# Glimpses of Telugu Literature: Leaders and Landmarks

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**Author:** D. Anjaneyulu
 **Pages:** 216 **Year of Publication:** First published
1987, Reprint 2012 **Price:** Rs 400 **ISBN:** 978-93-5045-025-3 (9789350450253)

_**About the Author:**_
 D. Anjaneyulu (1924-1998) was an author, journalist, biographer
and critic with nearly forty years of writing experience to his credit. After working
as a Sub-Editor in _Indian Express_ and _The Hindu_, he entered the Central Information
Service in 1959 and served the Government of India in various positions, including
Editor-in-Charge of _Vani_ (AIR), Information Officer of P.I.B. and News Editor 
at Doordarshan, Madras. He retired from government service in 1981. He wrote regularly
on literary and cultural issues for newspapers like _The Hindu, Deccan Herald, Economic
Times_ and journals like _Indian Literature_. His publications include _Window to
the West_ (a travelogue), _Dr. C. R. Reddy_ (a monograph), _Kandukuri Veeresalingam_(
a biography) and _The Art of Biography_ (a booklet).

_**Teaser:**_
 In his introduction to the book, D. Anjaneyulu says that one of his
objectives for writing this book was “to provide the general reader, who may or 
may not be conversant with the Telugu language, with a few glimpses of its literature.
The device adopted here is one of focusing attention on its leaders, some of them
ancient but most of them modern, whose major works represent the landmarks in the
history of Telugu literature. The list of names is by no means exhaustive; it could
at best be illustrative.”

_**Contents:**_
 Telugu Literature: A Bird’s-Eye View / 13 C. P. Brown: Telugu Lexicographer/
20 Potana: Poet of the People / 26 Vemana: Poet of the People / 33 Kshetrajna: Poet-
Composer / 38 Kandukuri Veeresalingam: Crusader on Many Fronts / 42 D. V. Krishna
Sastri: His Muse and Message / 47 The Importance of Being Viswanatha / 57 Sri Sri:
The Poet of Protest / 65 Dasarathi: A Poet’s Duel with Darkness / 72 C. Narayana
Reddi: The Romantic Humanist / 76 Bairagi: Poet of the Human Predicament / 80 P.
V. Rajamannar: A Playwright who Championed the Fallen Woman / 84 Bhamidipati Kameswara
Rao: A Serious Humorist / 89 P. Padmaraju: Artist in Prose and Verse / 93 Butchi
Babu: A Rare Creative Artist / 98 “Enki Paatalu” / 102 Illindala Saraswati Devi:
Sensitive Story-Teller / 110 “Grahanam Vidichindi”: A Significant Telugu Novel /
115 C. R. Reddy: Epoch-Maker in Telugu Criticism / 121 G. V. Sitapati: Versatile
Telugu Scholar / 127 Tapi Dharma Rao: The Seasoned Sceptic / 135 Srivaatsava: Critic
as Journalist / 147 Mutnuri Krishna Rao: A Great Andhra Editor / 151 V. R. Narla:
A New Force in Telugu / 157 Great Lexicographers of Telugu / 162 Trends in Telugu
Literature Criticism / 172 Impact of Socialist Ideology on Telugu Literature / 178
Social Consciousness in the Telugu Novel / 196 Literature of Protest in Telugu /
206 State of Modern Writing: A Cursory Glance / 210