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'''Ketavarapu Katyayani''' (born 1955), best known by her pen name '''Katyayani Vidmahe''', is an Indian writer and academic. Her work focuses on [[Telugu literature]], particularly [[Feminism|feminist]] and [[Marxism|Marxist]] writing.<br />
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== Early life and academic career ==<br />
The writer was born Ketavarapu Katyayani in 1955 in {{Interlanguage link|Mailavaram|te|మైలవరం (అద్దంకి)}}, a village in the [[Addanki]] area of India's [[Andhra Pradesh]] state.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Sikdar|first=Prabeer|date=2013-12-19|title=Kendra Sahitya Akademi for Katyayani Vidmahe|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/131219/news-current-affairs/article/kendra-sahitya-akademi-katyayani-vidmahe|access-date=2021-09-21|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=2013-12-19|title=Sahitya Akademi award for Katyayani Vidmahe|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Andhra-Pradesh/2013-12-19/Sahitya-Akademi-award-for-Katyayani-Vidmahe/79806|access-date=2021-09-21|website=The Hans|language=en}}</ref> Her mother was Indira Devi and her father was Ramakoti Sastry, a professor and literary critic.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|date=2013-12-19|title=Sahitya Akademi Award for KU Prof|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2013/dec/19/sahitya-akademi-award-for-ku-prof-552756.html|access-date=2021-09-21|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><br />
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She pursued studies in Warangal and Hyderabad, graduating with a master's degree in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] from [[Kakatiya University]] in [[Warangal]] in 1977, and earning a gold medal for her work.<ref name=":0" /> After graduating, she began teaching at the university while writing her Ph.D. on the novel ''[[Chivaraku Migiledi]]'', and she eventually became a full professor there.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":3">{{Cite news|date=2015-10-18|title=Telugu writer Katyayani Vidmahe returns Sahitya Akademi award|work=Business Standard India|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/telugu-writer-katyayani-vidmahe-returns-sahitya-akademi-award-115101800526_1.html|access-date=2021-09-21}}</ref> She retired from the university in the 2010s.<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Vijayasree|first1=C.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4kVbDwAAQBAJ|title=Colonial Encounter: Telugu–English Literary and Cultural Interface|last2=Sridhar|first2=M.|last3=Sengupta|first3=Mahasweta|date=2018-05-20|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-0-429-88470-2|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-01-30|title=Dont die, live & fight against suppression|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Telangana/2016-01-30/Dont-die-live-fight-against-suppression/203561|access-date=2021-09-23|website=The Hans|language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Writing and activism ==<br />
As of 2013, she had written 275 research papers on Telugu literature, as well as 28 books, under her pen name Katyayani Vidmahe. She had also edited an additional 25 books.<ref name=":0" /> Among her books are ''Mahila Sadhikarata - Savallu'', ''Adhunika Telugu Sahityam - Streevada Bhumika'', ''Gender Samanata Disagaa Samajam, Sahityam'', ''Kanyasulkam - Samajika Sambandhalu'', and ''Gender Spruha''.<ref name=":2" /><br />
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Vidmahe's writing includes work on women's issues, and she has been involved in both feminist and Marxist activism.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web|date=2014-12-24|title=Women must not be portrayed as mere commodities: Katyayani Vidmahe|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Hans/2014-12-24/Women-must-not-be-portrayed-as-mere-commodities-Katyayani-Vidmahe/122658|access-date=2021-09-21|website=The Hans|language=en}}</ref> She founded the Society for Women's Studies and Development and Prajasvamya Rachayatala Vedika, a writers association for women.<ref name=":2" /> She has also served as national general secretary of the Democratic Women Workers's Forum.<ref name=":3" /><br />
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==Awards==<br />
In 2013, Vidmahe won the [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] for her contribution to Telugu literature with her 2010 essay collection ''Sahityaakasamlo Sagam'', which discusses issues of gender identity and women's role in literature.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4">{{Cite news|date=2015-10-18|title=Kashinath Singh, Katyayani Vidmahe return Sahitya Akademi awards|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kashinath-singh-katyayani-vidmahe-return-sahitya-akademi-awards/article7777414.ece|access-date=2021-09-21|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> However, in 2015 she returned the award alongside several fellow winners in protest of "the growing intolerance in the country," particularly the assassination of the Kannada scholar [[M. M. Kalburgi]] and the [[2015 Dadri lynching]].<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4" /><br />
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