11-603: Gowthami Grandhalayam or Sri Gowthami Regional Library was started by poet and social reformer Nalam Krishna Rao in 1898 in Rajahmundry , Andhra Pradesh , India. Initially named Sri Veeresalingam library , since it was backed by the nationalist Kandukuri Veeresalingam Pantulu, it was housed in Nalam Choultry in Innispeta with a very small collection. Around the same time Addanki Satyanarayana established
22-694: The Tanjavur library in Tamil Nadu, the biggest in the region is Sri Gowthami Regional Library. By mid-2019, the construction of a new library building is scheduled to be completed. Nalam Krishna Rao Nalam Krishna Rao was an accomplished Telugu writer, magazine editor and social activist. He was born at Mandapeta in East Godavari district on 18 January 1881. He founded Gowthami Grandhalayam at Rajahmundry in 1898. Rao supported eradicating
33-566: The Vasuraya Library . Andhra Desa Grandhalaya Sangham secretary Pathuri Nageswara Rao suggested merger of the two libraries to get regional status. Following the advice of the elite in the city, the two libraries were merged and named as Gowthami Grandhalayam and registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1920. Vavilala Gopala Krishnaiah and AB Nageswara Rao were successful in getting regional status to
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66-576: The library. In 1979, the government took over the library. With the increase in collections the library moved to the Town Hall in Rajahmundry. The library enjoyed the patronage of persons like Maharaja Vikram Deo Verma of Jeypore State , Raja Kanchumarthi Ramachandra Rao of Dharmavaram Estate , Chilakamarti Lakshmi Narasimham , Bhamidipati Kameswara Rao, Kasinathuni Nageswara Rao , Cattamanchi Ramalinga Reddy and Pathuri Nagabhushanam. It had
77-603: The new building. Kanchumarti Babayamma is the first woman Municipal Councillor of Rajahmundry . With a good collection of both Telugu and English classics, including old editions of Shakespeare, the library was first managed by a committee elected by select lifetime members. Mahidhar Jaganmohan Rao was the last secretary of the library under the committee. As of 2020, the library holds 1.10 lakh books, including 71,130 of Telugu , 21,974 of English , 7,967 of Hindi , 372 Urdu books, 667 other books, 411 palm leaf manuscripts, six copper plates and 40 unpublished manuscripts. After
88-405: The original on 20 August 2013 . Retrieved 22 February 2020 . ^ Maheshwari, R. Uma (31 August 2008). "Tale of two libraries" . The Hindu . Retrieved 22 February 2020 . ^ B.V.S. Bhaskar. "Library in a state of neglect" . The Hindu . Retrieved 26 February 2015 . ^ "Gowthami Library cries for national tag" . The New Indian Express . Archived from
99-1164: The original on 22 August 2013 . Retrieved 26 February 2015 . ^ "Special issue on 'Madhura Kavi' works to be released" . The Hindu . Retrieved 26 February 2015 . ^ "University Awards" . Teluguuniversity.acin. Archived from the original on 26 February 2015 . Retrieved 26 February 2015 . Authority control databases [REDACTED] International VIAF WorldCat National United States Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nalam_Krishna_Rao&oldid=1208460620 " Categories : 1881 births Telugu writers 1961 deaths People from East Godavari district Indian magazine editors Indian activists Writers from British India Hidden categories: Use dmy dates from February 2020 Use Indian English from February 2020 All Misplaced Pages articles written in Indian English All articles with vague or ambiguous time Vague or ambiguous time from August 2013 Q16067007#identifiers From Misplaced Pages,
110-419: The reputation of quenching the literary thirst of people from foreign origin as well. Later land was bought at Lakshmivarapupeta and a rich landlord Kanchumarti Seetaramachandra Rao constructed a building in memory of his daughter Babayamma (one of the first women to complete matriculation in Rajahmundry ) who died young. The Babayamma Hall, served as the library building until the 1970s and still exists, behind
121-559: The social evil of the caste system and strongly supported widow remarriages . Every year, Telugu University presents endowment awards to writers, artistes and critics. Nalam Krishna Rao Memorial Award is one among those, which is given for Best Women Writer in Telugu . Works [ edit ] Sri Krishnaraya Andhra Vignana Sarwasvamu Jateeya Lokoktulu References [ edit ] ^ "History of Nadir Shah" . The Hindu Images . 18 November 2004. Archived from
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