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Vamana Rao

LIFE OF VAMANA RAO Dasu Vamana row garu was the eldest son of Dasu Narayana rao garu. He was born on 9th March 1896 at Eluru. His mother was Smt.Venkatalakshmi garu daughter of Marella Ramayya garu of Ayabhimavaram of West Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh. Since his father was a leading lawyer at Machilipatnam, he had his early education there. However he lost his father in the year1905 at the young age of 9yrs. After the demise of his father, his widowed mother accompanied by his two brothers Hrushikesava rao and Sankarshana rao left for Eluru. He continued his studies at Eluru and then he completed intermediate course at Noble College. While he was studying there he was married to Smt. Syamalamba born in1903, daughter of Kurada Seshayya garu and Adilakshmi garu, on 31.3.1915 at Kurada. After passing intermediate exam from Noble College, he pursued his graduate studies in Presidency College, Madras. However during 1921 he left studies and joined the freedom movement. While he was at Madras he was in the Victoria student hostel of the Presidency College. While he was studying B.A (philosophy), he joined freedom movement at the call of Mahatma Gandhi and left the college.

Subsequently he joined the Vani Printing press owned by his uncle Dasu Kesava rao garu, at Bezwada. While working in Vani press his wife joined him. He was working in Vani press as a Manager. While he was at Bezwada he was living with his mother and his younger brothers who were still studying. He left Bezwada and took up a job in the Telugu daily newspaper Andhra Patrika on its editorial staff in 1925, and came to Madras. While he was continuing in Andhra Patrika his writings in the different Telugu Journals were increasingly popular. His writings were full of humor and dealt with various current social and political issues. His writings were replete with satirical humor and reflected his profound literary knowledge. He was well read and had wide knowledge about Telugu literature and philosophy. His writings were entertaining with subtle humor and enlightening on various subjects. His writings were extremely popular in the Telugu reading circles. He was also having regular weekly talks on the All India Radio center of Madras on various subjects of public interest and occasionally at Vijayawada also. His writings were later published as Kaalakshepam, and Ishtaagoshti. and Tamasha Kulasa. He wrote with pen names of Topeedasu, & Bhavasanchari. During World War II he was editor for war news publication by the then British Government from Madras. He served with Andhra Patrika for 28 yrs and retired in 1954. Thereafter he was contributing articles in Telugu journals like Praja Mata, Dhanka,Anandavani & Andhra Bhoomi. He also undertook translation of a writing by Kaanchi Sankarachaarya into Telugu on his behest. He spent his later years mainly devoting his time to reading books of philosophy . The last years of him and his wife Syamalamba were spent at Bangalore. Sri Vamana rao garu expired on 26-4-82 and his wife breathed her last on 24-12-82. Both died at the residence of their second son Upendra Sai Prasad at Bangalore.