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INTRODUCTION TO TELUGU FICTION WITH A SPECIAL FOCUS ON WOMEN’S WRITING

INTRODUCTION TO TELUGU FICTION WITH A SPECIAL FOCUS ON WOMEN’S WRITING. By Dr. H. KALPANA Associate Professor Department of English Pondicherry University Puducherry 605014 Email: hkalp@yahoo.com ; hkalp.eng@pondiuni.edu.in. OUTLINE. 19 th century period

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INTRODUCTION TO TELUGU FICTION WITH A SPECIAL FOCUS ON WOMEN’S WRITING

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  1. INTRODUCTION TO TELUGU FICTION WITH A SPECIAL FOCUS ON WOMEN’S WRITING By Dr. H. KALPANA Associate Professor Department of English Pondicherry University Puducherry 605014 Email: hkalp@yahoo.com; hkalp.eng@pondiuni.edu.in

  2. OUTLINE • 19th century period • Telugu novels: growth and development • Phases • Emergence of Women’s Writing • Some Important writers and works

  3. Background • 19th Century • Influences • Telugu Literature • Emergence of the Novel • First Novel?

  4. First Novel • KokondaVenkataratnam: Mahaswetha (1867)??? • Attempt to write a novel • 1872 --Lord Mayo’s announcement of an award • GopalakrihnammaShetty : Shriranga Raja Charitramu (SonabaiParinayamu) • Thought to be first Novel

  5. First Novel Controversy • Shetty’snomencalture: VachanaPrabandhamu. • NaveenaPrabandhamu • 6 years later : • Veereshalingam: Vivekavardhini –serial • RajashekaraCharitra

  6. First Novel • AkkirajuRamapathiraju, PullabotlaVenkateshwaralu, R.S. Sudarshanam • KoduriShriramamurthi • Influence of Vicar of Goldfield • Translated into English as Fortune’s Wheel

  7. PHASES OF THE TELUGU NOVEL • Initial Stages: 1872-1900 • Blooming Phase: 1900-1930 • Imaginative phase: 1930-1950 • Flowering phase: 1950-1960 • Modern Age: 1970-1990 • New Age: 1990….

  8. Phase I • ShrirangaCharitra • RajashekaraCharitra: 1878 serial • Rajashekar (Subramanya, Rukmini, Seeta): Ramaraju ---Critique of society—Women’s role

  9. Other Works • Ramachandravijayamu--Chilaka Murthy • Other works: Ahalyabai, SoundaryaTilakamu, KarpuraManjari,Hemalatha, Ganapathi • Magazine:Deshamatha • Influenced by Veereshalingam • RamachandraVijayamu: corruption and bribe • Hemaladha: muslim rule • SoundrayaTilakamu: Imagination • Ganapathi: Humour (1919)

  10. II Phase • KetavarapuVenkatashastri: Madalasa • DevarajuKrishnarao: Vadevidu, Kalurayi • MosalikantaSanjeevarao: MoghalaiDarbar • KroviddiLingaraju: Amma THEMES: • Social, Judgement of Sins, Translations

  11. Phase II contd • 1913: TallapragadaSuryanarayana: Pelavathi--oppressed classes: • 1918: VenkataParvateeshwara: MatruMandiram– nationalist • 1920: ShivaramaShastri: Obayya--Caste Conflicts • LakshiminarayanPantulu: Malapalli—Epic Novel

  12. Malapalli • LakshiminarayanPantulu, 1912: imprisoned at Rayapaleru • Banned twice by British rulers • Ramadas protagonist: Choudarayya—feudal lord • Improvement of oppressed classes • Sangadasu –son—principled; Vekatadas-rebellious; Ramanaidu: fights for oppresssed sections; Subbalakshmi important role

  13. Malapalli’s Importance • Why important: • Social improvement • Philosophical bent • Gandhian principles • Language of the Novel • Plot and Story Structure • Dialogues and Imaginative Style • Realistic portrayal

  14. III Phase • Vishwanatha: Veyyipadagalu Emotions, Thought and Insight • AdaviBapiraju: NarayanaRao, Tufanu, Himabindu, AdaviShanthi, Stree • MokkapatiNarasimhaShastri: Barrister Parvateesham: humorous novel-London returned

  15. IV Phase • Chalam • Kodavaganti • Gopichand • Buchibabau • Ranganayakamma • Ravishastri

  16. Chalam’s Novels--women oriented • 1921: Shashirekha: love/arranged marriage foreword: Swami Shivashankarulu • 1923: DaivamichinnaBaryainfluence of Hardy’s Tess • 1927: Maidanam—secret reading;Rajeshwari • 1928: Vivaham: Child marriage • 1948: JeevithaAdarsham

  17. Phase IV Contd • Gopichand: AsmarthuniKatha • First novel Parivartana • PillaTimera, Gadiyapadanitalapulu, MerapulaMarkalu, Sheetalalayam. • Buchibabu: ChivarikkiMigeledi—Oedipal Complex and incest • G.V. Krishna Rao: Keelubommalu

  18. V phase • BalivadiKantarao • MadireddySulochana • VasireddySeetadevi • Naveen • Sheelavirraj • Beena Devi • DasiradhiRangacharya

  19. VI Phase • Yaddanapudi • KoduriKausalyadevi • YendamuriVeerendranath • Volga • AbburiChayadevi • KondaveetiSatyavathi

  20. Emergence of Women Writers • First 1906: SudarshanaChakram, woman novelist: JayantSuramma • 1914:Mallavarapu Subamma: KalavathiCharitra • Shobavathi, A.P. Piratamma. Social Novel 1924 • KanuparthiVaralakshamma: 1924. Vasumathi • Ranganayakamma: Stree • VasireddySeetadevi : Samata

  21. Women’s Writing • BandaruAcchamamba • ‘Dana Trayodashi’: 1902 Hindu Sundari • 1874 Krishna District. Nandi • 6 years of age father’s death--10 years married • 1903 The first dispute of a wife • ‘Vidyavatulaguyuvatulakokkavinapamu’ • ‘Streevidhyaokkaprabavamu’ • 1902 BrindavanaStreelaSamajamu with SundariRatnambal

  22. Dr. P. Streedevi • 1929 • Medical doctor • 1957: Kalateetalavyakatulu • Indira protagonist • SwarupamuloRupam • VarshamuTelisesariki • Urumulu-Merpulu: Importance to beauty-sudha, sarathi • RevathiSwayamvar--3 friends Shastri Master, Krishna murthy, seetapathi

  23. Ranganayakamma • 1977-82: JanakiVimukthi • Sweet home, Vimala, Buchibabu • Pekkamedalu, Bhanu, economic independence • Rachyitri • Chaduvikonna Kamala

  24. Saraladevi • KumkumaRekhalu: 1962 Kutullu • Collected Stories: 1977 • KommaBomma: 1979 Patriarchy Manga marriage 9th std pass • Chiguru:2005 Widow Remarraige, • AbburiChayadevi: ‘Upagraham’

  25. KoduriKausalyadevi • 1960 1990 35 novels 40 stories • Chakra Bramanamwoman and family dilemma • ShantiNiketan: Shanti independent thinking loses idealism, artist • Nivedita women in prostitution • Kalpataru: gender difference • NemaliKanuluDeepa independent love marriage, orphan home

  26. MadireddySulochana • AddalamedaPadmini to return from Ethiopia • SajeevaSmruthulu: Vasant: goes back to father’s place, inability to come back • PremaluPelliluIndira, Premalatha leave their husbands

  27. DEBATE • What is the achievement of women writers?

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