Vasireddy Seethadevi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Indian writer
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Place of Birth: Chebrolu, Andhra Pradesh, India
About Vasireddy Seethadevi
- Vasireddy Seethadevi (15 December 1933 – 13 April 2007) was a Telugu writer of Andhra Pradesh, India. Seethadevi published around forty-two novels, ten short-story collections, and several essays.
- Her novel Mareechika was banned by the state government of Andhra Pradesh.
- She waged a war against the government in the court, and got her book released.
- Mattimanishi (Son of Mother Earth) is one of her best novels and it was translated into fourteen Indian and foreign languages by the National Book Trust.
- Many universities awarded her honorary doctorates.
- Most of her novels were produced as films.
- She was the winner of Andhra Pradesh Sahithya Academy Award (literary award) five times. Seethadevi worked as director of Jawahar Bala Bhavan, a government organisation for children.
- She was member of Cine Censor board between 1985 and 1991
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