Remembering a literary giant
A. RAMALINGA SASTRY
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His wards and friends remember Bulusu Venkataramanayya
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Bulusu Venkataramanayya
Bulusu Venkataramanayya was the first to present the quintessence of Bala and Proudha vyakaranams, nighantuvulu like Vyjayantini and Medini besides Trilingalakshana and Kuvalayananda (saaram) in colloquial idiom in Telugu.
While his research works Gajapathirajula Telugu Sahitya Poshanamu and Vavillavaari Vaangnmaya Seva fetched him A.P. Sahitya Academy Awards, his translations of Bhasa's Abhishekanaatakam and Ashtadasapuranas besides the analysis of Paanduranga Mahatyam, Manucharitra, Paarijathapaharanam, Bhagavatham etc., in a friendly idiom secured him life-long pension from the Government of A.P. which he enjoyed for 10 years till his death in 1989.
His birth centenary was celebrated jointly by Bharati Teertha and B.V.R. Trust at Gurajadakalabharati last Saturday in Vizianagaram where he studied Telugu and Sanskrit.
The fort town was not only the nearest to the village Ramateertham where he was born on December 12,1907 but was also considered a centre of higher learningprovided with separate colleges for Arts, Science, Music and Sanskrit by its Maharajas.
At the function with the president of the Bharati Teertha (an academy of higher learning founded by the then Maharaja Alakanarayan Gajapathi in 1924) Tatha Prakasam in the chair and litterateurs Vaadapalli V.B. Rama Rao and Angara L. Prasada Rao as guests of honour, former Principal of M.R. Govt. Sanskrit College, Manapragada Seshasai was honoured.
Seshasai reminiscenced about his association with late Venkataramanayya at Chennai.
The bard of the last century worked as a Telugu Pundit there from 1930 to '68 and had amiable affinity with the renowned Vaavilla Ramaswamy Sastry and his press till its closure in 1976.
He was in demand for reviewing literary works of eminent writers and poets for the print media, for delivering talks, writing plays and stories for A.I.R. besides bringing out over 100 literary works of his own in print in book form, Seshasai said.
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