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Culture of Krishna


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The culture of Krishna district is mostly traditional in rural places and moderatly modern in Vijayawada. The Telugu Dialect of Krishna district is considered to be standard dialect of Telugu. The Kuchipudi dance form originated from this district.

Notable people

Krishna District is reputed for its affiliation with many illuminati of various fields of work. Many well known personalities are associated with this place either directly (because they were born here) or indirectly (because they work here). Some of them are...

Fine arts and literature:

Siddhendra Yogi (Architect of Kuchipudi)

Mahakavi Kshethrayya

Viswanatha Satyanarayana

Gudipati Venkatachalam

Nanduri Venkata Subbarao (Yenki paatalu)

Dr.Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna

Jalasoothram RukmiNinatHasasthry

Sankaramanchi Sathyam (Amaraavathi Kathalu)

Veturi Sundararama Murthy

Vempati Chinasatyam Promoter of Kuchipudi Dance

Jaladi Rajarao

Dr.Yarlagadda Laxmi Prasad

Social reformers/activists:

Pingali Venkayya Designer of Indian National Flag

Kasinadhuni Nageswara Rao(Andhra Patrika)

Mutnuri Krishna Rao (Krishna Patrika)

Ayyadevara Kaleswararao

Puchalapalli Sundaraiah

Vasireddy Balarama KrishNa Mahehswara Prasad (Activist, fought for Nagarjuna sagar Project)

Dr. Bhogaraju Pattabhi Sitaramayya (Founder of AndHra bank)

Dr Jayaprakash narayan

President of Loksatta Party

Goparaju Ramachandhra Rao (GORA)

Duggirala Gopala Krishna

Andhra Ratna

Annapragada Lakshminarayana

(Educationalist of Coastal Andhra)

Dr.Ghattamaneni Babu Rao, a renowned philanthropist

Science and technology:

Prof. Suri BHagavantham  (Distinguished Physicist)

Dr Kaanuri LakshmaNarao (Distinguished Engineer)

Veluri Venkata
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