Namburi Paripurna (Telugu: నంబూరి పరిపూర్ణ) is a Telugu writer who has published short stories, novels and essays over the past 50 years. Her Telugu autobiography "velugu daarulalo".[1] was published in 2017.[2]

Life

Namburi Paripurna was born in Bommuluru village of Krishna District in Andhra Pradesh, India to Namburi Lakshmayya and Namburi Lakshmamma, on 1 July 1931.[3] Her primary education happened in Krishna District, and high school education in Rajamundry and Madras. After studying further briefly in P.R.College, Kakinada, she was trained to be a teacher and earn a B.A. degree through distance education.

She was married to a Communist leader Dasari Nagabhushana Rao[4] and has three children: Sireesha, Amarendra and Shailendra, of which the first two are also Telugu writers of repute. She started her professional life as a teacher in 1955 and later worked for three decades as a state government employee, before retiring in 1989.

Social Life[5]

Paripurna was a student activist with the communist party of India during 1944-49, and experienced confinement and underground life as a Communist activist during 1950-52.[6] As a social worker, she has actively participated in "Alambana", a non-profit organization, for over twenty years.

Paripurna was an actor in the past and actively performed in Telugu dramas as a child. She acted as Prahlada in the 1942 Telugu movie Bhakta Prahlada, directed by Chitrapu Narayana Murthy. She also played a role in a Telugu tele-film "Iddaru Okkate" directed by Akkineni Kutumba Rao in 1986. A collection of her Telugu songs appeared as an album "Swara Purnima", under the music direction of Sarraju Prasanna Kumar in 2004.[7]

Writings

  • Maaku raavu suryodayalu (We will not have sunrises), novella, 1985.[8]
  • Untayi maku ushassulu (We will see the dawn), short stories, 1998.
  • Katha Paripurnam, short stories (jointly with her children), 2006.
  • Sikhararohana[9][10] (Climbing the summit), essays and short stories, 2016.
  • Velugu Daarulalo (In the path of light), Autobiography, 2017.
  • Polimera[11] (The Boundary), Novel, 2018.

A short story by Namburi Paripurna "Tirigi Pravasaniki" was translated into English as "Returning Home"[12]

References

  1. ↑ Paripurna, Namburi (2017). Velugu Daarulalo. Hyderabad: Alambana Prachuranalu. p. 250.
  2. ↑ D., Swathi. "'పరిపూర్ణ' ఆత్మవిశ్వాసంతో 'వెలుగుదారుల్లో'కి." andhrabhoomi.net. Andhra Bhoomi. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  3. ↑ Bharathi, Thummapudi (2008). A History of Telugu Dalit Literature. Gyan Publishing House. p. 79. ISBN 978-81-7835-688-4. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  4. ↑ కాత్యాయనీ, విద్మహే. "బతుకు దారిలో వెలుగు చూసిన నంబూరి పరిపూర్ణ". andhrajyothy.com. Andhra Jyothy. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  5. ↑ Thummapudi, Bharathi (2008). A History of Telugu Dalit Literature. Kalpaz Publications. p. 79. ISBN 9788178356884. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  6. ↑ GS, Rammohan. "కమ్యూనిస్ట్ పార్టీ@100 - ఐదు కీలక ఘట్టాలు". BBC News తెలుగు (in Telugu). BBC. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  7. ↑ C, Mrunalini. "Interview with Renowned Author Namburi Paripurna". Interview on Youtube. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  8. ↑ A.K., Namburi, Prabhakar, Manogna (2022). Oka Deepam - Veyi Velugulu; Namburi Paripurna jeevitam, sahityam, vyaktitvam. Hyderabad: Alambana Prachuranalu. p. 370.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  9. ↑ Paripurna, Namburi (2016). Sikhararohana (Print ed.). Vijayawada: Visalandhra Publishing House.
  10. ↑ "2 books on human relations released". www.thehansindia.com. 4 April 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  11. ↑ Paripurna, Namburi (2018). Polimera (Print ed.). Analpa Publications.
  12. ↑ V.B., Sowmya. "Returning Home". Saaranga Magazine. Saaranga Books. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
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