| Pappu Venugopala Rao | |
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'Pappu' |
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| Background information | |
| Born | June 30, 1948 |
| Origin | Andhra Pradesh |
| Genres | Musicologist |
| Occupations | Musicologist, Writer |
Dr.Pappu Venugopala Rao (born 30 June 1948) is a well-known Indian educationist and renowned musicologist. He is the World authority for Indian Classical dance. He is also a writer and has written on varied subjects such as Music, Culture and spiritual subjects.
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Pappu as he is fondly known was born in Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh. He has post graduated in English, Telugu and Sanskrit Literature from M. R. College, Vizianagaram. He earned his doctorate in Telugu and Sanskrit.
Pappu Venugopal Rao began his career as a Lecturer in Telugu at Mrs.AVN College, Visakhapatnam. Since 1980 he had been working with the American Institute of Indian Studies and retired as its Associate Director General for the Southern Indian region during 2008. He is presently the organisation's Consultant.
He is actively involved in research activities in Carnatic Music and Dance. He has delivered several lectures and presentations on the subject.
Dr.Pappu Venugopala Rao is also a book reviewer for the newspaper The Hindu and a contributing editor to Sruti Magazine.
He is currently one of the Secretaries of the Music Academy,Chennai.
| S.No. | Name of Drama |
|---|---|
| 01 | 'Agni Sambhuta' performed by Shri Dhananjayan and his disciple Anitha |
| 02 | 'Satyam Shivam Sundaram' in Sanskrit choreographed by Kishore and performed by Sailaja of Saila Sudha |
| 03 | 'Om Shanti' in Sanskrit choreographed by Kishore & performed by Sujatha Vinjamuri in the US |
| 04 | 'Grahaanugraha' in Sanskrit performed by Vasantha Viaikunth in UAE & US |
| 05 | 'Guru Stuti' in Sanskrit performed by Anuradha Nehru in the US |
| 06 | 'Pitrarchana' in Sanskrit choreographed by Kishore & performed by Uma Muralikrishna |
| 07 | 'Gajamukha' in Sanskrit performed by Jayanthi Raman in the US and world over. |
| 08 | 'Stree' in Sanskrit performed by Vyjayanthi Kashi |
| 09 | 'Kundalini' in Sanskrit choreographed by Kishore & performed by Sujatha Vinjamuri in the US. |
| 10 | 'Pada Kavitaa Pithamaha' performed by Anita Guha's Bharantanjali |
| S.No. | Name of Publication |
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| 01 | Thematic identity between the Mahabharata & Bhagavata Purana in Sanskrit & Telugu (Doctoral dissertation) |
| 02 | Bhagavata Tattvamu - Manavattvamu |
| 03 | Commentary for the Bhaja Govindam |
| 04 | Bhagavata Katha Sudha Vol I - II & III |
| 05 | Nityarchana |
| 06 | Bhuvana Vijayam |
| 07 | Adi Sankarula Jeevita Charitra |
| 08 | English translation of Dasarathy Satakam |
| 09 | Flowers at His Feet |
| 10 | Rama Paada Yatra |
| 11 | Science of Sri Cakra |
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