Korada Ramakrishnaiya | |
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| Born | Korada Ramakrishnaiya 2 October 1891 Amalapuram, India |
| Died | 28 March 1962 (aged 70) Tirupati, India |
| Occupation | Telugu faculty at Noble College, Machilipatnam, Maharaja College, Vizayanagarm, Madras University, and Oriental Research Institute, Tirupati |
| Education | M.A. |
| Alma mater | Nobel College, Machilipatnam, Madras University |
| Notable works | Sandhi, Desi, Dravidian Cognates, Andhra Bharata Kavita Vimarshanamu |
| Spouse | Annapurna |
| Relatives | Korada Ramachandra Sastri, Korada Mahadeva Sastri |
| Website | |
| thekorada | |
Korada Ramakrishnaiya (2 October 1891 - 28 March 1962) was a Dravidian Philologist and litterateur.[1] He was the first Telugu scholar to publish research works on Comparative Dravidian Linguistics (CDL).[2] He published the first Literary Criticism based on modern methods 'Andhra Bharata Kavita Vimarshanamu'.[3][4]
Ramakrishnaiya authored works of fundamental importance and extended the borders of Research in Telugu Literary Criticism,[4][5][6][7][8][9] History of Telugu language,[10][11] Philological interpretation of Telugu grammar,[12] Cognate Dravidian vocabulary,[13] Comparative Dravidian grammar,[2] and Comparative Dravidian prosody.[9]
Reviews:
1. The Journal of the Andhra Historical Research Society, October 1931, said "... we think that literary criticism should flow hereafter on the lines suggested by him...".[14]
2. Tekumalla Achyuta Rao commented "Excellent exposition of the subject which is new in the field of Telugu literary criticism."
3. Hindu dated 18 June 1930 said "... The work is scholarly without being pedantic, and interesting without being too popular. The Pre-Nannaya period in Telugu is traced with great skill... The author has chosen the right passages and his method of treatment is exceedingly interesting... the enumeration of artistic qualities of Tikkana's verse shows rare insight and critical acumen in the author..."