Viswanatha Satyanarayana
1895–1976Jnanpith Award winning Telugu writer
poet and civil servant
Kavitha Prasad Rallabandi
1961–2015, born Nemali, writes in Telugu, writer, poet
Rallabandi Kavitha Prasad was an Indian poet and Avadhani. He performed over 500 'Avadhanams,' including satavadhanam and dvisatavadhanam. He also wrote various sadhanas, such as navarasavadhanam and astadasavadhanam. He received a Doctor of Philosophy from Osmania University for his research titled “Avadhana Vidya - Aaramba Vikaasaalu.” He was known as “Avadhana RaaRaaju”. He is survived by his wife Nagini Devi and sons Ramakoteswara Raju and Samvaran Kashyap.
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Also writing in Telugu
Adivi Bapiraju
1895–1952Telugu novelist, playwright and painter
I. Panduranga Rao
1930–2011scholar, poet, writer, linguist and orator of Telugu descent
K. Shivareddy
b. 1943Telugu writer
Ravuri Bharadhwaja
1927–2013Writer who won Jnanpith award in 2012
Singireddy NarayanaReddy
1931–2017Jnanpith awardee and renowned Telugu poet