Poet brothers remembered
A. Ramalinga Sastry
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A book release marked the Kopparapukavulu Kalaa Peetham's function held in honour of the poet duo.
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Photo: C.V. Subrahmanyam
SCHOLARLY ENDEAVOUR Dharmavarapu Subrahmanyam (left) at the release function. Photo: C.V. Subrahmanyam
The presence of two poet duos - Tirupathi Venkatakavulu and Kopparapukavulu - marked the field of Telugu literature during the period between the last quarter of the 19th and the first half of the 20th century.
Born about one-and-half decades after Tirupathikavulu, besides passing away much earlier, the Kopparapu Sodarakavulu perhaps could not catch the imagination of the masses as much as their seniors did. Nonetheless, the sublime impression they cast on respected litterateurs of their times make them stand second to none in the history of Telugu literature. This was how Dharmavarapu Subrahmanyam, Chairman of the State Cultural Council, summed up the impact of the poet brothers. Subrahmanyam was the chief guest at a function held in honour of the poets under the aegis of Kopparapukavula Kalaa Peetham recently.
Padmasri awardee and former MP, Dr. Yarlagadda Lakshmi Prasad, who chaired the session, renowned Satasahasravadhani Dr. Garikipati Narasimha Rao and Acharya Sarwabhowama Dr. Vedula Subrahmanya Sastry, were guests of honour at the function.
Marked by Dr. Perala Balamurali Krishna's erudite compering, the function was organised by the founder president of the Peetham, Maa Sarma. Ever since the Peetham was inaugurated on September 9, 2002. Sarma has already brought out three books titled Kopparapukavula Charitra, Kavitwam and Sahityadarsanam in print and got them formally released.
Releasing the fourth book, titled Daivasankalpam, all the speakers were of the unanimous opinion that the book stands credited as one of the few best of all the prabandha kavyas scripted in Telugu in the classical idiom. Maa Sarma proposed a vote of thanks.
Tribute to a scholar
Sahitya Surabhi, a prominent literary body, organised a special meet in memory of noted scientist, poet and litterateur, Maheedhara Nalinimohan, who breathed his last on the 21st of last month. An accredited and highly acclaimed scientist, he retired as the deputy director of the National Physical Laboratory in the year 1993. Listing out the research and professional achievements of Nalinimohan, the secretary of Surabhi, Oruganti Rajarajeswari Prasad, mainly spoke about the yeoman contribution made by him to the literary firmament.
Nalinimohan authored 70 odd works in Telugu of which about 18 are still to be published. Besides popularising science and developing scientific tenor in the society by way of stories like Rocket, Pidugudevara, Grahanala kathalu and so on, he scripted many a story like Rudraksha Pilli, Kothi tapassu, Chaduvukunna Kaaki, Mrugaraju Pelli and so forth specially for children.
Replete with sarcastic humour, his other works stand rated as caustic criticism on a variety of dogmatic beliefs and traditions. Surabhi president Vruddhula Kalyanarama Rao chaired the session. Noted social worker C.S. Rao was the guest of honour.
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