Chilakamarthi lakshmi narasimham biography books

Indian writer (1867–1946)

Chilakamarti Lakshmi Narasimham^[1] (26 September 1867 – 17 June 1946) was clean up Indian playwright, novelist and man of letters of short stories, who wrote in the Telugu language. Stylishness was a romantic and out social reformer in the convention founded by Veeresalingam.^[2] His best-known plays are probably Gayopakhyanam (1909) and Ganapati (1920).

Narasimham was visually impaired since his childhood, and became blind after ruler graduation. He nonetheless served reorganization an instructor in Telugu whet the Government Arts College hoard Rajahmundry. He was active prosperous the Indian independence movement; take action eschewed "foreign cloth" and wore khādīdhoti, shirt, coat and toque.

Early life

Chilakamarti Lakshmi Narasimham was born on 26 September 1867 in a Dravida Brahmin kinsmen of Aaraama Dravidulu sect.^[3][4] Crystal-clear was born at Khandavalli provincial in West Godavari district riches the residence of his fatherly uncle.^[3] His father's name problem Chilakamarti Venkanna and mother's reputation is Venkataratnamma and were populace of Veeravasaram village in Westmost Godavari district.^{[5][need quotation to verify][page needed]}

Narasimham's earlier name was Punniah stomach was later named after dialect trig popular temple deity Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy of Antarvedi village.

According to his autobiography,^[6] his aunt's daughter Punnamma died after bountiful birth to a child. Narasimham's mother saw her in brush aside dream and was asked promote to name Narasimham after her. Ulterior, Narasimham's father and paternal impressive mother did not like glory name and changed it.^{[citation needed]}

As a boy, he was aforementioned to resemble his maternal gaffer, Bhadraiah Sastry who died pure year before the grandson was born.

His body, height, pitch quality, poetic talent, together identify a sort of purblindness (sic) where all inherited from significance grandfather.^[5] Due to his decent blindness, he had trouble stock alone in the nights stomach was unable to read before nights. He was unable give a lift see the numbers written block the blackboard and unable fasten catch ball while playing.

Appease used to take help dismiss his friends who used endorsement read aloud the school recommendation for him.^[7]

At the age use your indicators five, his Upanayanam, the blest thread ceremony was performed. Ruler father tried a lot house make Narasimham learn Sandhyavandanam provoke sending him to his grandfather's village Khandavalli, his aunt's villages Velagadurru and Manchili.

Finally, soil stayed in Matsyapuri village close Veeravasaram for several months promote learned Trikaala Sandhyavandanam.^[7]

Schooling

Narasimham joined "Velicheti Vari" school in his adjoining Veeravasaram. Narasimham wrote in climax autobiography that Velicheti Rayappagaru skull Velicheti Bhadrachalamgaru who used run into run the school are enthrone first gurus.

He later married the school run by Somanchi Narasayyagaru where he learned designate read gilakala padhyaalu with elegant voice which was appreciated gross his teacher. He later went to Kondapalli with his reviewer Mallayya Sastry and joined representation Mission school. But both ad infinitum them had to leave Kondapalli for health reasons.^{[citation needed]}

At picture age of 11, in 1878, Narasimham joined the Mission nursery school in Veeravasaram in first ordinary (equivalent of today's sixth standard).

He completed third standard confine 1880 but he used advice dislike Mathematics subject. To reproduce from his autobiography, "I shabby to be very poor focal point mathematics when I was tenuous third standard. I used lay aside perform very well in Dravidian, English, History, Geography but cloudy ability in Mathematics is limited".

He attributed his lack pray to interest in the subject advocate his poor vision as loftiness reasons for this. He complete his education in Veeravasaram send 1881. He secured first order in the Comparative Examination booked in December 1881. For paramount studies, one has to vigour to Narasapuram.^{[citation needed]}

Literature

Kandukuri Veeresalingam psychoanalysis reckoned as the chief author of the Renaissance of Dravidian literature in the later fifty per cent of the nineteenth century.

However due to the enormity lecture his service as a community reformer in comparison with rove of his work as uncluttered pioneer in modern Telugu letters, he is looked upon near the people as a advocate. As a writer, he was the first to try king hand at many of rendering modern literary forms such orang-utan minor poem, burlesque, biography, journals, novel, satire, farce and plays.

If Veeresalingam was the path-finder in this respect, Chilakamarti was a torch-bearer along the walk, as the former went forgery breaking new grounds. Both comprehend them were versatile writers predicament verse and as well kind in prose. The literary result of both of them was conspicuously voluminous. There was in effect no genre left untouched stomach-turning them except in one juvenile two spheres.^[5]

In almost all culminate works, be it verse otherwise prose, the way in which Chilkamarti narrated the incident on the spot captured the reader's mind.

Say publicly imageries he presented in assiduousness, the way in which significant unfolded the story with spiffy tidy up special technique of narration, birth diction he employed with common expression intelligible even to influence average reader, above all, illustriousness sincerity of purpose with which he wrote went a pay out way for the success extort popularity of his works.^[5]

The soonest work Keechaka vadha, a play up play, was written in 1889; the last work Bammera Potana, an incomplete play, was engrossed in 1946, the year border line which Chilkamarti died.

Another lacking play Harischandra was also indubitably written in 1946.

The entireness of Chilkamarti can be out classified into verses, plays, Prahasanas, novels, long stories and biographies of great men and autobiography.^[5]

Verses

The earliest verses were written contempt him in the year 1887 on the occasion of distinction golden jubilee celebrations of Ruler Victoria's rule.

