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Divakarla Venkatavadhani (23 June 1911 – 21 October 1986)[2] was a Telugu language poet and orator.[3] He was also a Telugu scholar. He created a stage-worthy literary feature called Bhuvana Vijayam, a replay of a poetic tribute-cum-symposium in Krishnadevaraya's court, by Ashta diggajas.[4]

Divakarla Venkatavadhani
Born	(1911-06-23)June 23, 1911[1] Yendagandi
Died	(1986-10-21)October 21, 1986 [1] Mumbai
Occupation	Poet
Language	Telugu
Nationality	Indian
Education	Ph.D.
Notable works	Andhra Vangmaya Charitra, Nannayya, Pothana,Sahitya Sopanamulu, Learn Telugu in 30 Days, Andhra Vyasavali,
Notable awards	Kalaprapoorna
Spouse	Divakarla Chandravati
Children	Divakarla Sitharama Sharma, Chavali Mahalakshmi, Achanta Venkatalakshmi, Dr. Divakarla Bhaskara Sharma, Royyuri Gayathri, Dr. Chukka Rajeswari and Aruna Sri.
Relatives	Divakarla Tirupati Sastry(Uncle) and Divakarla Ramamurthy (Brother)

Life

Divakarla was the first poet to stage this in Hyderabad for the first time, playing the role of Allasani Peddana in the play. Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanam (TTD) published the sacred texts into Telugu in 1984 under Acharya Diwakarla Venkatavadhani as the chief editor. A forum called as Divakarla Vedika was formed to showcase his works.

Works

He contributed to the work of translating Andhra Mahabharatam written in archaic Telugu into the current Telugu. This project was headed by Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams.[5]

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