Jayadheer Tirumala Rao (born 20 June 1950) is a professor, poet, and historian from Telangana, India. He has been researching about tribal people and their culture for more than 35 years.[2]
Jayadheer Tirumala Rao | |
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| Born | Repalle Tirumala Rao 20 June 1950[1] Warangal[1] |
| Alma mater | Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University |
| Occupation(s) | folk researcher, historian, poet |
Life
editJayadheer Tirumala Rao graduated from Telugu university in 1974. He became interested in studying the Gonds and Chenchu tribes spread in southern Indian forests.[3] He gathered the oral histories of several tribes like Koyas as part of his research.[4]
He was elected as the president of Telangana writers forum in 2014.[5][6]
In 2017, he conducted an exhibition in Ravindra Bharathi, Hyderabad with the items he had collected from various places in the Deccan Plateau.[7] In 2019, an open music exhibition was conducted showcasing more than 100 varieties of musical instruments collected by him.[8][9] In 2021, he organized another exhibition which showcased rare manuscripts at State Art Gallery, Madhapur.[10]
He documented the oral history of Sammakka Saralamma popular deities among the tribal people.[11]
He promotes state policy changes to continue the tribal arts and culture for future generations.[12]
Works
editHe wrote a series of essays with the title Tovva Muchatlu in Andhra Bhoomi from 2011 to 2018. In these articles he depicted cultural, economic, and socio-political issues.[13]
He wrote three poetry books: Aranya Nethram, Prathi Dhvanulu, Aagraha Geethalu.[14]
References
edit- ^ a b "కథానిలయం - View Writer". kathanilayam.com. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
- ^ Pecheti, Prakash (17 November 2020). "Jayadhir Tirumala Rao revives art and culture of Adivasis". Telangana Today. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
- ^ Chak, Rahul. "Tales of the marginalised collected over three decades | Hyderabad News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
- ^ U, Vishal (24 February 2022). "A Tiger, A Tribal Deity & Asia's Largest Tribal Gathering | Madras Courier". madrascourier.com. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
- ^ Pratap (10 November 2014). "తెలంగాణ రచయితల వేదికకు జయధీర్ (పిక్చర్స్)". telugu.oneindia.com (in Telugu). Retrieved 2 September 2022.
- ^ "The Politics of Language". www.thehansindia.com. 1 November 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
- ^ "ఆధిపత్య చరిత్రకు భిన్నమైన జనచరిత్ర". Sakshi (in Telugu). 12 February 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
- ^ "Rare tribal and folk instruments from Telangana to be displayed at Hyd exhibition". The News Minute. 4 November 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
- ^ Kasara, Venu (1 September 2021). "తెలంగాణ కళల తావు తిరుమల రావు". తెలంగాణ. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
- ^ KV, Moulika. "Telangana: 300-year-old manuscript a big draw at exhibition | Hyderabad News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
- ^ Swathi, V. (9 January 2018). "His voice, a capsule of tribal histories". The Hindu. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
- ^ Bhoomi, Vivek. "Awards welcome, but can they sustain tribal art forms?". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
- ^ A. K., Prabhakar (19 July 2022). "నిత్య పథికుడి నిరంతర సంభాషణ - జయధీర్ తిరుమలరావు తొవ్వ ముచ్చట్లు : ఎ. కె. ప్రభాకర్". Telupu TV - Telugu News. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
- ^ "ఖాళీల పూరింపే నా కృషి: జయధీర్". telugu.oneindia.com (in Telugu). 19 November 2003. Retrieved 2 September 2022.