Bharago

Bhamidipati Ramagopalam (1932–2010), also known as Bharago, was a writer of short stories, critiques and novels in Telugu. He received the Central Sahitya Academy Award in 1991 for the book Itlu mee vidheyudu.

Education

Ramagopalam had regular schooling from Form III onwards at M.R. Branch College and later graduated with a B.A. in Economics in 1951 from M.R. Degree College, Vizianagaram.

Adaptations

His short stories have been adapted into mini-series in Telugu by Doordarshan.

Awards

• Best humour writer award of Telugu University (1990)
• Central Sahitya Academy Award (1991)
• Kurella Sahithi Award (1994)
• Kalasagara (Chennai) Award (1997)

Works

Novels

• Kundapenkulu (1961)
• Sparsa Rekha (1984)
• Nakee Udyogam Vaddu (1988)

Stories

• Vantochina Mogudu (1966)
• Vennela Needa (1997)
• Kadhanakutoohalam (1985)
• Itlu Mee Vidheyudu (1990)
• Sarada and Kulasa Kadhalu (1997)

Others

• Kalpasootram from Prakrit into Telugu
• 116 Telugu film songs of the period 1942-73 under the name 'Noota padaharlu(2001)'
• Telugu film songs under the name 'Maro Noota padaharlu'(2005)
• Anusthana Bhagavadgeetha (2001)
• Several commemoration volumes (souvenir) which included the ones on great personalities like Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu, P. Bhanumathi, R. Balasaraswathi Devi, Palagummi Padmaraju, and Raavi Sastry.
• Souvenir on Suseela

Biography

• ‘Aaramagopalam’ - An autobiography of noted short-story and humour
• Translation of the biography of Asutosh Mukherjee from English into Telugu

References

External links

• https://web.archive.org/web/20040302193159/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/07/21/stories/2003072101240400.htm
• http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra_pradesh/article191891.ece
• http://www.koumudi.net/gollapudi/041210_bharago.html
• http://www.tana.org/events/tana-and-community-news/2010/04/13/a-tribute-to-bhamidipati-ramagopalam-(bharago)-by-chowdary-v-jampala