CM KCR declared that Telangana state government would immortalise the literary giant Dasaradhi Krishnamacharya with a statue and an annual award for literary contributions, with a cash prize of Rs 1,00,116. Speaking on the occasion of 89th birth anniversary of the writer-poet, the CM announced a university or educational institution in Telangana would be named after Dasaradhi. He also announced the government would provide a job to one in Dasaradhi’s family, which is in financial difficulties. Dasaradhi’s family is present on the occasion. CM recounted how Dasaradhi along with Kaloji, Vattikota Alwarswamy, PV Narasimha Rao, Oddiraju and Maringanti breathed life into Telangana language and culture with their work. The CM said statues for all these literary figures would come up in his ...

Today is the the 89th birth anniversary of the literary giant Dasaradhi Krishnamacharyulu, who was born on July 22, 1925 in in Warangal district. He was a great pundit in Andhra, Sanskrit, and Tamil languages and puranas. He gave up higher education to join the movement against autocratic Nizam Muslim rule in the Hyderabad Kingdom. Krishnamacharyulu began writing poetry very young as a student. His poetry was revolutionary and was influenced by communist and leftist ideology of Karl Marx. Downtrodden, poor, exploited, workers etc. were his subjects in poetry. In 1949, his first poetry compilation entitled “Agnidhaara” was published. It contained titles such as [maatrubhoomi, desabhakti, prajaporatam, dharmachakram, vasantakumari, shilpi etc. He published rudraveena in 1950, in which he described the ...