Allamraju Subrahmanyakavi (1831–1892) was a
Telugu
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* Telugu script, used to write the Telugu language
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writer.
Biography
Allamraju was born in
Pithapuram
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in
Andhra Pradesh
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and belonged to the
Brahmin
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caste. His parents were Gangamamba and Rangasai. He studied literature from his
guru
Guru ( sa, गुरु, IAST: ''guru;'' Pali'': garu'') is a Sanskrit term for a "mentor, guide, expert, or master" of certain knowledge or field. In pan-Indian traditions, a guru is more than a teacher: traditionally, the guru is a reverentia ...
, Nagabhatla Narasakavi. He was a protégé of Krishnabhupathi, the head of Sthansthana Madugula Sthansthana from 1853 to 1869. He was also a protégé at Gangadhararamarao of Pithapuram Sansthanam in 1869.
Writings
* ''Srikrishna Bhupathilama Satakam'' (1853)
* ''Sesha Dharmamulu'' (poetry) (1867)
* ''Papayamantri Satakam''
* ''Atmabodhamu'' (poetry in Telugu) (1875)
* ''Manidhvaja Charitramu''.
* ''Simhadri Ramadhipa Satakam'' (1876)
* ''Bhadraparinayam'' (1978)
* ''Srikrishna Lila Kalyanam'' (1978)
* ''Chatudhara Camatkarasaram''
The book "chamatkarasara" in Indian Digital library.
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References
External links
* Andhra Rachayitalu : Madhunapantula satyanarayana sastry, 1940. Pages: 63-8.
* Pithapura sansthanamu- kavipandithaposhana - P.hd book by C.Kamala anarkali-1973
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Telugu poets
1831 births
1892 deaths