Dasari Subrahmanyam

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| occupation = Story writer, Children’s Literature writer, Novelist

| nationality = Indian

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| genre = Fantasy Stories

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| notableworks = Agnimala, Chandamama

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Dasari Subrahmanyam (1932-2010) was a Telugu writer, known for his serialized fantastic adventure stories published in the children's magazine Chandamama. His stories featured fantasies based in backdrop of ancient and/or medieval India, as apparent from the place names appearing in the stories.

Literary works

Twelve classic Chandamama serials were created by Subrahmanyam, as follows:

  • The Comet
  • Crocodile Lord
  • Three Wizards
  • The Bronze Castle
  • Fire Island
  • The Monster Valley
  • The Underworld Fort
  • Temple in Ruins
  • The Yaksha Mountain
  • The Chariot
  • The Enchanted Pond
  • The Bear Wizard

Life

Subrahmanyam worked with Chandamama for more than 50 years and retired in 2006.

The Prasthanam monthly Telugu magazine published an article on Subrahmanyam in its September 2008 issue.

See also

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