| Lakkoju Sanjeevaraya Sharma | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 27, 1907 Kallur, Proddatur mandal, Cuddapah district, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Died | 1998 |
| Citizenship | India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Fields | Mathematics, Avadhanam |
| Notable awards | Ganita Brahma |
Lakkoju Sanjeevaraya Sharma (Telugu: లక్కోజు సంజీవరాయ శర్మ) (born: 27 November, 1907 - died: 1998) was an Indian mathematician from Andhra Pradesh.[1] He was born Blind[2] and gave many Mathematical Avadhanams (Ganitavadhanams) and surprised the elite and educated people.
He was born on 27 November 1907 at Kalluru village of Proddatur mandal in Cuddapah district. His parents are Lakkoju Pedda Pullaiah and Nagamma. He is born Blind person and had no formal education. He was married to Adilakshmamma at the age of 19 years.
He gave his first performance at Andhra Mahasabha at Nandyala in 1928 chaired by Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan. He was invited to New Delhi by Jawaharlal Nehru and performed before the President Rajendra Prasad and others dignitories. He traveled widely and gave about 7,000 performances in Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Delhi. One of the memorable performances was given on December 7th 1966 at Sri Krishna Devaraya Andhra Bhasha Nilayam, Hyderabad.[3] He has received many Gold medals, honors and felicitations. He has prepared Indian Calendar for 4000 years.
He was invited to United States in 1993 by the Telugu community. He could not attend due to Visa problem. Sri Venkateswara University honored him with Doctorate in 1996.
He spent his terminal phase of life at Srikalahasti. He was playing Violin every evening at Kalahasteswara temple and used to get some honourorium from the Devasthanam authorities.