Renowned Telugu poet and writer Cingireddi Narayana Reddy has passed away.
In 1992, Reddy was awarded the country’s third-highest civilian honour, Padma Bhushan. In 1977, he was awarded the Padma Shri.
In 1997, he was nominated to the Upper House of Parliament. In 1998, he received the prestigious Jnanpith award for his poetic work Visvambara which got translated into three other languages.
Reddy has also written several songs for Telugu movies.
Narayana Reddy was born in Karimnagar district of Andhra Pradesh on July 29, 1931.
He had obtained his MA and PhD in Telugu literature from Osmania University. Previously, he had also worked as a professor of the University.
