G V Krishna Rao

About G V Krishna Rao

Dr G V Krishna Rao (1914-1979) a scholar, poet,literary critic and essayist, belonged to Tenali, Andhra Pradesh. Dr Rao published three long poems: Varudhini, Sivaratri and Yugasandhya. He wrote four novels, a volume of playlets, two plays, a collection of short stories, and a critical survey of the Buddhist philosopher Nagarjuna's Vigrahavyavartani, The End of Discussions. He also translated Plato and Kant into Telugu.His playlet, Bikshapatra, Begging Bowl, was proclaimed a 'National Play' and was translated into sixteen Indian languages and broadcast through All India Radio. His last play, Bomma Yedchindi, The Doll Wept, portrays 'a clash and crash of ideas and ideals' rather than personalities, which 'leaves the audience in a subdued mood of sorrow'.Keelubommalu, Puppets, his maiden work (1951), has been acclaimed as one of the outstanding novels in Telugu. In yet another novel, Papikondalu, Papi Hills, he advocates that 'natural truth' is better than 'didacticism.'