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Ranganayakamma
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Ranganayakamma (Telugu: రంగనాయకమ్మ) (also known as Muppala Ranganayakamma; born 1939) is an Indian Telugu-language Marxist writer and critic. The main theme in her works is gender equality and the depiction of women's family life in India.
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Native name | రంగనాయకమ్మ |
Born | (1939-09-21)21 September 1939 Bommidi village near Tadepalligudem, West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, India |
Occupation | Novelist, short story writer, critic, essayist |
Language | Telugu |
Nationality | Indian |
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She has been writing since 1955. To date, she has written about 15 novels, 70 short stories, and many essays. She published about 60 volumes in all. She is a leading proponent of communism and feminism. She won the Andhra Pradesh Government Sahitya Akademi Award for the novel Balipeetam in 1965.