Enugula Veeraswamayya

Enugula Viraswamayya or Enugula Viraswami Telugu scholar, writer and traveller. He was a prominent Telugu Niyogi Brahmin. He wrote “Kasi Yatra Charitra” Travelogue in Telugu about his pilgrimage to Varanasi. The book was first published in 1838, again in 1869 (Madras). This is the first remarkable travelogue published in Telugu. This book written in the form of daily letters by the author to his friend Srinivasa Pillai at Komateawarapuram, narrates the salient aspects of his pilgrimage. It is written in colloquial language and was printed thrice in 1838, 1869 and 1941. It brings out the ethos, customs and traditions of ancient India.

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