Dr.M.Padmini Devi

with padmini devi, his wifeBorn in the year 1941, in a family of scholars and musicians, familiarly known as Bukkapatnam family . Father late. B.T. Narasimhacharyulu was a great scholar in Sanskrit and astrology, mother Late Rukmini was a house wife. She has done UBHAYA BHASHA PRAVEENA IN Sanskrit and Telugu and won the prestigious ‘VEERABHADRAM MEMORIAL PRIZE’ for standing first in the university. She is equipped with music knowledge too and has done B.A in Music from Andhra University in 1968. She has done Ph.D in telugu from Osmania University in 1987apart from M.A and M.Phil.

She has been in the literary field since 50 years as an established writer. She worked as a script writer in AIR, Vijayawada from 1968 to 1972. Later she worked as a telugu lecturer in St. Joseph’s Junior college Hyderabad.

She has been contributing many short stories, poetry, literary essays to many leading telugu magazines like ANDHRA PRABHA, ANDHRA JYOTHI, YUVA, JAGRUTI etc. she has participated in the NATIONAL SYMPOSIUM OF POETS conducted by AIR, New Delhi many times.

Written many songs which were composed by eminent composers like Sri Palagummi Viswanatham, Chittaranjan, Nirmal Kumar, Ramachary komanduri etc.

‘KALACHAKRA GAMANAMLO KAPOTHA KALA KOOJITHALU’, a musical feature written by her, won National Merit Certificate in the Akashavani Annual Awards in 1989.

BOOKS PUBLISHED

  • PAARIJATHALU- lyrical poetry in 1987
  • TELUGULO PANCHATANTRAKAVYALU – her research work for the award of Ph.D
  • MUKUNDA PADARCHANA-telugu translation of the great Sanskrit work
  • MUKUNDAMAALA as verse poetry in 1999.
  • SPANDANA- book of lyric and verse poetry in the year 2001.
  • NEELAPELLI -NINNATI KATHALU- book of short stories in 2003
  • MAALIKALU- MALLELU – a book of lyrics and musical features in 2005
  • SAI SPHOORTHI – the glory of SHIRDI SAIBABA and his leelas in 2006
  • SRINIVASA VACHANA VAIBHAVAM – translation of the great Sanskrit work SRINIVASA GADYAM in 2008
  • TATVA ARTHAMULU OF SRI KRISHNA LEELALU – the divine leelas of SRI KRISHNA in 2008