Chilukuri Narayana Rao
Appearance
Chilukuri Narayana Rao | |
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Born | 1890 Ponduru, Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh, India |
Died | 1952 |
Occupation | Writer |
Nationality | Indian |
Notable works | An introduction to Dravidian philology, Aandhra Bhaashaa Caritram |
Notable awards | Kala Prapoorna |
Spouse | Lakshminarasamma |
Chilukuri Narayana Rao is a well known Telugu writer, lexicographer, historian and scholar. He was born to Bheemasenarao and Lakshmamma in 1890 in Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh.[1]
His notable works include amba, upanishattulu, musalamma, vaade, borrayyasetti, gujaraati vangmayamu.[2] He also published Aandhra Bhaashaa Caritram in the year 1937 and a revised version of Sankaranarayana's English-Telugu Dictionary.
Awards
He received the honorary doctorate degree of ‘Kala Prapoorna' from Andhra University in the year 1947.[citation needed]
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