10 Facts About Vishwanatha Satyanarayana

Vishwanatha Satyanarayana

(10th September, 1895-18th October, 1976)

A brilliant intellectual litterateur, had great diversity in his writings and he had a immense amount of quality in his works that attracted the readers. His works included poetry, novels, drama, short stories and speeches covering a wide range of subjects such as analysis of history, philosophy, religion, sociology, political science, linguistics, psychology and spiritualism. Here are some few things to know about the great writer.

1. Vishwanatha Satyanarayana was born on 10th September, 1895 in Nandamuru, Unguturu Mandal, Krishna District.

2. Satyanarayana was a traditionally trained scholar in many subjects. He was a strong follower of Advaita.

3. He was a student of Chellapilla Venkata Sastry. Chellapilla was more familiarly known as Tirupati Venkata Kavulu or Diwakarla Tirupathi Sastry. He began writing at the age of 14.

4. His father was a philanthropist and an arch devotee of Lord Shiva. In 1902, he brought a Shiva Linga from Benares and built a temple dedicated to Lord Shiva in Nandamuru.

5. After his schooling in the village, Satyanarayana had his early education at the National College, Machilipatnam. He obtained the Master's Degree in Sanskrit from the University of Madras in 1929.

His Home in Vijayawada

6. Satyanarayana taught in various colleges in Guntur, Vijayawada, Machilipatnam and Karimnagar. In 1961, he retired as principal of Government College in Karimnagar.

7. Even while working as a Teacher, he used to engage himself in creative writing of a very serious nature.

8. His literary works include 30 Poems, 20 Plays, 60 Novels, 10 Critical Estimates, 200 Khand Kavyas, 35 Short Stories, 3 Play-lets, 70 Essays, 50 Radio Plays, 10 Essays in English, 10 Works in Sanskrit, 3 Translations, 100 Introductions, Forewords and Radio Talks.