- Bhargavi Rao
Infobox Writer
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name = Bhargavi Prabhanjan Rao
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birthdate =14 August 1944
birthplace =Bellary ,Karnataka
deathdate =23 May 2008
deathplace = Hyderabad,Andhra Pradesh
occupation =Author ,Professor ,Translator ,Poet
nationality =India
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genre = Fiction
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notableworks = "Noorella Panta"
influences =Kamala Das ,Sylvia Plath
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website =Bhargavi Prabhanjan Rao (
14 August ,1944 -23 May ,2008 ), aSahitya Akademi Awardee, was an eminent translator inTelugu Literature. She was actively involved in Translating various works of celebrated author and playwrightGirish Karnad . Her most famous works include Noorella Panta, a compilation of one hundred short stories by women writers of twentieth century is acclaimed as a landmark in Telugu literature. She died due to aheart attack on May 23, 2008 in Hyderabad.Early life
Bhargavi Rao was born to Santhy and Narahari Rao Tagat in
Bellary ,Karnataka into a Kannadiga family. She was the eldest of 5 siblings, two brothers and two sisters - Venkatesh and Prasad, Gayathri and Padmaja. She also appeared as a child actress in two regional films, and lent her voice to radio as well. She then married Prabhanjan Rao, and continued with her studies in the field ofEnglish Literature , before achieving a Master's degree fromOsmania University . She went on to do her Ph.D inOsmania University , thus earning the title of Dr. Bhargavi P. Rao. She then taught English at Osmania University (first at Women's College, Koti and then at Nizam College),till her retirement in 2004. After retiring, she was appointed Honorary Professor in the Pottiramulu Telugu University in Hyderabad.Personal life
She married Prabhanjan Rao in June, 1960 at
Tirupati . She has 3 daughters, Mithravinda, Sharvani, and Sushmitha. She has 6 grandchildren - Vaishnavi, Pradyumna, Maya, Mukund, Vaikunt and Saaketh. She has been living at Santoshnagar, Hyderabad since 1977.Literary Works
Her publications in Telugu include Album and Needala Godalu (Poems), Gundelo thadi, Chukka Navvindi and NaaPeru (Short stories) ,Abhisarika , Thoorpu Gaali (Novels) ,Pranava Ganga(dance ballet), and Saugandhika (monologue);she also co-authored Urvasi , a Kuchipudi dance ballet , with Varanasi Nagalakshmi. Her translations of Girish Karnad’s
Kannada plays are: Naagamandala, Hayavadana, Taladandam, Tughluq and Agni Varsham. Her other translations are Siri Sampenga and Kathaga Maarina Ammayi. Among her antologies, other than Noorella Panta, are Mudra (women poets), Nooru Varshalu (short stories) ,Inkaanaa! Ikapai Saagadu (Dalit stories), Aaha!Oho! (humorous stories).cite web|url=http://www.prismbooks.com/ Literary Works of Bhargavi Rao|title= Prism Books|publisher=Prism Books Co.|accessdate=2008-05-25] Various of her translated plays, have gone on to become famous within the State of Andhra Pradesh.Collaborating with Dr.Bhargavi Rao was P Jayalakshmi, they translated and published Seela Subhadra Devi's full-length poem Yudham Oka Gunde Kotha into English as War a Heart's Ravage in March 2003cite web|url=http://www.anukriti.net/vol2/article12/page1.asp Translating Poems|title= Anukriti.net|publisher=Anukriti.net|accessdate=2008-05-25]
She is a prolific writer. Her publications in English include Pebbles on the Sea Shore (short stories), Hiccups (poems), and Meru Kanchana (Novel), Colours and Cadences: Poems from the Romantic Age (co-edited with T. Vijay Kumar). She has translated several works into English and also has academic works to her credit.She was also actively involved in contributing to a one-of-a-kind Literary e-journal, Muse India.cite web|url=http://www.museindia.com/mdisedit.asp?id=5 Bhargavi P Rao|title= Muse India|publisher=Muse India|accessdate=2008-05-25]
Her last piece of work was "Putra Kameshti" which won the Runner-Up prize in a contest conducted by Swathi Magazine
Awards and Recognition
Her translation of Girish Karnad’s play, Taledanda, won her the prestigious Central
Sahitya Akademi Award in 1995.cite web|url=http://sahitya-akademi.org/sahitya-akademi/awa521.htm#telugu Awards and Fellowships- Translation Awards|title=Sahitya Akademi Awards|publisher=Central Sahitya Akademi|accessdate=2008-05-25] She is also recipient of PS Telugu University Award (1999), Sakhya Sahiti Award (2000) and Grihalakshmi Award (2001).cite web|url=http://www.tlca.com/events/bhargavi-sudha-movie/index.html Awards|title= TLCA Awards|publisher=TLCA|accessdate=2008-05-25] Bhargavi Rao was a member of the Telugu Association of North America (TANA ) andTelugu Literary and Cultural Association cite web|url=http://www.tlca.com/events/bhargavi-sudha-movie/index.html Meet and Greet Bhargavi and Sudha|title= TLCA Article|publisher=TLCA|accessdate=2008-05-25]ee also
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Kannada
*Kannada literature
*Telegu
*Women's writing Footnotes
External links
* [http://www.museindia.com/mdisedit.asp?id=5 Bhargavi Rao's Profile on Muse India]
* [http://www.alibris.com/search/books/qwork/6103453/used/Sinner,%20Saint:%20A%20Telugu%20Novel%20in%20Translation Sinner, Saint, Bhargavi Rao's book]
* [http://www.thulika.net/2002December/mansHvn.html Man's Heaven, a short story by Bhargavi Rao translated into English]Persondata
NAME=Rao, Bhargavi
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION=IndianTelugu language writer and translator
DATE OF BIRTH=14 August 1944
PLACE OF BIRTH=Bellary ,Karnataka
DATE OF DEATH=23 May 2008
PLACE OF DEATH=Hyderabad,Andhra Pradesh
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