Gruhalakshmi Swarnakankanam
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Swarnakankanam award
Kasinadhuni Nageswara RaoKasinadhuni Nageswara Rao
Kasinadhuni Nageswararao , better known as Nageswara rao pantulu was rare combination of a journalist, nationalist, politician, a staunch supporter of Khaddar movement and an enthusiastic pioneer in library movement in Andhra. His participation in Indian independence movement and in Indian...
launched a monthly magazine for women, Gruhalakshmi, in 1928 and founded the Swarnakankanam (gold bracelet) award in 1934 to honour women for excellence in literature and social reform.
Recipients of the award
- Kanuparti VaralakshmammaKanuparti VaralakshmammaKanuparthi Varalakshmamma is activist of Indian Freedom Movement from Andhra Pradesh.-Life Sketch:Varalakshmamma was born to her parents, Palaparthi Seshayya and Hanumayamma on October 6, 1886, one of seven boys and three girls. She was married to Kanuparthi Hanumantha Rao in 1909...
(1934) - Ganti Krishnavenamma(1950)
- Kommuri Padmavatidevi (1956)
- Utukuri Lakshmikantamma
- Illindala Saraswatidevi
- K. Ramalakshmi
- Tenneti HemalataTenneti HemalataTenneti Hemalata, , better known as Lata, is a Telugu writer from Andhra Pradesh, India. She is best known for writing about prostitution in India, from the perspective of the prostitutes, and her books created heated discussion in literary circles in the late 70s and 80s.-Biography:Lata was born...
(Lata)(1963) - Vedula Meenakshidevi
- Nayani Krishnakumari
- Gudipudi Indumatidevi
- Kanakadurga Ramachandran
- Abburi Chayadevi
- Gidugu Lakshmikantamma
External sources
- K. Ramalakshmi (Comp.)(1968) Andhra Racayitrulu samaachara suchika. Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh Sahitya Akademi.
- Yeddanapudi Sulochanarani and Prabhavati, Vasa. Ed.(2009) Nenu, naa rachanalu. Hyderabad: Mahila Chaitanya sahiti samskrutika samstha.
- Category:Women writers, Andhra Pradesh, India
- Category:Telugu literature