Krishna Rao, The Savant
[Sri Mutnuri Krishna Rao was a doyen among the editors of Andhra Pradesh and was highly respected as a philosopher, a profound scholar and a nationalist. The Krishna Patrica occupied a unique place under his editorship and played a very prominent role in the national struggle for independence. is the birth centenary year of Sri Krishna Rao. Here is a fine portrayal–by late Prof. V. N. Bhushan, himself a reputed poet and a friend of Sri Krishna Rao–reprinted from Triveni, for August –Editor]
A face akin to that of a cherub, chiselled features which a Michael Angelo would love to immortalize, searching, almond-shaped eyes–the savant peeping through them–a hail-welcome smile with romanticism lurking in it, a charming profile and a pregnant personality!
Walking along the streets of Masulipatam, the fruitful vineyard of an elder day, you may chance to pass by such an arresting individual. With bent head – for, is not knowledge humble that she knows no more? – a down-set gaze that even the rattle of a motor-car close by cannot disturb, and with a graceful gait worthy of a member of the House of L
Out of the persons given below, who served as the editor of Krishna Patrika?
The correct answer is Mutnuri Krishna Rao.
Key Points
- Krishna Patrika is a Telugu-language newspaper founded by Indian freedom fighter Konda Venkatappayya.
- In the Andhra region, among the Telugu journals, the Krishna Patrika played a prominent role in the freedom struggle. Krishna Patrika and Andhra Patrika were two newspapers in Telugu, which were started in the early years of the 20th century and survived till the country became independent.
- A unique feature of the Krishna Patrika was that it was started by a District Association. Its first issue came out on 2 February
- Mutnuri Krishna Rao was largely responsible for the success of the Krishna Patrika, who for a long time was its editor. He was one of the founders of the paper and from was associated with it as its Sub-Editor. In he became its editor and continued to serve the journals in that capacity until his death in Hence option 2 is the correct answer.
Additional Information
- Kasinadhuni Nageswararao, better known as Nageswara Rao Pantulu, (1 May – 11 April ) was an Indian j
By Nandiraju Radhakrishna
Mutnuri Krishna Rao Panthulu, a legendary editor, is the foremost among the great personalities who have set a trend and command respect to Telugu magazines and editors. As the editor of &#;Krishnapatrika&#;, Krishna Rao, who made the Telugu people conscious and served as the editor of the magazine for nearly four decades, and he remains the exemplary editor of Telugu Nata (Land) &#; even today.
Well acquainted with Telugu, English and Sanskrit literature, Krishna Rao was not only a powerful political commentator but also known as an art connoisseur. In his days, holding Krishna Patrika was a decoration for a literature lover.
Like Himalayan Mountain, he dresses in snow-white clothes and wrapped in a white turban, if he walked briskly on roads in Machilipatnam, people used to salute him as a mark of respect.
Multi-faceted scholar Mutnuri belongs to the group illustrated writers and scholars Chilakamarthi Lakshmi Narasimham, Komarraju Lakshmanarao, Kashinathuni Nageswara Rao, Unnava Lakshminarayana, Tanguturi Prakasam and others. They have shown their talents in the field of education, literature, journalism, national movement, drama etc.
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Mutnuri Krishna Rao (Aged 66) born on Mutnuru village, Divi Taluk, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, India. He was a renowned Indian freedom fighter, editor, scholar, and literary critic, served as the editor of Krishna Patrika, a nationalist publication, from to Widely regarded as the doyen of Telugu journalism, he attended Noble College in Bandar and studied the F.A course, with Raghupathi Venkataratnam Naidu as one of his teachers. Rao was inspired by Naidu&#;s ideology and attended the meetings of Brahmo Samaj.
Subsequently, he went to Madras to pursue a B.A degree in Christian College, where he got acquainted with Pattabhi Sitaramaiah. However, as he became more interested in literature, he returned to Bandar in without completing his degree. He was inspired by the Vande Mataram movement and toured Bengal with Bipin Chandra Pal.
Rao joined Krishna Patrika as an assistant editor and was promoted to editor in , a position he held until his death in In his editorials, he criticized the policies of the British government, particularly the amount spent on the welfare of the poor and the development of educational institutio
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