Dwivedula Visalakshi

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Dwivedula Visalakshi (b. 1929), is a well-known Telugu writer. Hailing from Vizianagaram, the cultural capital of Andhra Pradesh, she distinguished herself as a writer of short stories and novels. Her lucid style adorns all her novels from ‘Vaikuntapaali’, ‘Vaaradhi’ to ‘Enta Dooram Ee Payanam’. The novel ‘Vaaradhi’ has even been a hit on silver screen. She received the D.Litt. Degree from the Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University, Hyderabad in 1998.

She has written many books and short stories.

[edit] Literary works

• Vaikuntapaali (1963)
• Ee payanam echatiki
• Ekkavalasina railu
• Vaikuntapaali
• Vaaradhi
• Enta Dooram Ee Payanam

Recently she has donated the rights on her books to Dt. Gen Library (Poura Grandhalayam Dwarakanagar, Visakhapatnam, in the presence of Dr. D. V. Subba Rao Ex-Mayar, Shri Bhamidipati Ramagopalam garu etc.). Presently she is residing in Sagar Nagar.

[edit] Awards

She is the recipient of Sri Raja-Lakshmi Foundation Literary Award in 1999.

[edit] External links

• Picture:-Inaguration of the film "Vasthade Maa Baava" (Ghantasala last film as a music director) - GH, Devulapalli Krishna Shastry, Dwivedula Visalakshi and the producer T.Gopala Krishna.

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