Gurajada Apparao

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Gurajada Apparao was a pioneering Telugu writer, poet, and playwright, best known for modernizing Telugu literature and authoring the landmark social play "Kanyasulkam."

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Gurajada Apparao canonical 2
Gurajada 1
Gurajada Venkata Apparao 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Telugu writer
person
playwright
poet
advocated social reform in marriage customs
women’s rights
citizenship British India
countryOfCitizenship India
dateOfBirth 1862-09-21
dateOfDeath 1915-11-30
educatedAt Maharaja’s College, Vizianagaram
employer Maharaja’s College, Vizianagaram
ethnicGroup Telugu people
familyName Gurajada
linked to: Gurajada Apparao
fieldOfWork Telugu literature
social reform
fullName Gurajada Venkata Apparao
linked to: Gurajada Apparao
genre drama
poetry
social reform literature
givenName Venkata Apparao
hasHonorificTitle Mahakavi
influenced later Telugu playwrights
modern Telugu drama
knownFor modernizing Telugu literature
use of spoken Telugu in literature
writing the social play Kanyasulkam
languageOfWorkOrName Telugu
movement Indian social reform movement
Telugu literary reform
nativeLanguage Telugu
notableWork Kanyasulkam
occupation civil servant
playwright
poet
teacher
writer
placeOfBirth Rayavaram
Vizianagaram district
placeOfDeath Vizianagaram
positionHeld lecturer
religion Hinduism
subjectOf commemorative postage stamp of India
statues in Andhra Pradesh
workLocation Andhra region
linked to: Andhra

Madras Presidency
wrote Desamunu Preminchumanna
Kanyasulkam
Mutyala Saralu
Poems in colloquial Telugu

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Telugu literature hasNotableAuthor Gurajada Apparao
Kanyasulkam author Gurajada Apparao
Gurajada Apparao fullName Gurajada Venkata Apparao
linked to: Gurajada Apparao
Gurajada Apparao familyName Gurajada
linked to: Gurajada Apparao