Abburi Chayadevi (1933–2019) was a Telugu Indian fiction writer. She won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2005 for Tana Margam.
Biography
editChayadevi was born 13 October 1933 in Rajahmundry, India.[1]
Chayadevi was active in literary circles since the fifties and even in her 70s, was still known as a creative feminist writer. She was born in a brahmin family[2] She also translated German fiction. Her stories have been translated into English and Spanish besides many Indian languages.[3] She served as librarian at the Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi in the sixties.[4]
She was a council member of Kendra Sahitya Akademi (1998-2002).[1]
Chayadevi's husband, Abburi Varadarajeswara Rao, was a writer, critic and former Chairman of the Official Languages Commission.
She was also the daughter-in-law of Abburi Ramakrishna Rao, a pioneer of the romantic first and later the progressive literary movement.[4]
Works
edit- Anaga Anaga (folk stories for children)[1]
- Abburi Chaya Devi Kathalu (short stories), 1991[1]
- Mrityunjaya (long story), 1993[3]
- Tana Margam (short stories-about the exploitation of women in the guise of family bonds).[5]
- Mana Jeevithalu-Jiddu Krishnamurti Vyakhyanalu–3 (Translated)[6]
- Parichita Lekha published as an anthology (Translation of stories by Austrian writer Stefan Zweig)[7]
- Bonsai Batukulu [Bonsai Lives] portrays the life of women who live mechanically under the control of family members.[7] Conclusion
Awards
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f Dutt, Kartik Chandra (1999). Who's who of Indian Writers, 1999: A-M. ISBN 9788126008735.
- ^ "Writer Abburi Chaya Devi passes away". The Hindu. 28 June 2019. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ^ a b Women's Writing
- ^ a b c "Sahitya Akademi award for Abburi Chaya Devi". The Hindu. 23 December 2005. Retrieved 6 October 2018.[dead link]
- ^ a b "Home | Know India: National Portal of India". knowindia.india.gov.in. Archived from the original on 22 September 2014.
- ^ "Kannada". The Hindu. 8 February 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Welcome to Muse India". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2013.