Dasari Subrahmanyam

Dasari Subrahmanyam
Born	(1932-08-17)17 August 1932 [1] [2]
Died	(2010-01-27)27 January 2010 [3]
Occupation	Story writer, Children’s Literature writer, Novelist
Nationality	Indian
Genre	Fantasy Stories
Notable works	Agnimala , Chandamama

Dasari Subrahmanyam (1932-2010) was a Telugu writer, known for his serialized fantastic adventure stories published in the children's magazine Chandamama . His stories featured fantasies based in backdrop of ancient and/or medieval India, as apparent from the place names appearing in the stories. ^[1]

Literary works

Twelve classic Chandamama serials were created by Subrahmanyam, as follows: ^[2]

• The Comet
• Crocodile Lord
• Three Wizards
• The Bronze Castle
• Fire Island
• The Monster Valley
• The Underworld Fort
• Temple in Ruins
• The Yaksha Mountain
• The Chariot
• The Enchanted Pond
• The Bear Wizard

Life

Subrahmanyam worked with Chandamama for more than 50 years and retired in 2006. ^[2]

The Prasthanam monthly Telugu magazine published an article on Subrahmanyam in its September 2008 issue.

See also

• Chandamama

References

1. Gupta, Somashis (17 August 2023). "History of 17th August - Dasari Subrahmanyam". East India Story. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
2. Rathod, Dhawal (17 August 2012). "This Day In History- August 17". Indian Nerve. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
3. "జానపద నవలా సామ్రాట్". www.dishadaily.com (in Telugu). 30 October 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2024.

External links

• Chandamama: The Beginning
• First episode of The Comet (pp35-42)