Tripuraneni Gopichand (8 September 1910 – 2 November 1962) was a Telugu short story writer, novelist, editor, essayist, playwright, film director, and a radical humanist. Gopichand was the son of renowned social reformer and play writer Tripuraneni Ramaswamy. Gopichand, inspired by M.N.Roy's Radical Humanism, became the first state secretary of the Radical Democratic Party (India) Andhra Pradesh.[1] His second novel Asamardhuni Jivayatra (Bungler: A Journey Through Life), was the first psychological novel in Telugu literature.[2] Gopichand was posthumously awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award for Pandita Parameswara Sastri Veelunama in 1963, the first Telugu novel to win this award.[3][4] His novels typically features gloomy, incomplete, unsatisfied and unsatisfying protagonist tortured by a sense of guilt.[5]
Tripuraneni Gopichand | |
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 Tripuraneni Gopichand | |
| Born | 8 September 1910 Angaluru, Krishna district, India |
| Died | 2 November 1962 (aged 52) |
| Pen name | Tripuraneni Gopichand |
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| Education | Law |
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| Spouse | Sakuntala devi |
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| Children | 5; including Sai Chand |
| Relatives | Pitcheswara Rao Atluri |
His novel "Asamardhuni Jeeva Yatra", is part of the syllabus for APPSC examinations in Telugu literature as an optional subject.[citation needed]
A postal stamp in his honour was released by the Government of India on his 100th birthday.[6][7]
Bibliography
Novels
- Parivartanam
- Asamardhuni Jivayatra (first psychoanalysis novel in Telugu)
- Merupula Marakalu
- Pandita Parameswara Sastry Veelunaama
- Yamapasam
- Cheekati Gadulu
- Sidhilalayam
- Gadiya Padani Talupulu
- Gatinchanigatam
- Pillatemmera
- Premopahatulu
Non-fiction
- Tatvavettalu
- Postu Chaiyani Uttarulu
- Maku Unnayi Swagataalu
- Vubhayakusalopari
Filmography
- Chaduvukunna Ammayilu (1963) (Dialogues)
- Dharmadevatha (1952) (Dialogues)
- Priyuralu (1952) (Story, Dialogues and Direction)
- Perantalu (1951) (Director)
- Lakshmamma (1950) (Director)
- Gruhapravesam (1946) (Story)
- Raithubidda (1939) (Dialogues)
Family tree
- T. Ramaswamy Choudary
- Tripuraneni Gopichand