Dasari Subrahmanyam

Dasari Subrahmanyam (1932-2010) was a Telugu writer, known for his serialized fantastic adventure stories published in the children's magazine Chandamama. His stories featured fantasies based in backdrop of ancient and/or medieval India, as apparent from the place names appearing in the stories.^[1]

Dasari Subrahmanyam
Born	(1932-08-17)17 August 1932[1][2]
Died	(2010-01-27)27 January 2010[3]
Occupation	Story writer, Children’s Literature writer, Novelist
Nationality	Indian
Genre	Fantasy Stories
Notable works	Agnimala, Chandamama

Literary works

Twelve classic Chandamama serials were created by Subrahmanyam, as follows:^[2]

• The Comet
• Crocodile Lord
• Three Wizards
• The Bronze Castle
• Fire Island
• The Monster Valley
• The Underworld Fort
• Temple in Ruins
• The Yaksha Mountain
• The Chariot
• The Enchanted Pond
• The Bear Wizard

Life

Subrahmanyam worked with Chandamama for more than 50 years and retired in 2006.^[2]

The Prasthanam monthly Telugu magazine published an article on Subrahmanyam in its September 2008 issue.

See also

• Chandamama