Venna Vallabha Rao

Venna Vallabha Rao is an Indian author, poet, and translator from Hindi to Telugu and vice versa. He is a recipient of the 2017 Sahitya Akademi Award. for his translation work Viraamamerugani Payanam (Restless journey) which is an autobiography of Punjabi writer Ajeet Cour.

Early life and career Venna Vallabha Rao was born on 9 May 1956 in Gudivada, Andhra Pradesh, to a Telugu family of Venna Hanumantha Rao and Lakshmi Nageswaramma. His father was a farmer, and his mother was a housewife. He completed his schooling in Bethavolu near Gudivada. He completed his graduation with a B.A.degree from ANR College, Gudivada, in 1977.

Dr. Vallabha Rao started his teaching career as a Junior Hindi Lecturer at Saptagiri College in Vijayawada for five years, from 1980 until 1985. Later, he worked as a Hindi Lecturer, Reader, Head of the Department (Hindi), and Vice-Principal at Andhra Loyola College (Autonomous) in Vijayawada for 29 years from 1985 to 2014.

Dr. Vallabha Rao attended World Hindi Conferences and World Telugu Writers Conferences. He participated in the 8th World Hindi Conference held in New York City, USA, in July 2007, and currently resides in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh. Kavitaa Bhaarathi is an anthology of translated poems to Telugu was published in January 2011 Arigapudi Ramesh Chowdary - Jeevitam, Rachanalu is a book written in Telugu was published in July 2012. Viraamamerugani Payanam is a translated autobiography Khanabadosh of Punjabi writer Ajeet Cour to Telugu was published in January 2012. Saahitya Vaaradhi is a collection of critical essays in Telugu was published in January 2011. Telugu Bhasha, Sanskruti Chaitanya Yatralu written in Telugu by Dr. Venna Vallabha Rao and Dr. Gumma Sambasiva Rao was published in January 2009. Maro Kunti - Naati Neti Hindi Kathalu (Telugu: మరో కుంతి - నాటి నేటి హిందీ కథలు) written in Telugu is a translated collection of Hindi short stories was published in January 2024.

Hindi

Bhagwati Charan Verma ke Upanyason mein Vyakti aur Samaj is Ph.D thesis of Venna Vallabha Rao which earned him the Doctorate degree from Andhra University. The book was published in December 2006. Chote Kumar is a Hindi translation of Telugu book China babu written by Polavarapu Koteswara Rao was published in May 2010. Mahaashunya is a Hindi translation of Telugu poems book Mahaashunyam by Deerghasi Vizai Bhaskar was published in December 2023. Hawa ka Rang (Hindi: हवा का रंग) is a Hindi translation of Gaali Rangu written by Devi Priya in Telugu was published in January 2024.

Recognition

Pondicherry University, Kalapet, Pondicherry has incorporated the book "21vee Shatabdee ki Telugu Kavitha’’ Balbharati (The Maharashtra State Bureau of Textbook Production and Curriculum Research, Pune) has incorporated 3 articles written by Dr. Vallabha Rao as lessons in curriculum for classes X, XI and XII of Telugu Medium Schools in state of Maharashtra, India. Article titled Keerthi Chakra - Jagadish Chand was added to Kumara Bharati (Class X Telugu textbook) as a prose lesson. Article titled Saahasa Mahilala Saagarayaanam was added to Yuva Bharati (Class XI Telugu textbook) as a prose lesson. Article titled Antariksha Vignananiki Velugubaata - Sriharikota was added to Yuva Bharati (Class XII Telugu textbook) as a prose lesson. Dr. Vallabha Rao served as a member of Board of Studies for the following institutions in Andhra Pradesh: thumb Dr. Venna Vallabha Rao receiving Sahitya Akademi Award in June 2018 at Guwahati, Assam.

Awards

Hindi translation of Telugu play Nallanivadu received National Award in Annual National Level Competitions of All India Radio in 1986. Best Translation Award from Andhra Pradesh Hindi Academy in September 2011. Received Sri Boyapati Nageswara Rao and Smt.Subhadra Devi Hindi Prachar Gurupeeth Award from Hindi Mahavidyalaya, Tenali in October 2011.