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Tenneti Hemalata | |
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| Born | Janaki Rama Krishnaveni Hemalata 15 November 1935 Vijayawada, India |
| Died | 1997 |
| Pen name | Lata |
| Spouse | Tenneti Atchyutaramayya |
Tenneti Hemalata, (15 November 1935 – 1997), better known as Lata, is a Telugu writer from Andhra Pradesh, India. She was a prolific and influential writer who wrote about various situations through the perspective of an educated Niyogi Brahmin woman. Some of her novels, like 'galipadagaloo nitibudagalu ' raised controversies. She was said to be a liberal but her writings had a solid base of tradition too.