Dasaradhi Rangacharya (24 August 1928 – 8 June 2015), also spelled Dasarathi Rangacharya, was an Indian poet and writer in Telugu language. He participated actively in the Telangana armed struggle against the rule of the Nizams. His writings incorporated the lifestyle of the people of Telangana under the rule of the Nizams. He was conferred with Kala Ratna award in 2006. Personal life Dasaradhi Rangacharya was born on 24 August 1928 in Hyderabad State (in present-day Telangana). Upon being expelled from school, he moved to Vijayawada for further education. He was married to Kamalamma and had a son and two daughters. His brother, Dasarathi Krishnamacharya, was also a writer. Career Dasaradhi started working as a teacher during 1951 and 1957. Later he moved to Hyderabad and worked between 1957 and 1988 in the municipal corporation in Secunderabad Division. Writings Dasaradhi incorporated the lifestyle of the people of Telangana under the rule of Nizam of Hyderabad in his novels. He came into prominence after his trilogy novels (), () and . He wrote them in Telangana dialect against the counsel of his peers. These are considered "rarest of the great novels produced in Telangana" on the account of feudalism and lower literacy rate present in then Telangana region. Chillara Devullu was published in 1969 and was adapted into a 1977 Telugu movie by the same name–. Other novels that he wrote include (Ramayana), (Mahabharata), (), , and among others. "Maya Jalataru", "Sara Talpam" and "Ranunnadi Edi Nizam". He translated the 4 Vedas into Telugu language. He wrote his autobiography under the title (). Awards Dasaradhi was conferred with Kala Ratna in 2006 by the government of united Andhra Pradesh. Death Dasaradhi died on 8 June 2015 in Yashoda Hospitals in Somajiguda, Hyderabad and was given a state funeral by the Government of Telangana. References Further reading External links Dasaradhi Rangacharya's writings (in Telugu) at Archive.org Indian male poets Telugu poets 1928 births 2015 deaths 20th-century Indian poets Poets from Telangana 20th-century Indian male writers 21st-century Indian male writers 21st-century Indian poets Writers from Hyderabad, India Recipients of the Kala Ratna