Madhurantakam Rajaram

Madhurantakam Rajaram
Born October 5, 1930
Chittoor district
Died April 1, 1999
Tirupati, Chittoor district
Occupation Teacher
Nationality Indian
Ethnicity Hindu
Citizenship India
Genre Story writer
Notable works Madhurantakam Rajaram Kathalu
Notable awards Sahitya Akademi Award
Spouse Nagabhooshanamma
Children Narendra, Mahendra,Manjula

Madhurantakam Rajaram (Telugu: మధురాంతకం రాజారాం) (October 5, 1930 - April 1, 1999) is considered one of the foremost of modern Telugu short story writers. He is the winner of Sahitya Akademi Award of 1993 and Katha prize for short stories for the years 1991 and 1993.[1]

Early Life and Literary Career

Rajaram was born in Damalcheruvu village of Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh state. Rajaram worked as Telugu teacher at Zilla parishath high school of Damalcheruvu and wrote stories to prominent Telugu dailies. In the span of over five decades he wrote many short stories depicting the lives of middle-class or lower-middle-class people in Rayalaseema region of Andhra Pradesh. His collection of short stories include Madhurantakam Rajaram kathalu, Halikulu Kushalama etc. and he has also tested other genre of writing such as plays. In its citation, Sahitya Akademi said that "Madhurantakam Rajaram Kathalu is recognized as a masterpiece of Indian short fiction in Telugu for its faithful delineation of the outer and inner life of the rustic folk, its proper employment of dialect, its total comprehension of social and existential reality and its directness and force of narration."[2]

Madhurantakam Rajaram's sons Madhurantakam Narendra and Madhurantakam Mahendra are also accomplished story writes, some times they are collectively referred as Madhurantakam Trio.

Honours

Literary Works

As Editor

References

  1. ↑ Katha prize winners
  2. ↑ Madhurantakam Rajaram