Korada Ramakrishnaiya

Korada Ramakrishnaiya (2 October 1891 - 28 March 1962) was a Dravidian Philologist and litterateur.[1] His areas of research included Dravidian linguistics, Telugu literature, and Telugu language and published the first Literary Criticism in Telugu 'Andhra Bharata Kavita Vimarshanamu'.[2][3][4]

Ramakrishnaiya authored 26 works of fundamental importance and extended the borders of Research in Telugu Literary Criticism,[3][5][6][7][8][9] History of Telugu language,[10][11] Philological interpretation of Telugu grammar,[12] Cognate Dravidian vocabulary,[13] Comparative Dravidian grammar,[14] and Comparative Dravidian prosody.[9]

Books

Telugu Literary Criticism
  • Andhra Bharata Kavita Vimarsanamu (1929):[3] Ramakrishnaiya established a new line of literary criticism based on modern methods in his monumental work Andhra Bharata Kavita Vimarsanamu. Herein he compared the Telugu text with that of the Sanskrit original. He confined himself to Virata Parva - "as no authorized version for other parvas is available so far".This work published in 1929 received the highest appreciation in literary circles: Reviews:
    1. The Journal of the Andhra Historical Research Society, October 1931, said "... we think that literary criticism should flow hereafter on the lines suggested by him...".[15] 2. Tekumalla Achyuta Rao commented "Excellent exposition of the subject which is new in the field of Telugu literary criticism." 3. Hindu dated 18 June 1930 said "... The work is scholarly without being pedantic, and interesting without being too popular. The Pre-Nannaya period in Telugu is traced with great skill... The author has chosen the right passages and his method of treatment is exceedingly interesting... the enumeration of artistic qualities of Tikkana's verse shows rare insight and critical acumen in the author..."
  • Kalidasuni Kalapratibhalu (1930):[5]
  • Nannicoḍadeva Kumarasambhava Vimarsamu (1937):[6]
  • Telugu literature outside the Telugu country (1941):[7]
  • Saraswata Vyasalu (1944):[8]
  • Dakshina Desa Bhasha Sahityamulu - Desi (1954)[9]

History of Telugu Language
  • Bhasotpattikramamu-Bhasacaritamu (1948)[10] Ramakrishnaiya was the first to write a Historical Grammar for the language of the pre-Nannaya inscriptions of the first millennium A.D. and for the subsequent ages, for Nannaya, Tikkana, Errana, and Nannichoda. His son Korada Mahadeva Sastri[16] continued the work and published the magnum opus 'Historical Grammar of Telugu[17] - With Special Reference to Old Telugu C. 200 B.C. - 1000 A.D."
  • Bhasa Caritraka Vyasamulu (1954)[11]
  • Presidential address (1940): At the 10th All India Oriental Conference held in Tirupati during March 1940, Telugu won recognition as an independent unit and as a result got separate recognition at the All-India Oriental Conference. In his presidential address to the first Telugu section at an Oriental Conference, Ramakrishnaiya traced the beginnings and the progress of literary and linguistic studies in Telugu. [18]

Philological interpretation of Telugu Grammar
  • Sandhi (1935):[12] is the first attempt in Telugu to introduce the Historical method into the field of Telugu grammatical studies. He detailed how when considered from a historical point of view the sandhi changes explain themselves in a more consistent and rationalistic manner. For example puvu + remma becomes pu-remma. Why? Because pu was the earlier form of puvu, and it survives in compound construction.

Cognate Dravidian Vocabulary
  • Dravidian Cognates (1944):[13] Ramakrishnaiya studied and collected vocabulary common to the major Dravidian languages in 'Dravidian Cognates' and paved the way for the comprehensive work 'The Dravidian Etymological Dictionary' of Burrow and Emeneau.[19] [20]

Comparative Dravidian Grammar
  • Studies in Dravidian Philology (1935):[14] Ramakrishnaiya continued the work of Robert Caldwell in a systematic manner on the comparative grammar of the Dravidian Languages and contributed to the advancement of the subject, forming a milestone, as it were, in the development of comparative Dravidian studies.

Comparative Dravidian Prosody
  • Dakshina Desa Bhasha Sahityamulu - Desi (1954):[9] For the first time, Ramakrishnaiya pointed out, that there is a common literary and prosodial tradition for all the South Indian languages. The ner-nirai system of Tamil prosody is comparable to matra ganas in Telugu and Kannada. Desi chandassu (indigenous metres) in Tamil, Telugu, and Kannada are generally two or three-line formations and set to music. He published numerous papers bearing on comparative Dravidian literature.

