Global InformationVavilikolanu Subbarao information
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Andhra Valmiki & Vasudaasa Swami (Names as Yogi) | |
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| Vavilikolanu Subba Rao | |
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| Born | 23 January 1863 Jammalamadugu Kadapa, Kadapa district, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Died | 1 August 1936 (aged 73) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Education | Graduated in Sanskrit and Telugu from Madras University Chennai |
| Occupation(s) | Senior Lecturer in Sanskrit & Telugu, Scholar of Eminence, Poet, Writer, Translator |
| Years active | 1863-1936 |
| Known for | Sanskrit & Telugu scholarship |
Vavilikolanu Subba Rao or Andhra Valmiki or Vaasu Daasa Swami (23 January 1863 – 1 August 1939) was a Sanskrit scholar and a Telugu poet, often known by the epithet Andhra Valmiki.
He was first Telugu scholar to translate Sanskrit version of Valmiki Ramayana into Telugu.[1][2] His translation of Sanskrit version of Valmiki Ramayana into Telugu was entitled as "Mandaram".
- ^ Lal, Mohan (1992) Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature--Sasay to Zorgot. Subbarao, Vavilikolanu pp.4186-87. Sahitya Academy. New Delhi.
- ^ Rao, Velcheru Narayana (1 June 2017). Text and Tradition in South India. SUNY Press. ISBN 9781438467757.