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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Patanjali<br />
| image = KNY Patanjali.jpg<br />
| birth_name = Kakarlapudi Narasimha Yoga Patanjali<br />
| birth_place = [[Alamanda, Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh]], India<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1952|03|29}}<br />
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2009|03|11|1952|03|29}}<br />
| death_place = [[Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh]], India<br />
| father = <br />
| mother = <br />
| spouse = Prameela<br />
| children = Shanti, Neelima, Shalini<br />
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| occupation = Journalist, writer, novelist<br />
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'''K. N. Y. Patanjali''' was a noted writer, journalist from [[Andhra Pradesh]].<ref name="Patanjali passes away">{{cite news|title=Patanjali passes away|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/Patanjali-passes-away/article16634997.ece|date=12 March 2009|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=17 June 2019}}</ref> He worked in various news papers like [[Eenadu]], [[Andhra Bhoomi]], Udayam, [[Andhra Prabha]]. He was also the editor of [[Sakshi (newspaper)|Sakshi]] news paper. He wrote many novels and short stories. Most of his writings has his own style of satire.<ref name="visalaandhra">{{cite web|last1=ALa|title=వచన రచనా ఘనాపాటి పతంజలి|url=http://www.visalaandhra.com/literature/article-15417|website=visalaandhra.com|publisher=Visalaandhra|access-date=13 December 2016}}</ref> He died on 11 March 2009 in [[Visakhapatnam]].<br />
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== Personal life ==<br />
Patanjali was born on 29 March 1952 in [[Alamanda, Vizianagaram|Alamanda]] of Vizianagaram district of Andhra Pradesh to the couple K. V. V. Gopala Raju and Seeta Devi.<ref name="oneindia.com">{{cite web|title=ప్రముఖ రచయిత పతంజలి ప్రధమ వర్ధంతి నేడు|url=http://telugu.oneindia.com/news/2010/03/11/kny-patanjali-first-death-anniversary-today-110310.html|work=oneindia|access-date=13 December 2016}}</ref><ref name="Webdunia">{{cite web|title=ప్రముఖ రచయిత, పాత్రికేయుడు పతంజలి మృతి|url=http://telugu.webdunia.com/article/andhra-pradesh-news/%E0%B0%AA%E0%B1%8D%E0%B0%B0%E0%B0%AE%E0%B1%81%E0%B0%96-%E0%B0%B0%E0%B0%9A%E0%B0%AF%E0%B0%BF%E0%B0%A4-%E0%B0%AA%E0%B0%BE%E0%B0%A4%E0%B1%8D%E0%B0%B0%E0%B0%BF%E0%B0%95%E0%B1%87%E0%B0%AF%E0%B1%81%E0%B0%A1%E0%B1%81-%E0%B0%AA%E0%B0%A4%E0%B0%82%E0%B0%9C%E0%B0%B2%E0%B0%BF-%E0%B0%AE%E0%B1%83%E0%B0%A4%E0%B0%BF-109031100021_1.htm|website=telugu.webdunia.com|publisher=Webdunia|access-date=13 December 2016}}</ref> While pursuing his elementary education, he also learnt [[Ayurveda]] from his father. He started writing from young age.<br />
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== Journalist ==<br />
He joined [[Eenadu]] news paper as a journalist in 1975 in worked there till 1984. From 1984 to 1990, he worked for Udayam news paper. Later he also worked for [[Andhra Bhoomi]], and Mahanagar. He started his own news paper ''Patanjali Patrika'' and ran it for 16 months. Then he joined [[Andhra Prabha]] in 2003. He worked with [[TV9 (Telugu)|TV9]] for a few months before taking over as an editor of [[Sakshi (newspaper)|Sakshi]]. He fell ill after some time. He died on 11 March 2009 in [[Visakhapatnam]] in a private hospital.<ref name="oneindia.com"/><br />
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== Writer ==<br />
He was inspired by the writings of [[Rachakonda Viswanatha Sastry|Raavi Sastry]].<ref name="పాఠకుల రచయిత పతంజలి">{{cite web|title=పాఠకుల రచయిత పతంజలి|url=http://telugu.oneindia.com/sahiti/essay/2006/kny.html|website=oneindia.com|publisher=oneindia.com|access-date=13 December 2016}}</ref> ''Pempudu Jantuvu'' (Pets) is based on the lives of journalists. ''Khaki Vanam'' (Brown garden) is based on the lives of the Police.<br />
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== Writings ==<br />
* ''Amrutopamanam''<br />
* ''Khaki Vanam''<br />
* ''Pempudu Jantuvulu''<br />
* ''Rajugoru''<br />
* ''Veera Bobbili''<br />
* ''Gopatrudu''<br />
* ''Pilaka Tirugudu Puvvu''<br />
* ''Raju Gari Logillu''<br />
* ''Patanjali Bhashyam''<br />
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Manasu Foundation published his complete works in two volumes.<br />
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== Awards ==<br />
*[[Nandi Award for Best Dialogue Writer]] - [[Sindhooram]] (1997) <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ipr.ap.nic.in/New_Links/Film.pdf|title=నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)|trans-title=A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)|publisher=[[Andhra Pradesh (magazine)|Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh]]|access-date=21 August 2020}}(in [[Telugu language|Telugu]])</ref><br />
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