K. Siva Reddy

K.Siva Reddy
Siva Reddy in 2012
Born	1943 (age 82–83) Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Citizenship	Indian
Occupation	poet
Notable work	Mohana-O-Mohana, Pakkaki Ottigilite
Awards	Sahitya Akademi Award (1990) Saraswati Samman (2018)

K Siva Reddy is a Telugu poet from India who won Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award ^[1] in Telugu, 1990 for his Poetry work Mohana-O-Mohana ^[2] and was bestowed upon with Saraswati Samman in 2018 for his poetry collection Pakkaki Ottigilite ( Turning aside while lying down ), an anthology of 104 poems in blank verse .

He was born on August 6, 1943 in Karmurivaripalem , Guntur district to Sri Venkata Subba Reddy and Smt. Thulasamma . He received school education in Kuchipudi and studied for PUC and degree in VSR degree college in Tenali. He got M.A.(English ) degree from Andhra University. ^[3]

Career

K. Siva Reddy retired principal of Vivek Vardhini College, Hyderabad and he taught English for thirty-five years there. He has translated African and European poems into Telugu.

Bibliography

Poetry

• Aame Evaraite Matram, Palapitta Prachuranalu, Hyderabad 2009
• Posaganivannee, Jhari Poetry Circle, Hyderabad, 2008
• Atanu-Charitra, Jhari Poetry Circle, Hyderabad, 2005
• Vrittalekhini, Jhari Poetry Circle, Hyderabad, 2003
• Antarjanam, Jhari Poetry Circle, Hyderabad, 2002
• Kavisamayam, Sahiti Mitrulu, Vijayawada, 2000
• Jaitrayatra, Sivareddy Mithrulu, Hyderabad 1999
• Varsham, Varsham, Jhari Poetry Circle, Hyderabad, 1999 Naa Kalala Nadi Anchuna, Jhari Poetry Circle, Hyderabad, 1997
• Ajeyam, Jhari Poetry Circle, Hyderabad, 1994
• Sivareddy Kavita, Jhari Poetry Circle, Hyderabad, 1991
• Mohana! Oh Mohana!, Jhari Poetry Circle, Hyderabad, 1988
• Bharamiti, Jhari Poetry Circle, Hyderabad, 1983
• Netra Dhanussu, Jhari Poetry Circle, Hyderabad, 1978
• Aasupatrigeetam, Jhari Poetry Circle, Hyderabad, 1976
• Charya, Jhari Poetry Circle, Hyderabad, 1975
• Raktam Suryudu, Jhari Poetry Circle, Hyderabad, 1973 ^[4]

Awards and honours

• Sahitya Akademi Award in Telugu, 1990.
• Saraswati Samman Award, 2018
• Siddartha Kalapeetham Puraskaram
• Dr. Somasunder Sahitya Puraskaram
• Visala Sahiti Award. ^[5]

References

1. "K. Siva Reddy". Poetry International Rotterdam. Archived from the original on 23 April 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
2. "sahitya-akademi.gov.in-Telugu".
3. "K Siva Reddy to get Saraswati Samman". Hindustan Times, New Delhi. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
4. "Bibliography".
5. "prakritifoundation.com".