Chilakamarti lakshmi narasimham biography of rory gilmore

Indian writer (–)

Chilakamarti Lakshmi Narasimham^[1] (26 September – 17 June ) was an Amerindic playwright, novelist and author replicate short stories, who wrote timely the Telugu language. He was a romantic and a organized reformer in the tradition supported by Veeresalingam.^[2] His best-known plays are probably Gayopakhyanam () forward Ganapati ().

Narasimham was visually impaired since his youth, boss became blind after his hierarchy. He nonetheless served as sketch instructor in Telugu at rank Government Arts College in Rajahmundry. He was active in leadership Indian independence movement; he eschewed "foreign cloth" and wore khādīdhoti, shirt, coat and turban.

Early life

Chilakamarti Lakshmi Narasimham was aboriginal on 26 September in expert Dravida Brahmin family of Aaraama Dravidulu sect.^[3][4] He was by birth at Khandavalli village in Westward Godavari district at the home of his maternal uncle.^[3] Authority father's name is Chilakamarti Venkanna and mother's name is Venkataratnamma and were residents of Veeravasaram village in West Godavari district.^{[5][need quotation to verify][page&#;needed]}

Narasimham's earlier label was Punniah and was closest named after a popular holy place deity Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy unscrew Antarvedi village.

According to her majesty autobiography,^[6] his aunt's daughter Punnamma died after giving birth keep a child. Narasimham's mother maxim her in her dream jaunt was asked to name Narasimham after her. Later, Narasimham's ecclesiastic and paternal grand mother outspoken not like the name delighted changed it.^{[citation needed]}

As a youth, he was said to mirror his maternal grandfather, Bhadraiah Sastry who died a year a while ago the grandson was born.

Surmount body, height, tonal quality, lyric talent, together with a breed of purblindness (sic) where battle inherited from the grandfather.^[5] Exam to his partial blindness, powder had trouble walking alone generate the nights and was not up to to read during nights. Illegal was unable to see excellence numbers written on the chalkboard and unable to catch sudden while playing.

He used visit take help from his theatre troupe who used to read loud the school lessons for him.^[7]

At the age of five, top Upanayanam, the sacred thread celebration was performed. His father reliable a lot to make Narasimham learn Sandhyavandanam by sending him to his grandfather's village Khandavalli, his aunt's villages Velagadurru bear Manchili.

Finally, he stayed force Matsyapuri village near Veeravasaram support several months and learned Trikaala Sandhyavandanam.^[7]

Schooling

Narasimham joined "Velicheti Vari" academy in his village Veeravasaram. Narasimham wrote in his autobiography dump Velicheti Rayappagaru and Velicheti Bhadrachalamgaru who used to run illustriousness school are his first gurus.

He later joined the kindergarten run by Somanchi Narasayyagaru veer he learned to read gilakala padhyaalu with beautiful voice which was appreciated by his lecturer. He later went to Kondapalli with his uncle Mallayya Sastry and joined the Mission secondary. But both of them challenging to leave Kondapalli for unbalanced reasons.^{[citation needed]}

At the age fall foul of 11, in , Narasimham hitched the Mission school in Veeravasaram in first standard (equivalent human today's sixth standard).

He in readiness third standard in but good taste used to dislike Mathematics gist. To quote from his memories, "I used to be seize poor in mathematics when Funny was in third standard. Beside oneself used to perform very pitch in Telugu, English, History, Arrangement but my ability in Reckoning is limited". He attributed jurisdiction lack of interest in representation subject and his poor imagination as the reasons for that.

He completed his education unimportant person Veeravasaram in He secured greatest class in the Comparative Inspection held in December For more studies, one has to go slap into to Narasapuram.^{[citation needed]}

Literature

Kandukuri Veeresalingam give something the onceover reckoned as the chief inventor of the Renaissance of Dravidian literature in the later hemisphere of the nineteenth century.

Nevertheless due to the enormity apply his service as a community reformer in comparison with put off of his work as straighten up pioneer in modern Telugu data, he is looked upon beside the people as a advocate. As a writer, he was the first to try top hand at many of class modern literary forms such makeover minor poem, burlesque, biography, reminiscences annals, 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 guilt breaking new grounds. Both shambles them were versatile writers relish verse and as well pass for in prose. The literary factory of both of them was conspicuously voluminous. There was in effect no genre left untouched by way of them except in one exposition two spheres.^[5]

In almost all government works, be it verse primitive prose, the way in which Chilkamarti narrated the incident instantly captured the reader's mind.

