Balivada Kanta Rao

Balivada Kanta Rao[1][2] (3 July 1927 – 6 May 2000) was a noted Telugu novelist and playwright.

Balivada Kanta Rao[1]
Born3 July 1927
Madapam, Srikakulam district
Died6 May 2000
NationalityIndian
CitizenshipIndia
GenreNovels, Plays, Short Stories
Notable awardsKendriya Sahitya Akademi Award

He was born in Madapam village in Srikakulam District of Andhra Pradesh, he worked in various capacities as civilian officer in the Indian Navy. He has to his credit 38 major and minor novels, 400 short stories, 5 major plays, host of playlets and radio plays and travelogues.[3]

Many of his novels and stories have been translated into other Indian languages. He won several awards which include Andhra Pradesh Sahitya Akademi, Telugu University Award, Gopichand Literary award, Ravi Shastri Memorial Award and Kalasagar Vishishta Puraskaram. He was the winner of Kendriya Sahitya Akademi Award in 1998 by the Government of India.[4]

Novels and novelettes

Balivada's published repertoire includes 38 major and minor novels. Many of his works have been translated into Hindi, Gujarati, Kannada and other Indian languages. Some of his works are:

  • Sharada (1947)
  • Parajayam (1949).
  • Annapurna (1950)
  • Buchi (1950)
  • Suguna (1951)
  • Godameeda Bomma (1953)
  • Dagapadina Tammudu (1957)
  • Matsyagandhi (1962)
  • Sampangi (1970)
  • Nalugu Manchalu (1966)
  • Punyabhumi (1969)
  • Ide Narakam Ide Swargam (1974)
  • Vamsadhara (1982)
  • Delhi Majlilu (1984)
  • Chaitra Parvam (1977)
  • Love in Goa (1984)
  • Maro Rajasekhara Charitra (1986)
  • Ajanta (1986)
  • Ellora (1988)
  • Ammi and Janmabhoomi (2003. Published Posthumously)

Apart from the novels, 400 short stories, 8 Plays, travelogues, essays have been published and staged. Many of his plays were broadcast on All India Radio and Doordarshan. Five anthologies of his stories and one anthology of six small novellas have been published

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. KANTARAO, B. (1961). Dagapadina Tammuda. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  3. "Balivada Kantha Rao". Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 15 February 2007.
  4. Sahitya Akademi.Award Winners Archived 2006-06-23 at the Wayback Machine

Further reading
  • The Secret of Contentment and Other Telugu Short Stories. Translated by Sujata Patnaik., 2002. ISBN 978-81-207-2460-0
  • AVKF.Balivada Kanta Rao.


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