Palkuriki Somanatha’s birth place to be developed as tourist spot
JANGAON : The State government has decided to develop Palakurthi village, the native place of Maha Kavi Palkuriki Somanatha and Pothana, another great poet in the ancient Telugu literature, as part of ‘Cultural Tourism Circuit’. It is located near Bammera in Jangaon district.Somanatha lived in Palakurthi between 1160 AD to 1240 AD. He was one of the most noted Telugu language writers of the 13th century. He was also an accomplished writer in Kannada and Sanskrit languages and penned several classics in those languages. Because of this, the State government named the venue of the main event of World Telugu Conference-2017 at Lal Bahadur Stadium after Somanatha.
In fact, Somanatha was a rebel poet and wrote literary works in original Telugu (Janu Telugu) neglecting the grammatical rules prescribed by Nannaya, the ‘Aadikavi’, during his days. Janu Telugu is Telugu that has the least Sanskrit diction and can be easily understood by commoners.
Before Somana, there was no single poetic work in Telugu on contemporary social events. He wrote ‘Basava Puranam’ which was in ‘Janu Telugu’ in Dwipada (two lined verse) with the inspiration of Veera Saivism. It was a masterpiece appreciated by all poets and was translated into Kannada.
His popular writings in Telugu language are Basava Purana, Panditaradhya Charitra, Malamadevipuranamu and Somanatha Stava-in dwipada metre (couplets).On the occasion of Telugu Mahasabhalu, office-bearers of Somanatha Kalapeetham have urged the State government to name Telugu University in Hyderabad after Somanatha. They want his statues across TS as a mark of respect to the poet.
coins from Nizam era to be exhibited
Rajitha S @ Hyderabad: A 57-year-old Musham Damodar Rao will hold an exhibition at LB Stadium. In possession of a large collection of rare coins, stamps, and other artefacts, Rao will be exhibiting some rare coins from pre-Satavahanah period, notes and coins from the Nizam’s time. “I will be displaying more than 40 different coins which have inscriptions in old Telugu script issued in Tanjore region during Kakatiya period,” he said.
The story behind this is that Tanjavur king had called for writers and warrior trainers to train their army. The Kakatiya kings had sent 300 families who settled there. “One person who excelled was Sridhara. A jagir and a coin were issued in his name,” added Rao. Apart from this, he will also display a ‘firman’ issued by Aurangazeb leasing out Devarakonda fort to a sardar for 1,000 dinars.
70 shawls, 23 craftsmen, two days
There are 15 members working day and night and eight more have been currently put on the contract work. Venkatesham had supplied 130 shawls last month and is to deliver another 70 before Monday.
Mamidipalli Sambaiah | Express
Arch erected as a tribute to Vemulawada’s Sambha Kavi Naveen Kumar Tallam @ Rajanna-Sircilla: Noted poet and writer in Telugu language from Telangana, Mamidipalli Sambaiah, who is popularly known as Sambha Kavi, has been finally recognized by State government on the occasion of World Telugu Conference. In the name of the poet, a huge arch, Mamidipalli Sambha Kavi Thoranam, was erected near Ravindra Bharathi in Hyderabad. Sambha Kavi was born in Vemulawada 1915 and passed away in 1988. His famous writings in Telugu are — Kunja Viharam, Maduravilasam and Dwipada Ramayanam.
He was an expert in vocal music as well. Significantly, famous writers like C Narayana Reddy learnt tips from Sambha Kavi. His works include Kaleshwara Mukteeshwara Suprabhatham, Vemulawada Suprabhatham and Jagadguru Aadishankara Suprabhatham. Sambaiah’s son Mamidipalli Rajanna expressed happiness that State government is recognising the services of his father. He expressed special thanks to CM KCR and said, “In the erstwhile united state, Telangana poets were utterly neglected.”