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| name = Madhunapantula Satyanarayana Sastry<br />
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| birth_date = 5 March 1920<br />
| birth_place = [[Andhra Pradesh]] <br />
| death_date = 7 November 1992 (aged 72)<br />
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| occupation = Poet<br />
| nationality = [[India]]n<br />
| period = 1920–1992<br />
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'''Madhunapantula Satyanarayana Sastry''' ([[Telugu language|Telugu]]: మధునాపంతుల సత్యనారాయణ శాస్త్రి) (b: 5 March 1920 - d: 7 November 1992) is one of the most eminent personalities in pure [[Telugu language|Telugu]] literature of recent times. He lived in [[Rajahmundry]] in [[East Godavari]] District of [[Andhra Pradesh]] of South [[India]]. His magnum opus is ''Andhra Puranam''. He was awarded the Andhra Pradesh [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] for this work.<br />
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==Brief life sketch==<br />
Madhunapantula was born in 1920 at [[Island Polavaram]] in Amalapuram taluq to scholarly [[Brahmin]] family of Satyanarayana Murthy. [[Oleti Venkata Rama Sastry]] was his guru. He studied in Sanskrit school at [[Injaram]] and [[Vizianagaram]]. After studying Sanskrit and Telugu dramas, epics and grammar, he passed Vidvan examination of [[Madras University]] in 1940.<br />
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In 1939, he founded a literary organization called 'Andhra Kutiram' at [[Pallipalem]]. He started monthly literary magazine ''Andhri'' at the age of 19 years and maintained it more than a decade with high standards. There used to be comprehensive editorial comments about the published articles which was appreciated by Vikramadev Varma and C. R.Reddy. His first literary work was ''Thoranamu'' in 1938.<br />
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He worked on the ambitious lexicon project of ''Suryaraya Andhra Nighantuvu'' of [[Surya Rau Bahadur]] of [[Pithapuram]] between 1940 and 1944. He wrote ''Parivabhyudaya Kavyam'', ''Ratna Panchalika'', ''Shaddarsana Sangrahamu'', ''Surya Saptati'' and published them with the financial assistance from the Maharajah.<br />
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He worked as Senior Telugu pandit from 1946 in [[Rajahmundry]] in [[Viresalingam Theistic High School]] and worked for three decades till his retirement in 1977. He wrote biographical details of about 100 Telugu writers named ''Andhra Rachayitalu'' in 1950. His magnum opus was ''Andhra Puranamu'' in 1954 which was recognized by great writers of that era like Viswanatha, Malladi etc. It procured him Andhra Pradesh Sahitya Akademi Award in 1966. Some of his works are translated to Hindi. During the [[World Telugu Conference]] in 1975, A.P.Sahitya Akademi published his ''Telugulo Ramayanalu''<br />
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He died on 7 November 1992 at Rajahmundry.<br />
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==Literary works==<br />
* ''Toranam'' (1938)<br />
* ''Saddarsana Sangraham'' (1942): six darsanas in condensed form.<br />
* ''Ratna Panchalika'' (1943)<br />
* ''Surya Saptati'' (1943): seventy poems in praise of Sun.<br />
* ''Dhanvantari Charitra'' (1945): The history of [[Dhanvantari]].<br />
* ''Ratnavali'' (1947)<br />
* ''Andhra Racayitalu'' (1950): biographical sketches of reputed poets of first of half of 20th century.<br />
* ''Bodhi Vrkshamu'' (1951): glorifies the principle of [[non-violence]].<br />
* ''Andhra Puranamu'' (1954): acknowledged as one of the modern [[Panchakavya]]s.<br />
* ''Charitra Dhanyulu'' (1955): the blessed in history.<br />
* ''Kalyana Tara'' (1956)<br />
* ''Swapna Vasavadatta'' (1956)<br />
* ''Shri Khandamu'' (1968): piece of [[Wealth]].<br />
* ''Telugulo Ramayanalu'' (1975): book on the analysis of [[Ramayana]]s in Telugu.<br />
* ''Chaitra Radhamu'' (1976): the chariot of Spring.<br />
* ''Sadashiva Panchasika'' (1977): 500 poems in praise of Lord [[Shiva]].<br />
* ''Kelakuli''<br />
* ''Jeevana Lekhalu Sahiti Rekhalu''<br />
* ''Madhu Jeevanamu''<br />
* ''Madhu Kosamu''<br />
* ''Madhunapantula Sahitya Vyasalu''<br />
* ''Prasanga Tarangini'' (1987): Collection of his radio talks.<br />
andhra rachayitalu third publication 2013<br />
sragdhara un published work<br />
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==Awards==<br />
* He was awarded the [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] by the Government of Andhra Pradesh for his classical work ''Andhra Puranamu'' in 1968.<br />
* He was awarded [[Kalaprapoorna]] (Ph.D. honoris causa) by [[Andhra University]] in 1982.<br />
* He was given the titles of "Andhra Kalhana" and "Sahiti Samrat" in Rajahmundry in 1975.<br />
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==References==<br />
* Luminaries of 20th Century, Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University, Hyderabad, 2005.<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.madhunapantula.org Madhunapantula]<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Aaraama Dravidulu]]<br />
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