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Chalam |
Period:1894 –
1979 |
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Gudipati
Venkatachalam aka Chalam , a Telugu writer and
philosopher, was one of the most influential
personalities in the modern Telugu literature.
Chalam was a strong critic of the fundamental
societal architecture of his time. He believed
that the barriers created by the society
precluded love and mutual understanding from
human relationships. In a society that
believed in the children being indebted to their
parents, he proclaimed caring for and bringing
up of children as the fundamental duty as
parents .He was widely shunned during his times
especially for his advocacy of women’s rights
and his total rejection of the family system. |
Important Quotes
From Brahmanikam: to be verified "
Stri oka mata valla,chupu vallaa purushuniki
sandichhindaa....ika atani adhikaraniki,
korikalaki,vinnapalaki antam undadu. Asalu
paryavasanam akkarleni stri modatininchi
vimukhamgane undali......nippu vale undali,kaalanu
kudadani chala mandi moorkhula aasa..."
Important Writings:
Maidanam,
Sasirekha,
Dyvamicchina bharya,
Jeevitadarsam
Brahmanikam
Bujjigadu
Jealousy
Aa rathri
Prema paryavasanam
Non-Fiction Musings
Papam
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