Critical Editions & Translations

See also

References
  1. "Korada Ramakrishnaiya". Korada Family Heritage. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
  2. "Korada Ramakrishnaiya Centenary Festschrift".
  3. "Andhra Bharata Kavita Vimarsanamu (1929)".
  4. "HISTORY OF TELUGU LITERATURE". New Delhi: Sahitya Akademy. 1968. p. 167.
  5. "Kalidasuni Kalapratibhalu (1930)".
  6. "Nannicoḍadeva Kumarasambhava Vimarsamu (1937)".
  7. "Telugu literature outside the Telugu country (1941)".
  8. Saraswata Vyasalu. 1950.
  9. "Dakshina Desa Bhasha Saraswatamulu - DESI (1954)".
  10. "Bhasotpattikramamu-Bhasacaritamu (1948)".
  11. "Bhasa Caritraka Vyasamulu (1954)".
  12. "Sandhi (1935)".
  13. "Dravidian Cognates".
  14. "Studies in Dravidian Philology (1935)".
  15. "Journal Of The Andhra Historical Research Society, Vol. 6, Part-2, Page 127, October 1931".
  16. "Mahadeva Sastri". Korada Family Heritage. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
  17. Korada, Mahadeva Sastri. "Historical Grammar of Telugu". worldcat.org.
  18. K, Ramakrishnaiah (March 1940). "Presidential Address: Telugu Section:: 10th AIOC: Conference Proceedings: page 610-650". WorldCat.
  19. A Dravidian Etymological Dictionary Burrow T., Barrson Murray, Emeneau M. B. OUP.
  20. Verfasser., Rāmakṛṣṇayya, Kōrāḍa 1891-1961. Some features of the primitive Dravidian tongue. OCLC 1102051266.
  21. Korada, Ramakrishnayya (1917). Ghanavr̥ttamu = Ghanavritham (Translation to Telugu) (in Telugu). Ellore: Korada Lakshmi Manoharam.
  22. "Ghanavr̥ttamu = Ghanavritham".
  23. Korada, Ramakrishnayya (1919). Bhīmēśvara purāṇamu : dvitīya āśvāśamu = Bhimeswara puranam : canto II of Sreenadha (in Telugu). Vizianagaram: Korada Ramakrishnayya.
  24. "Bhīmēśvara purāṇamu : dvitīya āśvāśamu = Bhimeswara puranam : canto II of Sreenadha".
  25. Korada, Ramakrishnayya (1920). Syamantakopakhyanam (in Telugu). Vizianagaram: S.V.V. Press.
  26. "Syamantakopakhyanam".
  27. Korada, Ramakrishnayya (1930). Viṣṇupurāṇamu (in Telugu). Institute of Oriental Research, University of Madras.
  28. "Viṣṇupurāṇamu".
  29. Korada, Ramakrishnayya (1934). Viṣṇumāyānāṭakamu (in Telugu). Madrasu: Visvakalaparisattu.
  30. "Viṣṇumāyānāṭakamu".
  31. Korada, Ramakrishnayya (1937). Navanathacaritra: Dvipadakavyamu (in Telugu). Madrasu: Ananda Mudranalaya.
  32. "Navanāthacaritra : dvipadakāvyamu".
  33. Korada, Ramakrishnayya (1937). Andhrabharata patha nirnayapaddjati (in Telugu). Madras: University of Madras.
  34. "Andhrabharata patha nirnayapaddjati = Āndhrabhārata pāṭha nirṇayapaddhati".
  35. Korada, Ramakrishnayya (1940). Vallabhābhyudayamu (in Telugu). Madras: University of Madras.
  36. "Vallabhābhyudayamu".
  37. Korada, Ramakrishnayya (1941). Paratatvarasayanamu (in Telugu). Madrasu: Madrasu Visvavidyalayamu.
  38. "Paratatvarasāyanamu".
  39. Korada, Ramakrishnayya (1952). Śrī vēṅkaṭēśvara stutiratnamāla : dvitīya saramu (in Telugu). Tirupati: C. Annaravu.
  40. "Śrī vēṅkaṭēśvara stutiratnamāla : dvitīya saramu".
  41. Korada, Ramakrishnayya (1952). Korada Vamsa Prashasti (in Telugu). Tirupati: Korada Ramakrishnayya.
  42. "Korada Vamsa Prashasti".
  43. Korada, Ramakrishnayya (1954). Śrīnivāsavilāsamu : gadyaracana (in Telugu). Tirupati: Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanamula Mudraksharasala.
  44. "Śrīnivāsavilāsamu : gadyaracana".
  45. Korada, Ramakrishnayya (1955). Matasārasaṅgrahamu (in Telugu). Madras: Liberty Press.
  46. "Matasārasaṅgrahamu".


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