Garikapati Narasimha Rao

Garikipati Narasimha Rao
Garikipati Narasimha Rao
Born	(1958-09-14) September 14, 1958 (age 66) Bodapadu Agraharam, Pentapadu mandal, near Tadepalligudem, West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, India.
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(s)	2 (1 divorced and then married other one
Children	2 sons
Parents	Garikipati Venkata Suryanarayana (father) Garikipati Venkata Ramana (mother)
Awards	Padma Shri (2022)
Website	https://srigarikipati.com/

Garikipati Narasimha Rao is an Indian scholar, litterateur, and avadhani from Andhra Pradesh. ^{[1] [2]} 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. ^[3]

Personal life

Rao was born on 14 September 1958 to the couple Venkata Surya Narayana and Venkata Ramanamma.

Second wife

Rao married his second wife Sarada 30 years ago (as of 2013) and she is from Amalapuram, East Godavari. ^[4]

Career

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.^{[ citation needed ]}

Awards

The Vice President, M. Venkaiah Naidu presenting the Ramineni Award in 2018.

• He received Loknayak Foundation Award on 18 January 2016. ^[5]
• "Gurajada Samskritika Samakhya", a literary organization honored him with "Gurajada Visishta Puraskar" in November 2016. ^[6]
• Ramineni Foundation Awards in 2018
• Padma Shri in 2022. ^[7]

References

1. "Rich entertainer". The Hindu . 11 November 2005. Archived from the original on 19 December 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
2. Gudipoodi Srihari (23 December 2005). "Wordsmiths hold court". The Hindu . Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
3. "Late CDS Bipin Rawat, Kalyan Singh and Ghulam Nabi Azad among Padma awardees | Full list here". India Today. 25 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
4. Reddi, Nirmala (20 November 2013). "గరికపాటి మస్ట్ శారదమ్మ షుడ్". Sakshi . Retrieved 14 December 2016.
5. "Lok Nayak awards for Garikapati, Gandhi". thehansindia.com. The Hans India. 23 January 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
6. "'Gurajada Visishta Puraskar' for Garikipati". The Hindu . 21 November 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
7. Siva G. (26 January 2022). "Padma Shri award to Sahasra Avadhani Garikapati". The Times of India.