Jnanpith award winner and a renowned writer in Telugu, Cingireddi Narayana Reddy, passed away today, sources said.
He was 85. Reddy, considered an authority on Telugu literature also has penned several songs for Telugu movies.
He was rushed to the hospital this morning when he developed health complications, however was declared dead.
He has to his credit more than 80 publications, which include poems, songs, lyrical dramas, ballets, essays, travelogues, ghazals original and in translation and literary criticism.
He was born on July 29, 1931 in a remote village of Karimnagar district in Andhra Pradesh. He had a MA and PhD in Telugu literature from the Osmania University where he also worked as a Professor.
In 1992, he was felicitated with the country’s third-highest civilian honour, Padma Vibhushan, and was nominated to the Upper House of Parliament in 1997. He is a winner of the Jnanpith Award in 1988 for his enormous contribution to the Telugu literature and was regarded as a foremost authority on Telugu Literature.
He also served as Vice-Chancellor of Telugu University and held important academic and administrative positions in the state.
The Telugu film industry has condoled his death.
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