Muppala Ranganayakamma
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Muppala Ranganayakamma mononymously known as Ranganayakamma (born 1939) is a leading Telugu
Feminist-Marxist writer and critic.
Ranganayakamma was born in Bommidi village near Tadepalli in West Godavari
district of Andhra Pradesh
.
To date, she has written about 15 novels, 70 short stories and many essays. The main theme in her works is gender equality and the depiction of women's family life in India.
She is best known for her work Ramayana Vishavrukshamu, published in 1974, criticizing the Hindu epic Ramayana
. This book was a three volume series with each volume running up to 700 pages. She won the Andhra Pradesh Government Sahitya Akademi Award for the novel 'Balipitham' in 1965.
Though she is very aggressive regarding Hindu mythological epics, she never dared to touch the mythological epics of other religions. She knows well the consequences if she does to other religions what she did to Hindu religion.
She also preached Coliving as she has been living with Mr Gandhi who is 12 years younger to her without marrying him and she does this under the same roof where her sons and daughter-in-laws live together. Thus she can be hailed as a great lady who turned down the male dominated social fabric
Telugu people
The Telugu people or Telugu Prajalu are an ethnic group of India. They are the native speakers of the Telugu language, the most commonly spoken language in India after Hindi and Bengali...
Feminist-Marxist writer and critic.
Ranganayakamma was born in Bommidi village near Tadepalli in West Godavari
West Godavari
West Godavari District is one of the 23 districts of Andhra Pradesh, India. Eluru, is the district headquarter...
district of Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...
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To date, she has written about 15 novels, 70 short stories and many essays. The main theme in her works is gender equality and the depiction of women's family life in India.
She is best known for her work Ramayana Vishavrukshamu, published in 1974, criticizing the Hindu epic Ramayana
Ramayana
The Ramayana is an ancient Sanskrit epic. It is ascribed to the Hindu sage Valmiki and forms an important part of the Hindu canon , considered to be itihāsa. The Ramayana is one of the two great epics of India and Nepal, the other being the Mahabharata...
. This book was a three volume series with each volume running up to 700 pages. She won the Andhra Pradesh Government Sahitya Akademi Award for the novel 'Balipitham' in 1965.
Literary works
- Janaki Vimukti (జానకి విముక్తి)
- Rachayitri (రచయత్రి)
- BalipeetamBalipeetamBalipeetam is a 1975 Telugu Drama film directed by Dasari Narayana Rao. It is based on the popular socialist novel written by Muppala Ranganayakamma entitled Balipeetam.-Plot:...
(బలిపీఠం) - Krishnaveni (క్రిష్ణవేణి)
- Pekamedalu (పేకమేడలు)
- Koolina Godalu (కూలిన గోడలు)
- Stree (స్త్రీ)
- Ide Naa Nyayam (ఇదే నా న్యాయం)
- Chaduvukunna Kamala (చదువుకున్న కమల)
- Kala Enduku (కల ఎందుకు)
- Sweet Home (స్వీట్ హోం)
- Andhkaramlo (అంధకారం)
Though she is very aggressive regarding Hindu mythological epics, she never dared to touch the mythological epics of other religions. She knows well the consequences if she does to other religions what she did to Hindu religion.
She also preached Coliving as she has been living with Mr Gandhi who is 12 years younger to her without marrying him and she does this under the same roof where her sons and daughter-in-laws live together. Thus she can be hailed as a great lady who turned down the male dominated social fabric