Express News Service
Hyderabad, October 18:
Dr Ravuri Bharadwaja, popular Telugu writer, school dropout and Jnanpith awardee for 2012, died on October 18, aged 87.
There were hundreds of novelists in Telugu literature. But, Ravuri stands out. Because, he was the only novelist to get prestigious Jnanpith award for a novel, Pakudu Rallu, for the year 2012. The two other Jnanpith awards for Telugu were given for classical and modern poetry.
Last Friday, on October 11, Dr Ravuri was presented Jnanpith at a simple function in Delhi. After he returned from Delhi he fell ill due to multiple health problems. He was admitted to a private hospital here for treatment to diabetes, BP, kidney trouble, infection in stomach and other problems. He breathed his last on Friday night in the hospital.
Bharadwaja born on July 5, 1927 at Moguluru in Krishna district, then in Hyderabad State. Later, he migrated to Guntur district.
The greatness of Ravuri was that though he studied up to eighth class, his books were prescribed as text books. The school dropout had experienced abject poverty and it was also one of the reasons for Ravuri to discontinue his studies.
When his school teacher wanted him to come in a neat uniform as there was inspection of the class, Ravuri went to school to a casual dress. The teacher scolded Ravuri for not wearing neat dress, Ravuri cited poverty as reasons. He threw his books on the face of the teacher and never entered school again.
Later, the entire universe became Ravuri's classroom. He studied the society and understood the poverty and other problems. The surroundings awakened a great writer in Ravuri at an early age. Ravuri worked as a technician, agricultural labour and other menial jobs to fend his family as an elder son. He observed the people and started writings on the happenings of the current day society.
The writer in Ravuri helped him to work as a sub-editor in Zameen Rytu and later he joined in All India Radio (AIR) in 1959. He also worked for various periodicals.
Ravuri started penning short stories at a tender age of 17 years.
His first published story was Vimala and his first book was Ragini in 1950. Initially, Ravuri was under the influence of Chalam. But, later he found his own style in Telugu literature.
He received Andhra Pradesh Sahitya Akademi award twice, first in 1968 and again in 1983. He also got the prestigious Kendriya Sahitya Akademi award in 1983. He was the first recipient of the Gopichand award in 1968, Telugu University Award in 1981 and Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad of Kolkota in 1993.
MS Reddy produced the film, “O Prema Katha”, in 1987 based on Bharadwaja’s story “Karimingina Velagapandu”. His Jeevana Samaralu, a sketch on different caste professions, was a marvellous work. In all, Ravuri had to his credit more than 37 volumes of short stories and 17 novels among other works.
When he was selected for Jnanpith in Apirl, Ravuri reacted in a humble manner: “I am feeling like having been blessed with a healthy son after remaining childless for a decade. I am at a loss for words.
I struggled for food and clothing. I never asked for awards. Of course, I am happy for getting this award.”
Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy, Opposition leader N Chandrababu Naidu and YSRCP president YS Jagan Mohan Reddy and several literary persons condoled the death of Ravuri.
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Saturday 19 October 2013
Thursday 3 October 2013
Irrigation department allays fears of post-division water shortage
So far,the participation of farmers in the United Andhra agitation was very less. To intensify the United AP movement, the Seemandhra JAC was motivating farmers and organised a "Rytu Mahagarjana" in Hanuman Junction in Krishna district on Wednesday.
The Seemandhra leaders were telling the farmers that the division of the state would render them water less for agriculture. However, some of the farmers in coastal districts were of the opinion that the division of the state would increase the prices of their agriculture lands. Even a teacher in Krishna district recently refused to participate in the APNGOs strike citing the reason that his land would fetch more money after the division of the state.
Now, the Seemandhra leaders were explaining the farmers that the division would really damage the entire agriculture sector in Seemandhra region, particularly in Rayalaseema, as farmers would not get water at all.
Contrary to this general apprehension from some Seemandhra leaders, the Irrigation department averred that there will be no problem in sharing river waters after the division of the state. This is because all the major projects in the state were constructed on allocated waters only. The water allocation was done on project-wise. So once the state was divided, there is no possibility of reducing or increasing the allocation to a particular project in a particular region.
Top officials of Irrigation Department gave a detailed note on water allocation to each project. Major Irrigation Minister Peddi Sudarshan Reddy furnished the same to the media. If at all there were disputes in sharing water in post division of the state, they could be resolved through boards on the lines of Tunga Bhadra Board, the Minister explained.
As far as utilisation of Godavari waters was governed by Godavari Water Disputes Tribunal (GWDT), which comprises the settlements among the party states in the matter of sharing the waters among various states.
Of the 45,483.6 sq km catchment area of Godavari in the state, 36,012.9 sq km catchment area was in Telangana and 9,470.73 sq km catchment area was in Andhra region. Around 79.18 percent of catchment area of Godavari was in Telangana region and only 20.82 per cent was in Andhra region.
The water allocations made to various projects, which could not be changed after the division of the state, are as follows.
The water allocations:
Project Allocated water in tmc
KRISHNA RIVER
Assured water - 811.00 tmc
Surplus water - 227.50 tmc
ANDHRA REGION
Nagarjuna Sagar 174.3
Pulichintala 9.0
Krishna Delta 152.2
Srisailam (evaporation) 11.0
Guntur Channel 4.0
Vaikuntapuram 2.0
Muniyeru 3.3
Chennai Drinking water 1.67
Total assured: 367.34
Veligonda (surplus water) 43.50
RAYALASEEMA REGION
Tunga Bhadra LLC 29.50
Tunga Bhadra HLC 32.50
KC canal 31.90
SRBC 19.00
Srisailam (evaporation) 11.00
Bhairavanithippa 4.90
Gajuladinne 2.00
Chennai drinking water (surplus) 1.66
Total Assured : 144.70
Telugu Ganga (surplus) 29.00
Handri Neeva (surplus) 40.00
Galeru Nagari(surplus) 38.00
Total surplus 107.00
TELANGANA REGION
Jurala 17.84
Nagarjuna Sagar 105.70
RDS 15.90
Bhima LI 20.00
Koilsagar 3.90
Srisailam (evaporation) 11.00
Dindi 3.5
Musi 9.4
Paleru 4.0
Wyra 3.7
Kotipallivagu 2.0
Okachettivagu 1.9
Pakhal lake 2.6
Lankasagar 1.0
Chennai drinking water 1.67
Hyderabad water supply 5.70
Total Assured 298.96
Nettempadu LI (surplus) 22.00
Kalwakurthy LI (surplus) 25.00
AMRP (SLBC) (surplus) 30.00
Total surplus 77.00
GODAVARI RIVER:
Coastal Andhra 509.546 tmc
Telangana 912.251 tmc
Rayalaseema - nil
Evaporation losses in Hydro Electricity projects - 64.359
Total Godavari waters 1,486.156 tmc
Around 2,500 tmc Godavari water was going waste in sea every year
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