Aarudhra is a highly respected author in Modern Telugu literature. He edited Anandavani magazine circa 1947 and Tvamevaham and Samagra Andhra Sahityam (SAS)(An Encyclopedia of Telugu Literature) are landmark works of his. An author is the person who creates a written work, such as a book, story, article or the like. ... // History Early history Any Telugu literature prior to Nannayya Bhattarakudu’s Andhra Mahabharatamu is not available, except royal grants and decrees. ...

The Samagra Andhra Sahityam

Aarudhra first published the SAS in 12 parts between 1965 and 1968. It spans the Telugu literature from the 9th century CE to modern times. He chronicled the history of Telugu Literature in 12 volumes: The Common Era (CE or C.E.), sometimes known as the Current Era or Christian Era, is the period of measured time beginning with the year 1 (the traditional birthdate of Jesus) to the present. ...

1. Early and Chalukya Era (From 8 - 9c CE to end of 12c AD)
2. Kakatiya Era (1200 - 1290 CE)
3. Padmanayaka Era (1337 - 1399 CE)
4. Reddiraju Era (1400 - 1450 CE)
5. Early Rayala (Vijayanagara) (1450-1500 CE)
6. Later Rayala (Vijayanagara) (1500-1550 CE)
7. Nawabs' (1550-1600 CE)
8. Nayaka Kings (1600- 1670 CE)
9. Later Nayaka Kings (1670-1750 CE)
10. East India Company (1750 - 1850 CE)
11. Zamindari (1850 - 1900 CE)
12. Modern (1900 CE onwards)

He penned popular lyrics for many block-buster films based on the Ramayana. He added to the field of Ramayana studies with his scholarly work called 'Ramudiki Sita Yemautundi?' (1978)(bluntly translated to: Are ye sure, Sita was his (Rama's) wife?) The Chalukya Dynasty was a powerful Indian royal dynasty that ruled large parts of southern and central India between the 6th and the 12th century C.E. They began to assert their independence at the decline of the Satavahana empire and rapidly rose to prominence during the reign of Pulakesi... The Kakatiya Dynasty was a South Indian dynasty that ruled parts of what is now Andhra Pradesh, India from 1083 to 1323. ... Vijayanagara (often written Vijayanagar, meaning the city of victory), in northern Karnataka, is the name of the now ruined capital city of the historic Vijayanagara empire in the Southern part of India. ... Nayak may relate to any of the following: Nayak Used across India, specifically South India Naiker, Nayakkar or Naicker, a title amongst Tamils, Kannadigas and Telugus Nayak Kings Nayaks of Madurai, Madurai Nayaks Nayaks of Tanjore, Tanjore Nayaks The 1966 movie Nayak, directed by Satyajit Ray; The 2001 Bollywood movie... The British East India Company, sometimes referred to as John Company, was a joint-stock company which was granted an English Royal Charter by Elizabeth I on December 31, 1600, with the intention of favouring trade privileges in India. ... The Zamindari System is a kind of feudal system, introduced by the Mughals to collect taxes from peasants. ... The (Devanagari: ) is a Sanskrit epic attributed to the poet Valmiki and is an important part of the Hindu canon (smá¹›ti). ... Lord Rama (center) with wife Sita, brother Lakshmana and devotee Hanuman. ...

He belonged to the school of progressive writers 'Abhyudaya Rachayitala Sanghom'?, (a very potent force, in literary circles at least till the end of 1980s in Andhra Pradesh). Incidentally, he is also the nephew of SriSri (Srirangam Srinivasa Rao- most celebrated modern day Telugu poet) and is married to K.Ramalaxmi (a columnist and a writer- critic in her own right). Andhra Pradesh : (Telugu: ఆంధ్ర ప్రదేశ్, Urdu: آندھرا پردیش, IPA: / /), is a state in South India. ... Srirangam Srinivasarao Srirangam Srinivasarao or Sri Sri (1910-1983) was a popular modern Telugu poet. ...

Are you sure Sita was his wife?

Ramudiki Sita Yemautundi? or Are ye' sure, Sita was his wife?, put before the public the riddle of Mandodari, Sita and Hanuman and their origins in a lucid and scholarly way. It was a bold attempt at cracking the Valmiki-Ramayana code and in the process de-mystified the story of Rama to the middle-class -Literate- modern day- telugu reader. Mandodari was the daughter of the King of Danavas, Maya and celestial dancer, Hema. ... This article is about Sita Devi, the wife of Rama. ... This article is about a Divine Entity in Hinduism. ... Maharishi Valmiki (Sanskrit: वाल्मिकी, vālmikī) is the author of the Hindu epic Ramayana. ... The (Devanagari: ) is a Sanskrit epic attributed to the poet Valmiki and is an important part of the Hindu canon (smṛti). ...

The book explores the Buddhist and Jain sources of the story of Rama. It also surveys the Khotan Siam (Thai), Laos, and Malaysian versions of the story of Rama. Here is a sampling from the 'Dasaratha Jataka ', a Buddhist Tale: Buddhism (also known as Buddha Dharma, meaning approximately Law of the Awakening) is a religion, a practical philosophy, and arguably a psychology, focusing on the teachings of the Buddha Śākyamuni (Siddhārtha Gautama), who lived in ancient India most likely from the mid-6th to the early 5th century BCE... Jaina redirects here. ... Lord Rama (center) with wife Sita, brother Lakshmana and devotee Hanuman. ...

Buddha narrates the 'Dasaratha Jataka' tale to a householder who was grieving the death of his son....Long long ago.. Dasaratha was the king of Varanasi. He had sixteen thousand wives.The Queen had two sons and a daughter.The eldest son was called Ramapundit and the younger one was called Laxmanpundit.The daughter was called Sitadevi. The Queen dies after sometime. Dasaratha marries again, and comes to like her the most. She begets a son named Bharata...When Ramapundit returns from the forest, he marries Sita and rules for 16000 years...Bodhisatta concludes the story stating that Dasaratha was none other than Shuddhodana (Father of Buddha) in an earlier reincarnation. Similarly, Sita was none other than Rahulmata(Mother of Rahul or Wife of Buddha) and Ramapundit was none other than Buddha himself.

Aarudra asks questions like, how is Sita related to Rama? or were they just Husband and wife? do sound gross, dumb and stupid at the outset. But as one gets serious and digs deep into the genealogies, as revealed from different sources, the story just gets curiouser and curiouser. And to deny the existence of such stories would amount to intellectual dishonesty. Genealogy is the study and tracing of family pedigrees. ...

References

• Aarudra, 'Samagra Andhra Sahityam' (1968). Reprinted in 1989. Publisher ???
• Aarudra, 'Tvamevaham' (year??)
• Aarudra, 'Vennela-vesavi',Navodaya Publishers, Vijayawada(Andhra Pradesh) 1977
• Aarudra, 'Ramudiki Seetemautundi?'Vishalandra Publishing House, Hyderabad (1978)