Garikipati Narasimha Rao | |
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Garikipati Narasimha Rao | |
Born | Bodapadu Agraharam, Pentapadu mandal, near Tadepalligudem, West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, India. | September 14, 1958
Nationality | Indian |
Education | M.A, M.Phil, PhD |
Occupation(s) | Orator, Avadhani and Author in Telugu |
Works | Sagaraghosha, Vyaktitva Deepam, Ishta Daivam, Vaikuntapali, Avadhana Shathakam |
Spouse | Sarada [1] [ citation needed ] |
Children | 2 |
Parents |
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Awards | Padma Shri (2022) |
Website | https://srigarikipati.com/ |
Garikipati Narasimha Rao is an Indian scholar, litterateur, and avadhani from Andhra Pradesh. [2] [3] In 1996, he performed Avadhanam with 1116 Pruchchakas for 21 days in Kakinada. He also delivers lectures on personality development based on dharmic culture and way of life. He regularly appears on Telugu TV channels like SVBC, Bhakti TV, and ABN Andhra Jyothi giving discourses on ancient Hindu texts like Bhagavadgita, Ramayana , and Mahabharata . In 2022, he was awarded India's fourth-highest civilian award Padma Shri by the government of India. [4]
Rao was born on 14 September 1958 to the couple Venkata Surya Narayana and Venkata Ramanamma. He married Sarada who is from East Godavari, Annavaram. [1] He named his two sons Sri Sri and Gurajada. His elder son was named after great Telugu poet Srirangam Srinivasarao, who has completed his Hotel management and working as a General manager. His younger son Gurajada who was named after great Telugu poet Gurajada Apparao, has pursued his Master's, M.Phil. and PhD in Telugu at University of Hyderabad. As a motivational and spiritual speaker, Dr. Gurajada has delivered over 200 lectures across Telugu states.
Rao started performing Avadhanams in the year 1972. Avadhanis are respected for their abilities to spin out verses conforming to Telugu grammar on literally any subject that audience may throw at them, as a challenge. He has conducted more than 288 avadhanams, including Dvigunita Avadhanam at Dallas for the American Telugu Association in 2002. Rao is known for his Dhāraṇā (memorising and reciting), which is a key requirement for performing Avadhanams.
On 26 November 2018, while at Koti Deepotsavam Stage, Rao emotionally announced that very soon he will retire from discoursing pravachanams and public speeches after completing already accepted projects, in order to attain inner peace and enlightenment but later he changed his decision per public requests and to help and activate the society through his way of speeches. [5]
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