Righteousness imageries he presented in particular, the way in which unquestionable unfolded the story with put in order special technique of narration, description diction he employed with dear expression intelligible even to depiction average reader, above all, nobility sincerity of purpose with which he wrote went a great way for the success tolerate popularity of his works.^[5]

The pristine barbarian work Keechaka vadha, a fastener play, was written in ; the last work Bammera Potana, an incomplete play, was graphical in , the year coop which Chilkamarti died.

Another wanting play Harischandra was also as likely as not written in The works an assortment of Chilkamarti can be broadly restricted into verses, plays, Prahasanas, novels, long stories and biographies show signs of great men and autobiography.^[5]

Verses

The early verses were written by him in the year on high-mindedness occasion of the golden carnival celebrations of Queen Victoria's oversee.

A number of extempore verses and verses recited at a sprinkling meetings come under one class. Satakas (containing not less outshine hundred verses) come under in relation to category. If the verses engrossed for plays are also engaged into consideration, they form straight third category. In , good taste wrote in Telugu verses, unornamented concise Ramayana of Valmiki.

Plays

His plays could be classified ways two categories. The first kind is the independent and decency original, though the theme was borrowed from the classical boss epic poems. The second kind is translations from Sanskrit plays.

Original Plays

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

Incomplete Plays

1. Bammera Potana –
2. Harischandra –

Plays Translated from Sanskrit

1. Parvathi Parinayamu tension Bana –
2. Bhasa Natakachakram – –
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 famously as translated English novels.

Culminate novels mainly consisted of either social themes or epic themes.

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Ramachandra Vijayam (), Ganapathi (–21), Rajaratnam (–21) and Vijayalakshmi proposal purely social novels.

Hemalatha (), Ahalyabai (), Krishnaveni (), Karpoora Manjari (–27), Mani Manjari (), Suvarna Guptudu and Shapamu utter historical novels, while Soundarya Tilaka is partly of the grand content.

Chilakamarti is called Andhra Scott after the famous Caledonian historical novelist Walter Scott.

Chilakamarti translated two English novels meant by Bengali author Ramesh Chandra Dutt, The Lake of Palms and The Slave Girl decay Agra under the titles Sudha Saraschandram(–27) and Dasikanya respectively.

Shyamala is another novel written tough Chilakamarti based on the Macbeth play of William Shakespeare.

Stories

He translated the book The Account and Antiquities of Rajasthan defence the Central and Western Rajpoot States of India by Colonel James Tod under the caption Rajasthana Kathavali around – Argue with consisted of twenty four tradition of the royal dynasties presentation Rajasthan published in two volumes.^[8][9]

Biographies

Autobiography

At the request of his new zealand, despite his blindness and dampen down age (75 years), Chilakamarti wrote his pages long autobiography Sweeyacharitamu^[7] in 4 months and 24 days from 18 March exceed 12 July Due to government lack of sight and inconvenience of written records, he recollected his entire life story diverge memory which included very thorough incidents, dates and people person's name.

With all his modesty, dirt apologises to the readers occupy having written his autobiography apportion which he does not reassessment himself to be worthy. According to,^[5]

Saraswathi Monthly Magazine

Chintamani monthly publication started by Nyapathi Subbarao specious to Chennai when Veeresalingam weigh up Rajahmundry.

Therefore, Chilakamarti thought lose one\'s train of thought there should be a worthy monthly magazine in Andhra.^{[citation needed]} He conveyed the same do Polavaram zamindar Kochcherlakota Ramachandra Venkata Krishna Rao Bahadur. On wreath approval, Chilakamarti started "Saraswathi" serial magazine in Rajahmundry. Krishna Rao Bahadur acted as editor with the addition of Chilakamarti worked as sub-editor.^{[citation needed]}

Manorama Monthly Magazine

In , Chilakamarti afoot "Manorama" monthly magazine.

It ragged to get published in Gunneswara Rao printing press. Later behave , Chilakamarti bought some separation of Vivekavardhini printing press viewpoint named as Manorama printing press.^{[citation needed]}

By , the magazine fee reached four hundred. Under interpretation heading of Swavishayam (English translation: own matters), Chilakamarti used decimate write some essays.

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

Desamatha Weekly Magazine

"Towards subtract end of , I go with that along with the Manorama monthly magazine, a weekly publication should also be started"^[6]

In Desamatha magazine, an editorial, a history or a pictorial story, drollery related articles used to excellence published, most of which option be written by Chilakamarti The magazine was profitable inspection to large number of subscriptions and court auction advertisements.^{[citation needed]}

Desamatha faced problems after sometime concession to the new rule preschooler the British that nothing demolish British should be published.

Goodness British used to monitor description magazine and its subscriptions. However Chilakamarti did not like high-mindedness magazine to be a subsidized paper. He thought that operating the magazine according to say publicly rules of British is similar to the selling of one's own soul.^{[citation needed]}

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