Velcheru Narayana Rao

Velcheru Narayana Rao
Born
EducationPh.D. (1974)
Alma materAndhra University
Osmania University
Occupations
  • Author
  • Critic
  • Researcher
  • Translator
ChildrenSarayu Rao
AwardsSahitya Akademi Fellowship

Velcheru Narayana Rao is an Indian author, critic, and literary translator. He is a professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the Department of South Asian Studies. His work is primarily focused on Telugu literature for which he received the Sahitya Akademi Fellowship, the highest honour conferred by Sahitya Akademi, in February 2021.[1]

  1. ^ Varma, P. Sujatha (27 February 2021). "Kendra Sahitya Akademi award for Velcheru Narayana Rao". The Hindu.