Pencil sketch

My recent pencil sketch drawn from a photo reference.

Srirangam Goplaratnam -- pencil sketch

(1939 - 16 March 1993) is a Telugu singer. She is distinguished in the exposition of Kuchipudi, Yakshagana, Javali and Yenki Patalu.

She was born to Varadachari and Subhadramma at Pushpagiri in Vizianagaram district. She underwent training in music under Kavirayaneri Joga Rao and Dr. Sripada Pinakapani. She had taken a diploma in music in 1956. She gave Harikathas as child prodigy.

She had taken active part in the Bhakthi Ranjani programmes of All India Radio. Had set to tune Annamacharya compositions. She has held posts as Artiste, All India Radio, Principal of Government Music College, Hyderabad, Professor and Dean of Telugu University

She has worked as Principal of Maharajah's Government College of Music and Dance, Vizianagaram between 1979 and 1980.

Srirangam's famous Kannada film song Krishnana kolalina kare from the movie 'Subbashashtry' (1966) is still popular in all over Karnataka, even after 5 decades.

Pencil sketch

My pencil sketch

Pencil sketch

Pencil sketch inspired by a painting

The wait - pencil sketch

The wait - Pencil sketch

Indian rural woman

My pencil sketch of Indian rural woman

Viswanadha Satyanarayana - Pencil sketch

Viswanatha Satyanarayana (10 September 1895 – 18 October 1976) (Telugu: విశ్వనాథ సత్యనారాయణ) was born to Sobhanadri and Parvathi in the year 1895 at Vijayawada, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh. He was a Telugu writer of the 20th century. His works included poetry, novels, drama, short stories and speeches, covering a wide range of subjects such as analysis of history, philosophy, religion, sociology, political science, linguistics, psychology and consciousness studies, epistemology, aesthetics and spiritualism. He was a student of Chellapilla Venkata Sastry. Chellapilla was familiar to be known as Tirupati Venkata Kavulu duo, Diwakarla Tirupathi Sastry and Chellapilla Venkata Sastry. Viswanatha's style of poetry was classical in nature and his popular works include Ramayana Kalpa Vrukshamu (Ramayana the wish-granting divine tree), Kinnersani patalu (Mermaid songs) and Veyipadagalu (The Thousand Hoods).

He worked as the first principal of Karimnagar Government College (1959–61).^[1]

He was awarded the Jnanpith Award and Padma Bhushan in 1971.

The parallel "free-verse" movement in easy prose of Telugu literature criticised him as a bigot who hung onto the strict rules of poetry such as Yati, Prasa (rhyme) and Chandas (meter). However this only covers a part of the wide variety of literature he created. At the same time, there was no contemporary in Telugu literature who could match his depth of the subjects he covered and his mastery of literature. A book with his memories compiled has been released.