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Abburi Chayadevi is a Telugu fiction writer, born on 13 October 1933 in Rajahmundry, East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh.[1] She has won Sahitya Akademi Award in Telugu for the Year 2005, for her work Tana Margam (Short Stories).[2][3] Chaya Devi is the wife of the late Abburi Varadarajeswara Rao, himself a writer, critic and former Chairman, Official Languages Commission.

She is also the daughter-in-law of Abburi Ramakrishna, a pioneer of the romantic first and later the progressive literary movement.[3]

Early life

Chaya Devi has been active in literary circles since the fifties and even at 71 years of age, is still known as a creative feminist writer. She has also translated German fiction. Her stories have been translated into English and Spanish besides many Indian languages.[4] She has served as librarian at the Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi in the sixties.[3]

She was a council member of Kendra Sahitya Akademi (1998-2002).[1]

Works

  • Anaga Anaga (folk stories for children)[1]
  • Abburi Chaya Devi Kathalu(short stories), 1991[1]
  • Mrityunjaya(long story),1993[4]
  • Tana Margam(short stories-about the exploitation of women in the guise of family bonds.[2]
  • Mana Jeevithalu-Jiddu Krishnamurti Vyakhyanalu–3(Translated)[5]
  • Parichita Lekha published as an anthology (Translation of stories by Austrian writer Stefan Zweig)[6]
  • Bonsai Batukulu [Bonsai Lives] portrays the life of women who live mechanically under the control of family members.[6]

Awards

  • Ranganayakamma Pratibha Puraskaram,1993[1]
  • Telugu University Award, 1996[1]
  • Sahitya Akademi Award in Telugu for the Year 2005[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Dutt, Kartik Chandra (1999). "Who's who of Indian Writers, 1999: A-M". ISBN 9788126008735. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ^ a b c Sahitya Akademi Awards 2005 - General Information - Know India: National Portal of India
  3. ^ a b c The Hindu : Andhra Pradesh / Hyderabad News : Sahitya Akademi award for Abburi Chaya Devi
  4. ^ a b Women's Writing
  5. ^ KANNADA - The Hindu
  6. ^ a b Welcome to Muse India

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