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అనుభవాలూ-జ్ఞాపకాలూనూ
Autobiographical account of the famous Telugu writer Sripada Subrahmanya Sastri.
570 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1999
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June 13, 2020
Key Takeaways:
Author's young days as student by obtaining food via 'vaaraalu' method, brave life experiences in the literary field; his will, dedication and effort to prove himself and achieving things; having a foundation in Vedic literature but an innate urge to write literary pros; his war at home and outside with conservative establishments/tradition and with unintelligible poetic style; literary rivalry and friendships with the legends of the time; some light on the social life especially of the 'vaidiki' brahmins; his love for Telugu language and an identity for the Telugu people, to instill confidence and self respect among Telugu-people who have begun to see themselves with inferiority complex; about his views and experiences in 'avadhanam'; his days in Madras to get his book published.
However, some of the experiences and names are in too much detail and explanation of minute details and events and may not be of much interest to the reader (they can be quickly browsed). Few chapters are about people and events while most others are about ideas, analysis and opinions. There are a lot of words which may not be known to an average reader. However, it is a smooth read.
Pages 400-420: Language-State-country- Identity relationship
The book stops just as he writes about his publishing of 'Veerapuja' (when he was 24). He died at the age of 69 in (1891-1961) while writing this book. His will at the end suggests that he had financial difficulties in his last days inspite of stellar career in writing and running newspaper (Prabuddaandhra).
Author's young days as student by obtaining food via 'vaaraalu' method, brave life experiences in the literary field; his will, dedication and effort to prove himself and achieving things; having a foundation in Vedic literature but an innate urge to write literary pros; his war at home and outside with conservative establishments/tradition and with unintelligible poetic style; literary rivalry and friendships with the legends of the time; some light on the social life especially of the 'vaidiki' brahmins; his love for Telugu language and an identity for the Telugu people, to instill confidence and self respect among Telugu-people who have begun to see themselves with inferiority complex; about his views and experiences in 'avadhanam'; his days in Madras to get his book published.
However, some of the experiences and names are in too much detail and explanation of minute details and events and may not be of much interest to the reader (they can be quickly browsed). Few chapters are about people and events while most others are about ideas, analysis and opinions. There are a lot of words which may not be known to an average reader. However, it is a smooth read.
Pages 400-420: Language-State-country- Identity relationship
The book stops just as he writes about his publishing of 'Veerapuja' (when he was 24). He died at the age of 69 in (1891-1961) while writing this book. His will at the end suggests that he had financial difficulties in his last days inspite of stellar career in writing and running newspaper (Prabuddaandhra).
April 14, 2016
My mother has recently got this book from our local library. She says it's a brilliantly written book which will enthrall lovers of Telugu language. "Gulaabi Attaru laga yeppatiki gubaalinche rachana idi"
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