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New Indian Express
22-06-2025
- Entertainment
- New Indian Express
Beyond fairy tales: Sivakumar champions rational literature for kids
NELLORE: Gangisetty Sivakumar, a distinguished Telugu poet in the realm children's literature, has devoted over five decades to enriching young minds with imagination, values, and history through storytelling. With more than 400 published stories and numerous accolades to his name, he remains a guiding light in the literary world. Born on February 28, 1954 in Rapur village, Nellore district, Sivakumar was inspired early by the power of storytelling. The son of Anjanidevi and Chiranjeevi, he pursued higher education with a strong literary inclination, completing an MA, MEd, and earning a PhD in 1984 from Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati. His doctoral thesis focused exclusively on children's literature — a rare and pioneering effort at the time. His first published story, Kaburla Devatha, appeared in Balanandam in 1970. He gained wide recognition in Chandamama magazine, where his story Yatharaja Thathapraja was published in 1973. Since then, more than 100 of his stories have featured in the iconic magazine. Between 1980 and 1982, Sivakumar served as an Assistant Editor of Chandamama, before transitioning to a teaching career. He eventually retired as a headmaster in 2012. His published works include Evaru Goppa, Thanu Theesukonna Goyyi, Mana Kattadalu, Bhethala Kathalu (Volume 1 and 2), Bodi Salaha, Yukthi, and Idi Nellore — a historical account. Several of his other manuscripts, including Oorlu-Perlu, Inti Perlu, and works on temple histories, remain unpublished, along with nearly 100 children's stories awaiting release. He has presented around 50 research papers on children's literature at various seminars and authored approximately 20 articles on the film industry, which appeared in publications such as Vijaya Chitra.
India.com
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- India.com
Meet actress who made her debut with Aishwarya Rai, worked with Salman Khan, battled depression at peak of her career, now has net worth of Rs 80 crore, her name is..
When a new actor in the industry gets a chance to work alongside stars like Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Salman Khan and more, they often feel that their career ahead is bright. In some cases, some of these actors do become successful, others couldn't do much. Today, we will discuss about a star, who made her debut with Aishwarya Rai and Vivek Oberoi. Over the years, this actress made heads turn with her performance in not only Bollywood but South cinema too. If you are wondering who we are talking about, then this actress is no one but Kajal Aggarwal. Kajal made her debut in 2004 with the film Kyun! Ho Gaya Na! Following that, her first Telugu film Lakshmi Kalyanam was released in 2007. Over the years, Kajal did many movies. Kajal has been in the industry for more than 15 years. Kajal found success with hits like Chandamama, Magadheera, Darling, Singham, Businessman, and Thuppakki. Kajal is among those actresses who have been extremely vocal about her mental health. In July 2023, Kajal did an AMA (ask me anything) session with her fans, where one fan asked her if she had been through postpartum depression. Kajal wrote, 'Yes I did. It's normal and the person going through it needs family support the most. Removing time for yourself helps a lot. Doing your favourite activity, a quick workout (under supervision), a quick catch-up for coffee with your besties – is therapeutic!' Kajal Aggarwal got married to Gautam Kitchlu and the couple have been blessed with a son named Neil. He was born on April 19, 2022.
