# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/devulapalli-krishnasastri
# Generated: 2026-08-13T20:01:36.118Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/devulapalli-krishnasastri"
name: "Devulapalli Krishnasastri"
slug: "devulapalli-krishnasastri"
description: "Devulapalli Krishnasastri was a Telugu poet, playwright and translator known for his works in Telugu literature and Telugu cinema. He is known as Andhra Shelley. In 1976, Krishnasastri was honoured with Padma Bhushan, third highest civilian award in India. In 1978, he received Sahitya Akademi Award for his literary works."
tagline: "Indian writer (1897-1980)"
image: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/88/Devulapalli_Krishnasastri.jpg"
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1897-11-01"
deathDate: "1980-02-24"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  profileCompleteness:  75
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump