Jandhyala Papayya Sastry Writer

Jandhyala Papayya Sastry (Telugu: జంధ్యాల పాపయ్య శాస్త్రి, 4 August 1912 – 21 June 1992) was an eminent Telugu writer and lyricist. He was popularly known as Karunasri because his writings expressively show compassion (Karuna or Kāruṇyam), one of the Nine Rasas. His famous kavyas include Pushpa Vilapam and Kunthi Kumari.

Personal facts

Birth dateAugust 04, 1912
Birth place
Guntur district
Citizenship
India
Date of deathJune 21, 1992

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Writer

award
Tirupati (city)
Honorary degree

Topical connections

Jandhyala Papayya Sastry on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://rksanka.tripod.com/telugu/Karunasree_jandhmisc.html
  2. http://www.karunasri.net