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BUDDIGA SUBBARAYAN Priceless almanacs, Valuable Compiler Nearly 26 years (1950-76) of Buddiga Subbarayan's life was spent in compiling, correcting and editing the 16-volume Vignana Sarvaswamu, the first ever Telugu Encyclopaedia. A Consultant, Literacy House, Andhra Mahila Sabha, he also brought out Bala Vignana Sarvaswamu, the first illustrated children's Encyclopaedia in Telugu. Born on May 2, 1928, in Narsapur of West Godavari district, this unassuming compiler has several significant achievements to his credit. From 1976-88, he was the Secretary, AP Balala Akademi, a State government society devoted to developing children's literature, and Director, State Jawahar Bal Bhavan from 1983-86. During this period he produced over a hundred low-priced but quality children's books. Besides, he also brought out Bala Chandrika, a children's monthly magazine that was distributed to 40,000 schools month after month for nine years. He started projects like Prati Badiki Baala Saraswati Peetham, an innovative scheme that built a library in every primary school in the State. The World Expo-1984 and The United Nations - A Mini Expo-1985, culminated in associating hundreds of schools for educative and entertaining projects. An advocate of cultural literacy, Subbarayan has revived and brought out Surabhi - Pedda Bala Siksha, a unique feature of Telugu culture. He has several ongoing projects on hand like rural marketing of children's books, use of puppetry in schools and promoting use of computers in Telugu. Buddiga Subbarayan is a man with a vision of a profound literary world for India. His book, Uttama Nayakatvam and the compiltaion of Bharatiya Namavali, a dictionary of Indian studies based on the concept of cultural literacy are testimonials of his added contribution to literature. |