VETERAN JOURNALIST, AUTHOR PASSES ON
Dr. Jai Maharaj
By Our Staff Reporter
The Hindu
Monday, April 19, 1999
Hyderabad, April 18 - Veteran journalist and author
Vakati Panduranga Rao died here on Saturday night at
his residence. He was 65. He is survived by his wife,
three daughters and a son.
Born in Madras in 1934, Vakati worked as a journalist
in many publications in various capacities like
"Anandavani", "Andhra Jyothi", "Newstime", "A.P.
Times", "Andhra Prabha Weekly", etc. He worked as a
journalism lecturer at the Potti Sriramulu Telugu
University for sometime and also as the Deputy Director
of the Visakhapatnam Port
"Panduranga Rao Kathalu", "Mithravakyam", "Chetha Venna
Mudda", "Diksuchi" were among Vakati's popular literary
works. He was also the recipient of the Andhra Sahitya
Academy, Gopichand and Telugu University awards. He
also edited literary works for the National Book Trust
and the Sahitya Akademi.
The Chief Minister, Mr. N. Chandrababu Naidu, in a
statement here on Sunday expressed his profound shock
over the demise of Vakati Panduranga Rao. Mr. Naidu
said Vakati had left an indelible mark on Telugu
literature with his works which mirrored the lives of
the poor and the middle classes.
Vakati also brought social awareness through his
stories and his death had left a void in the literary
world. Mr. Naidu conveyed his condolences to the
members of the bereaved family.
The Chairman of the State Cultural Council, Dr. C.
Narayana Reddy, condoling the death of Vakati, said the
latter had the ability to amalgamate science and
spiritualism in his writings. He said the literary
world had lost a prolific writer.
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Michael Richmann
>
> Why not just title this "another nobody that none of us in the West have heard
> of?" Might be more accurate.
Is alt.obituaries the sole property of the U.S. and Europe?
In short Terry, learn some manners and if it doesn't interest you but is
still relevant to the group it's posted to, mind your own business and
turn the proverbial channel...
--
Mike
Zachariah Love
>
> Why not just title this "another nobody that none of us in the West have heard
> of?" Might be more accurate.
On behalf of those of us in the West who may not have heard of Vakati
Panduranga Rao, but still recognize that this was an on-topic and
perfectly appropriate post, I'd like to apologize to Dr. Maharaj, and to
state for the record that a great many of us Westerners who are regulars
at alt.obituaries consider Terry Ellsworth to be a rude, arrogant pile
of crap.
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Dr. Jai Maharaj
terry...@aol.com (Terrymelin) posted:
>
> Why not just title this "another nobody that none of us
> in the West have heard of?" Might be more accurate.
Arrogant westerner, come out of isolation in
your tiny well and observe the rest of the world.
[ Subject: VETERAN JOURNALIST, AUTHOR PASSES ON
[ From: address....@web.site (Dr. Jai Maharaj)
[ Date: Sun, 18 Apr 1999 21:38:18 UTC
DESSCRIBE1
>heard
>of?" Might be more accurate.
>
>Terry Ellsworth
>
There's a reason it's called the "world-wide web," Terry.
As for the "more accurate" part...just because Vakati Panduranga Rao may not
have been well-known in the United States, he was still a veteran journalist
and author. Nothing inaccurate about the subject line at all.
Erich
Matthew Hubbard
> [ Subject: VETERAN JOURNALIST, AUTHOR PASSES ON
> [ From: address....@web.site (Dr. Jai Maharaj)
> [ Date: Sun, 18 Apr 1999 21:38:18 UTC
>
> Veteran journalist dead
>
> By Our Staff Reporter
> The Hindu
> Monday, April 19, 1999
>
> Hyderabad, April 18 - Veteran journalist and author
> Vakati Panduranga Rao died here on Saturday night at
> his residence. He was 65. He is survived by his wife,
> three daughters and a son.
Dr. Maharaj, do you know the names of his family? I had a student this
year with the last name Rao who was returning to India after the last
quarter, I think because of illness in the family. I realize it would
be a huge coincidence if my student Ms. Sudha Rao was a daughter of Mr.
Rao, but it is a possibility.
Thanks in advance,
MattH
Lisa Fremont
wrote:
I knew a doctor named Rao who was an
anesthesiologist once.