Noted litterateur Dasarathi Rangacharya passes away

Hyderabad, June 08: Noted Telugu litterateur and freedom fighter Dasarathi Rangacharya, youngest brother of Sahitya Akademi winner late Dasarathi Krishnmacharya, passed away while undergoing treatment at a private hospital here. He was born at Chinaguduru village in Warangal district. Rangacharya won AP Sahitya Akademi award for 'Chillara Devullu' novel. He highlighted Nizam's atrocities and abysmal living conditions of the people in the novel. 'Modugupulu' and 'Sri Mahabharatam' brought fame to him. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu and Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao expressed their deep shock over the death of Rangacharya. His funeral rights will be performed at Marredpally funeral grounds tomorrow.