Noted linguist Chekuri Rama Rao passes away

Eminent Telugu writer and literary critic Chekuri Rama Rao passed away on Thursday due to cardiac arrest. He was 80 and left behind his wife, two sons and a daughter. Rao was more popular by his acronym Chera.

Born in Illindalapadu of Khammam in 1935, he was a Kendra Sahitya Academy awardee for his work ‘Smrithikinankam’. A doctorate in Linguistics from Cornell University in USA, he mentored three generations of young writers and researchers.

JAGAN CONDOLES: YSRCP president Y.S.Jagan Mohan Reddy condoled the death of Chekuri Rama Rao. In his condolence message, Y.S.Jagan said the death of the writer is a big loss to the Telugu literary field.

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