Komarraju Venkata Lakshmana Rao

Komarraju Venkata Lakshmana Rao (b.May 18, 1877 - d. July 14, 1923) is famous Indian historian.

Early life

He was the son of Venkatappaiah and Gangamma. His father died two years after his birth, leaving one daughter and two sons. His early education was imparted at Bhongir under his mother and step brother Shankar Rao. Later he was shifted to Nagpur for higher education under his nephew Bhandaru Madhava Rao. He married Ramakotamma in 1897.

He passed his B.A. examination in 1900 and took his M.A. privately in 1902. His guru was Hari Mahadev Pandit, editor of Vividh Gnyan Vistar. Lakshmana Rao was the assistant editor. He wrote "Shivaji Charithram" in Telugu here.

He shifted to Andhra in 1902, where he was first appointed as the private secretory to the Nayani Venkata Ranga Rao Bahadur, Zamindar of Munagala and subsequently as the Diwan. Later he shifted his residence to Madras.

He along with Shyamji Rama Rao, Ayyadevara Kaleswara Rao and Gadicherla Hari Sarvothama Rao, started publication agency "Vignana Chandrika". Hari Sarvothama Rao was appointed editor and Kaleswara Rao, his assistant. Later Lakshmana Rao assumed the duties of the editor.

He published “Andhra vijnana sarvasvam” three volumes of essays on various topics in science and arts. He contributed about 40 essays that included articles on diverse subjects like language, mathematics, astrology, history, arts etc.

References

*Komarraju Venkata Lakshmana Rao: G.Krishna, Life and Mission in Life Series, International Telugu Institute, Hyderabad, 1984.

External links

* [http://www.vepachedu.org/komarraju.html Lakshmanarao Komarraju (1877-1923)]