Nalam Krishna Rao was an accomplished

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writer, magazine editor and social activist. He was born at

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East Godavari district East Godavari is a district in the Coastal Andhra region of Andhra Pradesh, India. Its district headquarters is at Rajamahendravaram. Geography This district is surrounded by: * North East: Alluri Sitharama Raju district * North West: Eluru ...

on 18 January 1881. He founded Gowthami Grandhalayam at

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in 1898. Rao supported eradicating the social evil of the

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and strongly supported

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s. Every year,

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presents endowment awards to writers, artistes and critics. Nalam Krishna Rao Memorial Award is one among those, which is given for Best Women Writer in

Works

*''Sri Krishnaraya Andhra Vignana Sarwasvamu'' *''Jateeya Lokoktulu''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rao, Nalam Krishna 1881 births Telugu writers 1961 deaths People from East Godavari district Indian magazine editors Indian activists Writers from British India