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Narayanadasu Adibhatla (1864­
1945)
Narayanadasu Adibhatla was a modern exponent of "harikatha" (the
art  of  telling  "the  story  of  God"  ­  Lord  Vishnu/Hari)  and  was
popularly known as the harikatha pitaamaha (grandfather).

He  was  born  in  Ajjaada  village  in  the  Visakha  Patnam  District  in
Andhra  Pradesh  in  1864.    He  used  to  write  "Ajjaada"  before  his
family  name  ­  Ajjaada  Adibhatla.  He  lived  in  Vijayanagaram  where
he  served  as  Principal  of  Maharaja  Music  College,  Vijayanagaram
from  1919  through  1936.  He  was  a  great  musician  and  scholar  of
Telugu, Sanskrit and Persian. 

The  art  of  harikatha  requires  not  only  the  ability  to  tell  poetry,  but
also  talent  in  music  and  drama.  Narayanadasu  was  an  expert  in  all
these  arts.  He  wrote  several  harikathas  in  Telugu  as  well  as  in
Sanskrit.    His  works  include  mankuminku,  kaasi  satakamu,
ramachandra  satakamu,  baatasaari,  jagajjoati  etc.    Brahmajirao
Vasantarao wrote Narayanadasu's biography in English. 

Source: naa vaangmaya mitrulu, Kameswararao Tekumalla
    

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