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'''Abburi Chayadevi''' is a [[Telugu language|Telugu]] fiction writer, born on 13 October 1933 in [[Rajahmundry]], [[East Godavari district]], [[Andhra Pradesh]].<ref name=book>{{Cite journal | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=QA1V7sICaIwC&lpg=PA242&dq=Abburi%20Chayadevi&pg=PA242#v=onepage&q=Abburi%20Chayadevi&f=false | title = Who's who of Indian Writers, 1999: A-M | isbn = 9788126008735 | author1 = Dutt | first1 = Kartik Chandra | year = 1999}}</ref>
'''Abburi Chayadevi''' is a [[Telugu language|Telugu]] fiction writer, born on 13 October 1933 in [[Rajahmundry]], [[East Godavari district]], [[Andhra Pradesh]].<ref name=book>{{Cite journal | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=QA1V7sICaIwC&lpg=PA242&dq=Abburi%20Chayadevi&pg=PA242#v=onepage&q=Abburi%20Chayadevi&f=false | title = Who's who of Indian Writers, 1999: A-M | isbn = 9788126008735 | author1 = Dutt | first1 = Kartik Chandra | year = 1999}}</ref>
She has won [[List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Telugu|Sahitya Akademi Award]] in Telugu for the Year 2005, for her work '''Tana Margam''' (Short Stories).<ref name=knowindia>[http://knowindia.gov.in/knowindia/general_info.php?id=7 Sahitya Akademi Awards 2005 - General Information - Know India: National Portal of India<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref name=hindu>[http://www.hindu.com/2005/12/23/stories/2005122319170200.htm The Hindu : Andhra Pradesh / Hyderabad News : Sahitya Akademi award for Abburi Chaya Devi<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
She has won [[List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Telugu|Sahitya Akademi Award]] in Telugu for the Year 2005, for her work '''Tana Margam''' (Short Stories).<ref name=knowindia>[http://knowindia.gov.in/knowindia/general_info.php?id=7 Sahitya Akademi Awards 2005 - General Information - Know India: National Portal of India<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{wayback|url=http://knowindia.gov.in/knowindia/general_info.php?id=7 |date=20140922161646 }}</ref><ref name=hindu>[http://www.hindu.com/2005/12/23/stories/2005122319170200.htm The Hindu : Andhra Pradesh / Hyderabad News : Sahitya Akademi award for Abburi Chaya Devi<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
Chaya Devi is the wife of the late [[Abburi Varadarajeswara Rao]], himself a writer, critic and former Chairman, [[Official Languages Commission]].
Chaya Devi is the wife of the late [[Abburi Varadarajeswara Rao]], himself a writer, critic and former Chairman, [[Official Languages Commission]].


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== Early life ==
== 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.<ref name=womenswriting>[http://www.womenswriting.com/WomensWriting/AuthorProfileDetail.asp?AuthorID=100 Women's Writing<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
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.<ref name=womenswriting>[http://www.womenswriting.com/WomensWriting/AuthorProfileDetail.asp?AuthorID=100 Women's Writing<!-- Bot generated title -->]{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
She has served as librarian at the [[Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi|Jawaharlal Nehru University]], [[New Delhi]] in the sixties.<ref name="hindu" />
She has served as librarian at the [[Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi|Jawaharlal Nehru University]], [[New Delhi]] in the sixties.<ref name="hindu" />



Revision as of 09:30, 2 October 2016

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,2003[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 Archived 2014-09-22 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ a b c The Hindu : Andhra Pradesh / Hyderabad News : Sahitya Akademi award for Abburi Chaya Devi
  4. ^ a b Women's Writing[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ KANNADA - The Hindu
  6. ^ a b Welcome to Muse India