Ayinampudi Srilakshmi is a Telugu poet and

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. She has been serving as an announcer at

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Hyderabad for over two and a half decades. Srilakshmi has authored numerous articles,

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, and poems. She has also created several documentaries. She has hosted various programs on cinema and conducted interviews with renowned personalities on

. In 2020, she received the Telangana State Excellence Award for Women-2020 from the

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for her contribution to literature.

Biography

She was born on 15 August 1967 in

Bodhan Bodhan town in Nizamabad district of the Indian state Telangana. Bodhan is primarily known for the Nizam Sugar Factory founded by the Nizam of Hyderabad, and some historical places such as The Jalal Bukhari Dargah at Ranjalbase, The Chakreshw ...

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. Her ancestors migrated from Andhra Pradesh in the 1940s. She graduated in science from Giriraj College, pursued a master’s degree in Political Science from Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Open University, and completed a B.Ed. from

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. She currently works as a government employee at

Hyderabad as an announcer. Srilakshmi has a profound interest in poetry and filmmaking. She has published several articles, books, and poems on diverse topics, including fine arts and cinema.

Literary Contributions

She began her literary journey during her school days, writing poetry and editing the school magazine. In 2000, she served as an editorial member of the special issue of Indur magazine. She has written reviews of works by various poets and authors in ''Yojana'' and '' Prajashakti''. She published ''Alalavaana'' in 2001 and ''Drukkonam'' (Visual Images) in 2003. In 2011, she published a long poem titled ''Life@Charminar,'' introducing a new literary form called a docu-poem. This work won the Special Jury Award at the 5th Kafiso National Film Festival. Her poem ''Vennela Dukhham'' won the Ranjani Kundurti Award on 18 January 2012.

Works

Poetry Collections

# ''Alalavaana'' # ''Drukkonam'' # ''Darwaza Meeda Chandamama'' # ''Kavithvame O Galaxy''

Long Poems

# ''Life@Charminar'' # ''Wounded Heart'' (translated into English as ''Monologue of a Wounded Heart'' and into Kannada as ''Gayagunda Hrudaya Swagatha'')

Epistolary Literature

# ''Kotha Premalekhalu'' (New Love Letters)

Documentaries

She has produced documentaries on social issues and cultural heritage. Her creative contributions extend to fine arts and cinema, exploring untold stories and unheard voices.

Awards and Recognition

* ''Special Jury Award'' at the 5th Kafiso National Film Festival for ''Life@Charminar'' * ''Ranjani Kundurti Award'' in 2012 for the poem ''Vennela Dukhham'' * ''Telangana State Excellence Award for Women'' in 2020

References

{{Reflist Living people Telugu poets Telugu writers People from Telangana