Ayinampudi Srilakshmi
Ayinampudi Srilakshmi is a Telugu poet and writer. She has been serving as an announcer at All India Radio Hyderabad for over two and a half decades. Srilakshmi has authored numerous articles, books, and poems. She has also created several documentaries. She has hosted various programs on cinema and conducted interviews with renowned personalities on All India Radio. In 2020, she received the Telangana State Excellence Award for Women-2020 from the Government of Telangana for her contribution to literature.
Biography
She was born on 15 August 1967 in Bodhan, Nizamabad district. Her ancestors migrated from Andhra Pradesh in the 1940s. She graduated in science from Giriraj College, pursued a master’s degree in Political Science from Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Open University, and completed a B.Ed. from Osmania University. She currently works as a government employee at All India Radio Hyderabad as an announcer. Srilakshmi has a profound interest in poetry and filmmaking. She has published several articles, books, and poems on diverse topics, including fine arts and cinema.Literary Contributions
She began her literary journey during her school days, writing poetry and editing the school magazine. In 2000, she served as an editorial member of the special issue of Indur magazine. She has written reviews of works by various poets and authors in Yojana and Prajashakti. She published Alalavaana in 2001 and Drukkonam in 2003. In 2011, she published a long poem titled Life@Charminar, introducing a new literary form called a docu-poem. This work won the Special Jury Award at the 5th Kafiso National Film Festival. Her poem Vennela Dukhham won the Ranjani Kundurti Award on 18 January 2012.Works
Poetry Collections
- Alalavaana
- Drukkonam
- Darwaza Meeda Chandamama
- ''Kavithvame O Galaxy''
Long Poems
- Life@Charminar
- ''Wounded Heart''
Epistolary Literature
- ''Kotha Premalekhalu''