Jnanpith awardee C Narayana Reddy passes away…
Dr C Narayana Reddy, the 85-year-old
poet-author-writer-lyricist, died due to health complications.
He was
also a former Rajya Sabha MP and vice-chancellor of Telugu University
The
Telugu film industry has condoled his death.
In 1992, Reddy was awarded the country’s third-highest
civilian honour, Padma Bhushan.
In 1977, he was awarded the Padma Shri and he was nominated
to the Upper House of Parliament too.
In 1998, he received the prestigious Jnanpith award for
his poetic work Visvambara which got translated into three other
languages.
Reddy has also written several songs for Telugu movies.
Narayana Reddy was
born in Karimnagar district of Andhra Pradesh on July 29, 1931.
He had
obtained his MA and PhD in Telugu literature from Osmania University.
Previously,
he had also worked as a professor of the University.
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