Bhamidipati Ramagopalam (1932–2010),Remembering Bharago - The HinduThe Hindu : Andhra Pradesh / Visakhapatnam News : Rich tributes paid to Bharago also known as Bharago, was a writer of short stories, critiques and novels in Telugu. He received the Central Sahitya Academy Award in 1991 for the book Itlu mee vidheyudu.The Hindu : He writes for self-edification

Education Ramagopalam had regular schooling from Form III onwards at M.R. Branch College and later graduated with a B.A. in Economics in 1951 from M.R. Degree College, Vizianagaram.

Adaptations His short stories have been adapted into mini-series in Telugu by Doordarshan.

Awards Best humour writer award of Telugu University (1990) Central Sahitya Academy Award (1991) Kurella Sahithi Award (1994) Kalasagara (Chennai) Award (1997)

Works

Novels Kundapenkulu (1961) Sparsa Rekha (1984) Nakee Udyogam Vaddu (1988)

Stories Vantochina Mogudu (1966) Vennela Needa (1997) Kadhanakutoohalam (1985) Itlu Mee Vidheyudu (1990) Sarada and Kulasa Kadhalu (1997)

Others Kalpasootram from Prakrit into Telugu 116 Telugu film songs of the period 1942-73 under the name 'Noota padaharlu(2001)'The Hindu : Entertainment Hyderabad / Books : Bharago's latest Telugu film songs under the name 'Maro Noota padaharlu'(2005)The Hindu : Andhra Pradesh / Visakhapatnam News : *Bharago's book release on 1 October Anusthana Bhagavadgeetha (2001) Several commemoration volumes (souvenir) which included the ones on great personalities like Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu, P. Bhanumathi, R. Balasaraswathi Devi, Palagummi Padmaraju, and Raavi Sastry.The Hindu : Andhra Pradesh / Visakhapatnam News : Noted writer Bharago dead Souvenir on SuseelaThe Hindu : Friday Review Hyderabad / Events : Souvenir on Suseela

Biography ‘Aaramagopalam’ - An autobiography of noted short-story and humour Translation of the biography of Asutosh Mukherjee from English into Telugu

References

External links

http://www.koumudi.net/gollapudi/041210_bharago.html http://www.tana.org/events/tana-and-community-news/2010/04/13/a-tribute-to-bhamidipati-ramagopalam-(bharago)-by-chowdary-v-jampala