Tapi Dharma Rao

Thapi Dharma Rao
Born	(1887-09-19)19 September 1887 Berhampur, India
Died	08-05-1973 (1973-05-09)
Pen name	Thapi Dharma Rao Naidu
Education	B.A.
Alma mater	Pachaiyappa's College, Chennai
Genre	Writer, Poet, Lyricist
Notable awards	Sahitya Akademi Award
Spouse	Thapi Anaapornama
Children	Two daughters and three sons (including Tapi Chanakya)

Thapi Dharma Rao Naidu (1887–1973) was a Telugu writer, journalist, rationalist, and social reformer.^[1] He is considered as a pioneer of colloquial language in Telugu journalism and a doyen of Telugu prose writers.^[1] He was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award by India's National Academy of Letters in 1971.^[2] He authored many books which were the eye openers in the field of social sciences in India, in particular South India. His literary works like Vidhi Vilasam have found a place in the annals of Indian literature. He also wrote dialogues and lyrics for films like Mala Pilla (1938), Raithu Bidda (1939), Drohi (1948), Rojulu Marayi (1955).

Honours

• Andhra Sahitya Akademi honored him with 'Visishta Sabhyathvam'.
• The chief priest of Sringeri Sharada Peetham honored him by conferring the title 'Andhra Visarada' for his extraordinary service to Telugu language.
• He was senate member of Sri Venkateswara University.

Family

Thapi Dharma Rao Naidu had two daughters and three sons.

Literary works

• Devalayala Meeda Bhutu Bommalenduku?
• Pelli- Dani Puttupurvotharalu Archived 1 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
• Inupakatchadalu
• Pathapali, Kotha Pali
• All India Adukkutinevalla Mahasabha
• Sahityamormaralu
• Rallu-Rappalu is his autobiography from 1887 to 1908
• Translated Leo Tolstoy's Anna Karenina into Telugu (1952)

Filmography

• Mohini Rugmangada (1937)
• Malapilla (1938) (dialogue)
• Raithu Bidda (1939) (dialogue)
• Illalu (1940)
• Krishna Prema (1943) (adaptation) (dialogue)
• Drohi (1948)
• Keelugurram (1949)
• Palletoori Pilla (1950) (dialogue)
• Paramanandayya Shishyula Katha (1950) (adaptation) (dialogue)
• Mangala (1951) (dialogue)
• Kanna Talli (1953)
• Rojulu Marayi (1955) (dialogue)

References

1. "Thapi Dharma Rao, a doyen of colloquial language in journalism". The Hindu. 17 October 2016. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
2. "Sahitya Akademi Awards in Telugu language (1955-2007)". Sahitya Akademi. Archived from the original on 13 August 2010. Retrieved 13 June 2023.

External links

• The Encyclopaedia Of Indian Literature (Volume Two); page: 995.
• 20th Century Luminaries, Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University, Hyderabad, 2005.
• Thapi Dharma Rao profile in IMDb.