July 29
Cingireddy Narayana Reddy (born July 29, 1931, Hanumajipeta, Karimnagar district) is an Indian poet, a winner of the Jnanpith Award in 1988 for his contribution to Telugu literature.
Dr Reddy subsequently worked in Osmania University as a professor. His students often recollect his grip over the language, especially his poetry reading sessions.
He became known to a wide public as a lyricist for several famous Telugu films.
The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri in 1977 and the second highest civilian award, the Padma Vibhushan in 1992. He was conferred with the Raja-Lakshmi Award in the year 1988 from Sri Raja-Lakshmi Foundation, Chennai.
He won the Jnanpith Award for his poetic work Viswambara, which has been translated into three other languages. He became one of only two Telugu persons who have received that award, the other being Viswanatha Satyanarayana.
Dr Narayana Reddy was nominated to the Rajya Sabha.
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