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Jandhyala Papayya Sastry | |
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| Born | 4 August 1912 Kommuru village, Guntur district, India |
| Died | 21 June 1992 (aged 79) |
| Occupation | Lecturer |
| Genre | Writer, poet |
| Notable works | Pushpa Vilapam, Kunthi Kumari |
| Notable awards | Honorary doctorate from Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati |
| Spouse | Anasuyamma |
| Children | 2 sons and 1 daughter |
Jandhyala Papayya Sastry (4 August 1912 – 21 June 1992) was an eminent Telugu writer and lyricist. He was popularly known as Karunasri because his writings expressively show compassion (Karuna or Kāruṇyam), one of the nine Rasas. His famous kavyas include Pushpa Vilapam and Kunthi Kumari.[1]
Poetry is the tremendous reflection of integrated self-awareness of man and the suffering and maladies of society. Karunasri's “Udayasri” “Vijayasri” and “Karunasri” achieved the rarest and unique distinction innumerable reprints. The poet rightly described ″Udayasri″ as his fragrant heart, ″Vijayasri″ as his thoughtful head and ″Karunasri″ as his valuable life. These three works of karunasri are the manifestation of satyam (Truth), Sivam (Goodness) and Sundaram (Beauty).
“Udayasri” takes us from darkness to twilight;
“Vijayasri” from twilight to light;
and “Karunasri” from light to delight – The bliss of god.
Poetry of Karunasri will take us to the melodious heights of spirituality and to the depths of maladies and sorrowful sufferings of present society and ultimately act as panacea of all ills. His poetry is the harbinger of peace, social purpose and human values and also an answer and solution for all social problems.
Karunasri is a strange combination of tradition and modernity, spirituality and social awareness and most of his poetry dances and endures on the lips of every one sweetly and serenely. He is popularly remembered and revered as a poet of great popularity only next to Bammera Potana, the poet of Mahabhagavata.
- ^ Karunasri, Luminaries of 20th Century, Part I, Potti Sriramulu Telugu University, Hyderabad, 2005, pp: 66–67.