Kapilavai Lingamurthy


Kapilavai Lingamurthy; 31 March 1928 – 6 November 2018) was an Indian Telugu poet and writer from Mahabubnagar District of Telangana.
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Early life

Kapilavai Lingamurthy was born on 31 March 1928 in Jinukunta, Mahabubnagar district of Telangana state. His father Kapilavai Venkatachalam died when Lingamurthy was 3 years old. Following this, he moved to his maternal uncle's home. It was here he developed the interest in literature from his maternal uncle Chepooru Peddalakshmaiah from Amrabad near Achampet.

Studies and career

Lingamurthy graduated from Osmania University-Hyderabad with a Master of Arts in Telugu literature. He was a teacher and lecturer by profession.
Lingamurthy joined as a teacher in Nagarkurnool national high school on 11 July 1954 and later trained in MOL. He joined in Sri Venkateshwara Oriental College, Palem, as a history lecturer on 19 August 1972. He retired on 28 February 1983.

Personal life and death

In 1944, he married Chinthapatla Meenakshamma, who was originally from Nagarkurnool.
Lingamurthy died in Hyderabad, Telangana on 6 November 2018, at the age of 90.

Literature

Lingamurthy was a prominent writer and researcher in Telugu, and his services continued to be in demand three decades after his retirement.
Lingamurthy was well-versed in both Telugu poetry and prose. He wrote more than 100 books in the Telugu language. Among his books, the most popular are:Palamoor zilla Devalayalu Paamara Samskritam Saalagramashastram Aarya shatakam Maangalya shastram Sri Mathprathapagiri khandam Someshwara Kshetra Mahatyam and Charitra Sundaree Sandeshamu Padya kathaa Parimalamu Sri Rudraadhyaayamu written with D.Chandrashekar reddy
Lingamurthy wrote Umamaheshwara Kshetram, a history of the temple of Umamaheswaram, known as the northern gateway of a pilgrimage route to Srisailam.

Awards

Lingamurthy received an honorary doctorate from Telugu University-Hyderabad in August 2014.
Six scholars conducted their doctoral research on Lingamurthy's body of work.
Kapilavai Lingamurthy created the following titles:
  • "Kavitha Kalanidhi" – 1992 –
  • "Research Panachana" – 1992 -
  • "కవి కేసరి" – 1996 –
  • "వేదాంత విశారద" – 2005 –
  • "గురుశిరోమణి" – 2010 –
  • "సాహిత్య స్వర్ణసౌరభ కేసరి" – 2012 –
Apart from the titles mentioned above, he received the awards listed below: