Dasari Subrahmanyam

Dasari Subrahmanyam (1932-2010) was a Telugu writer, known for his serialized fantastic adventure stories published in the children's magazine '' Chandamama''. His stories featured fantasies based in backdrop of ancient and/or medieval India, as apparent from the place names appearing in the stories.

Literary works

Twelve classic ''Chandamama'' serials were created by Subrahmanyam, as follows:

* ''The Comet''
* ''Crocodile Lord''
* ''Three Wizards''
* ''The Bronze Castle''
* ''Fire Island''
* ''The Monster Valley''
* ''The Underworld Fort''
* ''Temple in Ruins''
* ''The Yaksha Mountain''
* ''The Chariot''
* ''The Enchanted Pond''
* ''The Bear Wizard''

Life

Subrahmanyam worked with ''Chandamama'' for more than 50 years and retired in 2006.

The ''Prasthanam'' monthly Telugu magazine published an article on Subrahmanyam in its September 2008 issue.

See also

* Chandamama

References

External links

Chandamama: The Beginning

First episode of ''The Comet''
(pp35-42)

Indian comics writers
1932 births
2010 deaths
Writers from Andhra Pradesh
Indian children's book illustrators
Telugu writers

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