Vempalli Gangadhar

Vempalli Gangadhar
Vempalli Gangadhar
Occupation	Writer, poet, researcher
Nationality	Indian
Period	Present
Website
	vempalligangadhar.com

Vempalli Gangadhar is a writer from Kadapa district of Andhra Pradesh. He has been awarded Sahitya Akademi's Yuva Puraskar for 2011 for his short-story collection "Molakala Punnami".[1]

Dr Vempalli Gangadhar, with his Sahitya Akademi Award.

Gangadhar, recipient of Central Sahitya Academy's first Yuva Puraskar, had been a guest of the President in Rashtrapathi Bhavan from 8 to 26 September 2014.[2]

Writings

Molakala Punnami

Gangadhar's award-winning book Molakala Punnami is a collection of 13 short-stories. It was published in 2006 and is woven around the plight of farmers. Gunturu Seshendra Sarma, a Telugu poet, has written the foreword for the book.[3]

Other works

Gangadhar, a doctorate holder from the Sri Venkateswara University, has ten books to his name so far. He has also won an award for a previous work. His Mynapu Bommalu won the American Telugu Association award. The book is about sex workers.[3]

Published books

' Depamanu- (Telugu Literature Articles)- దీపమాను(సాహిత్య వ్యాసాలు) june 2020
' Matti porala madhya maha charithra (History articles)మట్టి పొరల మధ్య మహా చరిత్ర (చరిత్ర వ్యాసాలు) june 2020
' C.P.Brown series of Letters - సి.పి. బ్రౌన్ కు మనమేం చేశాం?'Book Editor(సంపాదకత్వం)- may 2020
' Urenium palle (యురేనియం పల్లె) Novel. July 2019.
' Erra chandanam Dari lo Tamila Kulilu -Red Sanders Tamil woodcutters (ఎర్రచందనం దారిలో తమిళకూలీలు ) May, 2019.
Anathapuram Charithra -అనంత పురం చరిత్ర (సంపాదకత్వం)(book editor)-January 2017
Ravana Vahanam Kathalu -రావణ వాహనం కథలు -( Ravana vahanam -stories)- ( 25 stories )- December 2015
Paapagni kathalu - పాపాఘ్ని కథలు -(Stories of the Paapagni River)- (30 Stories)- June 2015
Nenu chusina shantinekethan - నేను చూసిన శాంతినికేతన్ ( పర్యటన )(Travelogue)-January 2015
toli telugu shasanam - తొలి తెలుగు శాసనం (The first Telugu stone inscription)-December 2013
Greeshma Bhoomi Kathalu - గ్రీష్మ భూమి కథలు (Stories of the summer land)- (13 Stories)-November 2013
nela digina vaana - నేల దిగిన వాన (The rain that landed on earth)-( Novel)- March 2013
devarashila - దేవరశిల (the divine rock) - (12 Stories)- November 2008
hiranya rajyam - హిరణ్య రాజ్యం (The kingdom of Hirnya)- rayalaseema factionism history- August 2008
pune prayanam - పూణే ప్రయాణం (The journey to Pune)-(Trafficking of Women ) June 2007
molakala punnami - మొలకల పున్నమి (The full moon of sprouts) - (13 Stories),April 2006;second edition April 2012
Kadapa Vibhavam- కడప వైభవం-కడప చరిత్ర (సంపాదకత్వం)(book editor)-2004
kathanam - కథనం (narration)- essays book, -November 2002

Novels

nela digina vaana - నేల దిగిన వాన (The rain that landed on earth)
Urenium palle - యురేనియం పల్లె -Novel

Short stories

Agra Tonga - ఆగ్రా టాంగా (What is to be really seen in Agra?)
Hamsa Nattu - హంస నత్తు (We finally reach where we are destined to reach)
Edari Oda - ఎడారి ఓడ (What is wrong when done with greed can be right when done in need)

References

The Hindu's article on Vempalle Gangadhar winning Sahitya Akademi's Yuva Puraskar
"Kadapa writer felicitated". The Hindu. 27 September 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
"Vempalli bags Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar". The Hindu. Retrieved 8 March 2014.

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[1] The Hindu's article on Vempalle Gangadhar winning Sahitya Akademi's Yuva Puraskar

[2] "Kadapa writer felicitated". The Hindu. 27 September 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2019.

[Vempalli-3] "Vempalli bags Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar". The Hindu. Retrieved 8 March 2014.