Dynamite News Jnanpith awardee Poet and writer C.Narayan Reddy passes away
Noted poet and writer C. Narayan Reddy passed away on Monday at the age of 85.
New Delhi: Noted poet and writer C. Narayan Reddy passed away on Monday at the age of 85.
Reddy, who was considered to be an authority on Telugu literature, wrote several songs for Telugu movies.
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Born in the Karimnagar district of Andhra Pradesh, Reddy had a MA and PhD in Telugu literature from the Osmania University.
He was honoured with the country's third-highest civilian award Padma Bhushan in 1992 and was conferred with the prestigious Jnanpith award in 1988 for his poetic work Visvambara.
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Reddy was also nominated to the Rajya Sabha in 1997. (With ANI Inputs)