Gurajada Apparao
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Gurajada Apparao was a pioneering Telugu writer, poet, and playwright, best known for modernizing Telugu literature and authoring the landmark social play "Kanyasulkam."
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Telugu writer
ⓘ
person ⓘ playwright ⓘ poet ⓘ |
| advocated |
social reform in marriage customs
ⓘ
women’s rights ⓘ |
| citizenship | British India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | India ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1862-09-21 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1915-11-30 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Maharaja’s College, Vizianagaram NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Maharaja’s College, Vizianagaram NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Telugu people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Gurajada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Telugu literature
ⓘ
social reform ⓘ |
| fullName | Gurajada Venkata Apparao NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
poetry ⓘ social reform literature ⓘ |
| givenName | Venkata Apparao NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHonorificTitle | Mahakavi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
later Telugu playwrights
ⓘ
modern Telugu drama ⓘ |
| knownFor |
modernizing Telugu literature
ⓘ
use of spoken Telugu in literature ⓘ writing the social play Kanyasulkam ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Telugu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
Indian social reform movement
ⓘ
Telugu literary reform ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Telugu ⓘ |
| notableWork | Kanyasulkam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
civil servant
ⓘ
playwright ⓘ poet ⓘ teacher ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Rayavaram
NERFINISHED
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Vizianagaram district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Vizianagaram NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | lecturer ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
commemorative postage stamp of India
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statues in Andhra Pradesh ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Andhra region
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Madras Presidency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wrote |
Desamunu Preminchumanna
NERFINISHED
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Kanyasulkam NERFINISHED ⓘ Mutyala Saralu NERFINISHED ⓘ Poems in colloquial Telugu ⓘ |
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