Kavitha Prasad Rallabandi
Background
Kavitha Prasad RV (age 53) or Rallabandi as known to many was an Avadhani, Telugu poet and a motivational speaker. He served as a Director, Dept of Culture, Govt of Andhra Pradesh and secretary, Dharma Prachara Parishad (DPP) in Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams. He has performed more than 500 avadhanams, including satavadhanam and dvisatavadhanam apart from navarasavadhanam, and astadasavadhanam, etc. He is known to have introduced various new trends in avadhana vidya. Osmania University awarded him a Doctrate degree for his thesis on avadhanam vidya. He hails from Nemali Village, Gampalagudem Mandalam in Krishna District of Andhra pradesh. He has published "ontari poola butta" an anthology of modern poetry. He is the author of several books such as Kadambini.[1]
Death
He died of heart and renal failure on March 15, 2015.