Turlapaty Kutumba Rao facts for kids
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Turlapaty Kutumba Rao
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| Born | August 10, 1933 Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India
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| Died | 11 January 2021 (aged 87) Vijayawada, India
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| Occupation | Journalist, Orator |
| Children | Jawahar Lal |
| Awards | Padma Shri Pratibha Puraskar Kalaprapoorna title Guardian of Telugu International Man of the Year World Lifetime Achievement Award National Citizen Award President's Gold Medal |
Turlapaty Kutumba Rao (born August 10, 1933 – died January 11, 2021) was a famous Indian journalist and speaker. He was well-known for his amazing work in Telugu journalism.
He wrote more than 4,000 biographies, which are life stories of people. He also gave over 16,000 public speeches! This incredible achievement was even recorded as a world record by the Telugu Book of Records.
About His Life
Kutumba Rao was born in 1933 in a city called Vijayawada. This city is in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
He worked as a secretary for T. Prakasham. Prakasham was a very important leader and a former Chief Minister of the state.
Kutumba Rao had a big idea in 1947, when India became independent. He suggested that states should be created based on the languages people spoke. This idea helped shape how India's states are organized today.
He also served as the chairman of the Andhra Pradesh Grandhayala Parishad. This group helps make important decisions about libraries and books for the Government of Andhra Pradesh.
You can learn more about his life story in his autobiography. An autobiography is a book someone writes about their own life. His book is called Naa Kalam - Naa Galam, and it was released in 2012.
Awards and Honors
Turlapaty Kutumba Rao received many special awards for his hard work and talent.
- He received the Pratibha Puraskar from the Telugu University. This award recognizes great talent.
- He was given the Kalaprapoorna title by Andhra University. This title means "full of arts" or "master of arts."
- C. Rajagopalachari, who was the Governor of Andhra Pradesh at the time, called him the Guardian of Telugu. This shows how much he protected and promoted the Telugu language.
- Rao also received the President's Gold Medal, which is a very high honor.
In 2002, the Government of India honored him with the Padma Shri award. This is one of the highest awards a civilian can receive in India. He was the very first journalist from the state of Andhra Pradesh to get this award. He was even considered for the Padma Bhushan award in 2014, which is an even higher honor.
