Balivada Kanta Rao

Balivada Kanta Rao was a noted Telugu novelist and playwright.

He was born in Madapam village in Srikakulam District of Andhra Pradesh, he worked in various capacities as civilian officer in the Indian Navy. He has to his creditmajor and minor novels, 400 short stories,major plays, host of playlets and radio plays and travelogues. His literary works have been the subjects of doctoral thesis for many scholars.

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