Samala Sadasiva (11 May 1928 – 7 August 2012) was a Telugu language poet and writer. He won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2011.[1]

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Born

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He was born in Tenugupalle village in Dahegaon mandal in Komaram Bheem and worked as a Telugu teacher.[2]

Life

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Sadasiva wrote over 425 books in various languages and translated books into Telugu from Hindi, Urdu, Sanskrit, Marathi, Persian, English and others. He was instrumental in including a lesson on Girijan leader Komaram Bheem in the school syllabus in Andhra Pradesh. Some of his works include Urdu Sahithya charitra, Amzad Rubayilu, Malayalamarathalu, Yaadhi, Sangeetha sikaraalu, etc.

He earned a doctorate from Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University in 1998 and Kakatiya University conferred him with a doctorate in 2002. In 2006, he got Rajiv Prathibha Puraskaram. A native of Cherupalli village of Dayagam mandal, He lived in Vidhyanagar in Adilabad town.

He won kendra sahithya academy award for his book on Hindustani music written in Telugu called Swara Layalu.He has got best translation award in 1964 for translation "Amzad Rubabulu" .

Death

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He died due to cardiac arrest at his home in Adilabad. He had died on 7 August 2012.[3]

Bibliography

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  • Swaralayaalu
  • Yadi
  • Malayamarutalu
  • Sangitashikharalu
  • Mirza Ghalib
  • Amjad Rubabulu

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  1. Urdu sahitya charitra

References

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  1. ^ Special Correspondent. (15 February 2012). "Today's Paper / NATIONAL : He thinks in Urdu, writes in Telugu". The Hindu. Retrieved 22 August 2012. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  2. ^ "Sahitya Akademi awardee passes away". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 4 January 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
  3. ^ "Cities / Hyderabad : Tributes paid to Sadasiva". The Hindu. 8 August 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2012.