Samala Sadasiva
Samala Sadasiva (1928 – 7 August 2012) was a Telugu language poet and writer. He won the Sangeet Natak Akademi award in 2011.[1]
Born
He was born in Telugupalle village in Dahegaon Mandal in Komaram Bheem Asifabad and worked as a teacher.[2]
Life
Sadasiva wrote over 425 books in various languages and translated books into Telugu from Hindi, Urdu, Sanskrit, Marathi, Farsi, English and others. He was instrumental in including a lesson on Girijan leader Komaram Bheem in the school syllabus in Andhra Pradesh.
He earned a doctorate from Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University in 1998 and Kakatiya University conferred him with a doctorate in 2002. In 2006, he got Rajiv Prathibha Puraskaram. A native of Cherupalli village of Dayagam mandal, He lived in Vidhyanagar in Adilabad town.
He won national award for his book on Hindustani music written in Telugu called Swara Layalu.
Death
He died following cardiac arrest at his home in Adilabad.[3]
Bibliography
- Swaralayaalu
Yadi
- Malayamarutalu
- Sangitashikharalu
- Mirza Ghalib
References
- ^ Special Correspondent. (15 February 2012). "Today's Paper / NATIONAL : He thinks in Urdu, writes in Telugu". The Hindu. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
- ^ "Sahitya Akademi awardee passes away". Times of India. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
- ^ "Cities / Hyderabad : Tributes paid to Sadasiva". The Hindu. 8 August 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
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