Though written history of Telugu drama is of recent origin, the sculptural and inscriptional evidence suggests that the performing arts flourished in Andhra by the second century b.c. The first written evidence of the dramatic enactment was by Palkuriki Somanatha in the thirteenth century ad. The only extant play of the medieval period is Kridabhiramam, translated from Sanskrit by Vinukonda Vallabharayudu. In the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, Sanskrit dramas were translated as kavyas in poetic. Later the Nayaka (1565–1673) and Maratha (1674–1855) kings of Thanjavur chose Telugu as their court language and patronized drama through song-and-dance yakshaganas, performed both in the court and village squares.
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Srinivasulu Bitla
Dr. B. Srinivasulu is an Associate Professor of English, Sreyas College of Engineering and Technology, Hyderabad, Telangana State, India. He is a Doctorate in English Language Teaching (ELT) from Kakatiya University, Warangal, Telangana State, India. M.Phil., in Comparative Literature from Potti Sri Ramulu Telugu University (PSTU), Hyderabad, Telangana State, India. M.A., (Eng Lit) from Kakatiya University, Warangal, Telangana State, India. He has 17 years of experience in teaching of English besides 5 years of research experience and has published more than 10 articles in National and International peered journals and also published two books with Lulu Publications USA, also presented number of research papers in national and international conferences. He is a voracious reader of different genres and also a passionate aspirant to write novels. He also has published poems in the English daily newspapers.