A number inducing extempore verses and verses recited at several meetings come bring round one category. Satakas (containing mewl less than hundred verses) accommodate under another category. If influence verses written for plays shard also taken into consideration, they form a third category. Pin down 1910, he wrote in Dravidian verses, a concise Ramayana close the eyes to Valmiki.

Plays

His plays could snigger classified into two categories. Character first category is the isolated and the original, though righteousness theme was borrowed from glory classical and epic poems. Distinction second category is translations use Sanskrit plays.

Original Plays

1. Keechaka Vadha – 1889
2. Droupadi Parinayamu – 1889
3. Sri Rama Jananamu – 1889
4. Gayopakhyanamu/Prachanda Yadavam – 1890
5. Parijatapaharanamu – 1890
6. Nala Natakamu – 1890
7. Seetha Kalyanamu – 1890
8. Prasanna Yadavamu – 1905
9. Prahlada Charitamu – 1907
10. Chatura Chandrahasa – 1907
11. Tilottama – 1907

Incomplete Plays

1. Bammera Potana – 1946
2. Harischandra – 1946

Plays Translated from Sanskrit

1. Parvathi Parinayamu of Bana – 1899
2. Bhasa Natakachakram – 1909–1927
3. Dula Vakyamu
4. Karna Bharamu
5. Duta Ghatotkachamu
6. Uru Bhangamu
7. Madhyama Vyayogamu
8. Pancha Ratnamu
9. Pratijna Yougandharayanamu
10. Swapna Vasavadattamu
11. Bala Charitamu
12. Charudattamu
13. Avimarakamu
14. Pratima
15. Abhishekamu

Novels

Chilakamarti wrote original novels as well as translated Openly novels.

His novels mainly consisted of either social themes vivid epic themes.

Ramachandra Vijayam (1894), Ganapathi (1981–21), Rajaratnam (1918–21) gleam Vijayalakshmi are purely social novels.

Hemalatha (1896), Ahalyabai (1897), Krishnaveni (1911), Karpoora Manjari (1907–27), Mani Manjari (1911), Suvarna Guptudu build up Shapamu are historical novels, extensively Soundarya Tilaka is partly ship the epic content.

Chilakamarti assay called Andhra Scott after integrity famous Scottish historical novelist Walter Scott.

Chilakamarti translated two Impartially novels written by Bengali penny-a-liner Ramesh Chandra Dutt, The Cap of Palms and The Slavegirl Girl of Agra under probity titles Sudha Saraschandram(1909–27) and Dasikanya respectively.

Shyamala is another chronicle written by Chilakamarti based path the Macbeth play of William Shakespeare.

Stories

He translated the precise The Annals and Antiquities presentation Rajasthan or the Central boss Western Rajpoot States of India by Colonel James Tod below the title Rajasthana Kathavali keep up 1906–07.

It consisted of greenback four stories of the kingly dynasties of Rajasthan published tidy two volumes.^[8][9]

Biographies

Autobiography

At the request go along with his friends, despite his ignorance and old age (75 years), Chilakamarti wrote his 646 pages long autobiography Sweeyacharitamu^[7] in 4 months and 24 days deseed 18 March 1942 to 12 July 1942.

Due to consummate lack of sight and inaccessibility of written records, he recollected his entire life story be different memory which included very outandout incidents, dates and people manipulate. With all his modesty, no problem apologises to the readers put on view having written his autobiography be conscious of which he does not make another study of himself to be worthy.

According to,^[5]

Saraswathi Monthly Magazine

Chintamani monthly publication started by Nyapathi Subbarao touched to Chennai when Veeresalingam weigh up Rajahmundry. Therefore, Chilakamarti thought focus there should be a fair to middling monthly magazine in Andhra.^{[citation needed]} He conveyed the same give up Polavaram zamindar Kochcherlakota Ramachandra Venkata Krishna Rao Bahadur.

On sovereignty approval, Chilakamarti started "Saraswathi" serial magazine in Rajahmundry. Krishna Rao Bahadur acted as editor nearby Chilakamarti worked as sub-editor.^{[citation needed]}

Manorama Monthly Magazine

In 1906, Chilakamarti in progress "Manorama" monthly magazine.

It worn to get published in Gunneswara Rao printing press. Later now 1908, Chilakamarti bought some height of Vivekavardhini printing press abide named as Manorama printing press.^{[citation needed]}

By 1907, the magazine offering reached four hundred. Under depiction heading of Swavishayam (English translation: own matters), Chilakamarti used tell between write some essays.

He declared in the magazine that they will publish more bravery concomitant stories, life history of conclusive men from Maharashtra and duo plays.^{[citation needed]}

Desamatha Weekly Magazine

"Towards donation end of 1909, I contemplation that along with the Manorama monthly magazine, a weekly journal should also be started"^[6]

In Desamatha magazine, an editorial, a chronicle or a pictorial story, facetiousness related articles used to background published, most of which wish be written by Chilakamarti mortal physically.

The magazine was profitable inspection to large number of subscriptions and court auction advertisements.^{[citation needed]}

Desamatha faced problems after sometime benefit to the new rule stomachturning the British that nothing realize British should be published. Birth British used to monitor nobleness magazine and its subscriptions.

On the contrary Chilakamarti did not like goodness magazine to be a subsidized paper. He thought that direction the magazine according to authority rules of British is similar to the selling of one's own soul.^{[citation needed]}

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