Jayadheer Tirumala Rao

Jayadheer Tirumala Rao (born 20 June 1950) is a professor, poet, and historian from Telangana, India. He has been researching about tribal people and their culture for more than 35 years.[2]

Jayadheer Tirumala Rao
Born
Repalle Tirumala Rao

(1950-06-20) 20 June 1950[1]
Warangal[1]
Alma materPotti Sreeramulu Telugu University
Occupation(s)folk researcher, historian, poet

Life

Jayadheer Tirumala Rao graduated from Telugu university in 1974. He became interested in studying the Gonds and Chenchu tribes spread in southern Indian forests.[3] He gathered the oral histories of several tribes like Koyas as part of his research.[4]

He was elected as the president of Telangana writers forum in 2014.[5][6]

In 2017, he conducted an exhibition in Ravindra Bharathi, Hyderabad with the items he had collected from various places in the Deccan Plateau.[7] In 2019, an open music exhibition was conducted showcasing more than 100 varieties of musical instruments collected by him.[8][9] In 2021, he organized another exhibition which showcased rare manuscripts at State Art Gallery, Madhapur.[10]

He documented the oral history of Sammakka Saralamma popular deities among the tribal people.[11]

He promotes state policy changes to continue the tribal arts and culture for future generations.[12]

Works

He wrote a series of essays with the title Tovva Muchatlu in Andhra Bhoomi from 2011 to 2018. In these articles he depicted cultural, economic, and socio-political issues.[13]

He wrote three poetry books: Aranya Nethram, Prathi Dhvanulu, Aagraha Geethalu.[14]

References
  1. "కథానిలయం - View Writer". kathanilayam.com. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  2. Pecheti, Prakash (17 November 2020). "Jayadhir Tirumala Rao revives art and culture of Adivasis". Telangana Today. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  3. Chak, Rahul. "Tales of the marginalised collected over three decades | Hyderabad News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  4. U, Vishal (24 February 2022). "A Tiger, A Tribal Deity & Asia's Largest Tribal Gathering | Madras Courier". madrascourier.com. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  5. Pratap (10 November 2014). "తెలంగాణ రచయితల వేదికకు జయధీర్ (పిక్చర్స్)". telugu.oneindia.com (in Telugu). Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  6. "The Politics of Language". www.thehansindia.com. 1 November 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  7. "ఆధిపత్య చరిత్రకు భిన్నమైన జనచరిత్ర". Sakshi (in Telugu). 12 February 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  8. "Rare tribal and folk instruments from Telangana to be displayed at Hyd exhibition". The News Minute. 4 November 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  9. Kasara, Venu (1 September 2021). "తెలంగాణ కళల తావు తిరుమల రావు". తెలంగాణ. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  10. KV, Moulika. "Telangana: 300-year-old manuscript a big draw at exhibition | Hyderabad News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  11. Swathi, V. (9 January 2018). "His voice, a capsule of tribal histories". The Hindu. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  12. Bhoomi, Vivek. "Awards welcome, but can they sustain tribal art forms?". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  13. A. K., Prabhakar (19 July 2022). "నిత్య పథికుడి నిరంతర సంభాషణ - జయధీర్ తిరుమలరావు తొవ్వ ముచ్చట్లు : ఎ. కె. ప్రభాకర్". Telupu TV - Telugu News. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  14. "ఖాళీల పూరింపే నా కృషి: జయధీర్‌". telugu.oneindia.com (in Telugu). 19 November 2003. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
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