R.S. Sudarshanam

R.S. Sudarshanam (1927) was born at Madanapalle, the birth place of world renowned philosopher J. Krishnamurthi. He took his M.A. in English from Madras University. He worked as Lecturer in English and later as Principal of various government colleges in Andhra Pradesh and retired in 1985 as Regional Joint Director of Higher Education.

Sudarshanam’s works include : Fiction — Anubandhalu (1958), Mallee Vasantham (1960), Asura Sandhya (1965) and Samsara Vriksham (1976); Collections of short stories — Kaalam Thechina Maarpu (1964) and Madhura Meenakshi (1981); Poetry Nishantham (1970); Criticism —Sahityamlo Drikpathalu (1968), Sahityam-Samajam (1972), Sahitya Nepathyam (1983), Nooru Sameekshalu (1987), Kavi Hridayamu (1988) and G.V. Chalam : A Monograph (1990).

For his contribution to Telugu literature, Sudarshanam was honoured with many awards. The most notable among them is the Andhra Pradesh Sahitya Akademi Award (twice — for criticism as well as for fiction).