09/Dasarathi-passes-away/156103 |access-date=4 December 2022 |website=The Hans India |language=en}} was an Indian poet and writer in the Telugu language. He participated actively in the Telangana armed struggle against the rule of the Nizams.{{Cite news |last1=Krishnamoorthy |first1=Suresh |date=8 June 2015 |title=Well-known writer Dasaradhi Rangacharya dead |newspaper=The Hindu |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/wellknonw-writer-dasiradhi-rangacharya-dead/article7294082.ece}} His writings incorporated the lifestyle of the people of Telangana under the rule of the Nizams. He was conferred with Kala Ratna award in 2001.
Personal life
Dasaradhi Rangacharya was born on 24 August 1928 in Hyderabad State (in present-day Telangana). Upon being expelled from school, he moved to Vijayawada for further education.{{Cite web |date=9 June 2015 |title=Poet Dasaradhi Rangacharya, who fought Nizam, is dead |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/150609/nation-current-affairs/article/poet-dasaradhi-rangacharya-who-fought-nizam-dead |access-date=4 December 2022 |website=Deccan Chronicle |language=en}} He was married to Kamalamma and had a son and two daughters. His brother, Dasarathi Krishnamacharya, was also a writer.{{Cite web |date=9 June 2015 |title=Telangana's Voice Dasarathi No More |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2015/jun/09/telanganas-voice-dasarathi-no-more-753116.html |access-date=4 December 2022 |website=The New Indian Express}}
Career
Dasaradhi started working as a teacher during 1951 to 1957. Later he moved to Hyderabad and worked between 1957 and 1988 in the municipal corporation in Secunderabad Division.
Writings
Dasaradhi incorporated the lifestyle of the people of Telangana under the rule of Nizam of Hyderabad in his novels, and he became a great writer in Telangana. He came into prominence after his trilogy novels {{Interlanguage link|Chillara Devullu|te|చిల్లర దేవుళ్ళు (నవల)|italic=yes}} ({{Translation|The lesser deities}}), {{Lang|te|Modugu Poolu}} ({{Translation|Fire flowers}}) and {{Lang|te|Janapadam}}. He wrote them in the Telangana dialect against the counsel of his peers. These are considered "rarest of the great novels produced in Telangana" on the account of feudalism and lower literacy rate present in then Telangana region.{{citation |title=Indian literature |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bk_hAAAAMAAJ&q=Dasarathi+Rangacharya |volume=42 |issue=Issues 4-6 |page=117 |year=1999 |location=New Delhi |publisher=Sahitya Akademi}} Chillara Devullu was published in 1969 and was adapted into a 1977 Telugu movie by the same name–{{Interlanguage link|Chillara Devullu|te|చిల్లర దేవుళ్ళు|italic=yes}}.
Other novels that he wrote include {{Lang|te|Srimadramayanam}} (Ramayana), {{Lang|te|Sri Mahabharatam}} (Mahabharata), {{Lang|te|Devadasu Uttaralu}} ({{Translation|Letters from Devdas (character)}}), {{Lang|te|Chaturveda Samhita}}, {{Lang|te|Amrutha Upanishathu}} and {{Lang|te|Amruthangamaya}} among others. "Maya Jalataru", "Sara Talpam" and "Ranunnadi Edi Nizam". He translated the four Vedas into the Telugu language. He wrote his autobiography under the title {{Lang|te|Jeevanayanam}} ({{Translation|Journey of life}}).{{Cite news |title=ప్రముఖ రచయిత దాశరథి రంగాచార్య కన్నుమూత |language=te |trans-title=Renowned writer Dasarathi Rangacharya passed away |work=Eenadu |url=http://eenadu.net/Homeinner.aspx?item=break40 |url-status=dead |access-date=4 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150608101722/http://eenadu.net/Homeinner.aspx?item=break40 |archive-date=8 June 2015}}
Awards
Dasaradhi was conferred with Kala Ratna in 2001 by the government of United Andhra Pradesh.{{Cite news |date=15 August 2001 |title=Hamsa awards are now Kalaratna |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh//article58041585.ece |access-date=4 December 2022 |issn=0971-751X}}
Death
Dasaradhi died on 8 June 2015 in Yashoda Hospitals in Somajiguda and was given a state funeral by the Government of Telangana.
References
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Further reading
- {{Cite journal |last=D. Ramalingam |date=1982 |title=Dasarathi Rangacharya – Chronicler of Telangana Life |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/24158505 |journal=Sahitya Akademi |volume=25 |issue=3 |pages=50–65 |jstor=24158505}}
- {{cite web|last=Mittapalli|first=Dr. Rajeshwar|title=Chillara Devullu : A Fictional Portrait of Pre-Independence Telangana|url=http://www.telugupeople.com/content/Content.asp?ContentID=65654&catID=16|work=Telugu People|publisher=TP Media India Ltd|access-date=27 October 2013}}
External links
- [https://archive.org/search.php?query=creator%3A%22%E0%B0%A6%E0%B0%BE%E0%B0%B6%E0%B0%B0%E0%B0%A5%E0%B0%BF+%E0%B0%B0%E0%B0%82%E0%B0%97%E0%B0%BE%E0%B0%9A%E0%B0%BE%E0%B0%B0%E0%B1%8D%E0%B0%AF%22 Dasaradhi Rangacharya's writings] (in Telugu) at Archive.org
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