Kethu Viswanatha Reddy

Kethu Viswanatha Reddy
Kethu Viswanatha Reddy
Born	July 10, 1939; Rangasaipuram, Kamalapuram, Andhra Pradesh, India
Occupation	writer, novelist and essayist

Kethu Viswanatha Reddy, also known as Ketu Visvanathareddi, is a short story writer, novelist and essayist who won Sahitya Akademi Award in Telugu, 1996 for his short story Kethu Viswanatha Reddy Kathalu.

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Kethu Viswanatha Reddy (born July 10, 1939) is a short story writer, novelist and essayist whose writings have been translated into modern Indian languages such as Hindi, Bengali, Kannada, Malayalam and English and Russian.

He has worked many variations on the theme of rural transformation in southern Andhra Pradesh - Rayalaseema - the Semi-Arid zone, its famines, factions and industrialization.His first short story ‘Anaadivaallu’ was published in ‘Savyasaachi’ journal. He has worked many variations on the theme of rural transformation in southern Andhra Pradesh - Rayalaseema - the Semi-Arid zone, its famines, factions and industrialisation.

'Kethu Viswanatha Reddy Kathalu' (1998 – 2003) ‘Japthu’ ‘Ichhagni’ are his great and reputed collections of short stories. Verlu, Bodhi, are his praiseworthy novels. Dristi, Deepadaarulu are Dr. Viswanatha Reddy's collections of essays .Dr.Kethu Viswanatha Reddy's six books.." Kethu Viswanatha Reddy kathalu,Kethu Viswanatha Reddy kathalu 2, Parichayam, Patrikeyam, Sangamam, Mana Kodavatiganti " were released at a time on the occasion of AVKF lifetime award presentation to Dr. Viswanatha Reddy in KADAPA IN January 2009.He edited the collections of Kodavatiganti Kutumba Rao's writings. He got doctorate degree( Ph.D) for his great research work ‘Kadapa jilla graama namaala charitra’ . (The history of village names of Kadapa district). A good book by name ‘voollu, pearlu’ was published on this work.

He has received awards from various organisations including Central Sahitya Academy (New Delhi), Bhartiya Bhasa Parishad (Calcutta), Telugu University (Hyderabad) and several others including Raavi Shastry Award for literature. For Academic excellence, Best Teacher Award for University teachers from Government of Andhra Pradesh.

Dr. Viswanatha Reddy retired as Director of Dr. B.R.Ambedkar Open University. At present Dr.Reddy is holding responsibilities as the Chief Editor of ‘Eebhoomi’, the esteemed Telugu socio-political weekly which is being managed by VISU consultant's supremo and noted film producer sri CC Reddy.^[1]