Vamana Rao Dasu

He was born in 1896 in the illustrious Dasu family, in Andhra Pradesh, India. He had his early education in Andhra and Madras universities. He was a journalist and worked in the well known Telugu daily newspaper "ANDHRA PATRIKA". He was famous for his satire and humour and contributed to other journals also. His essays in Telugu were widely popular and well appreciated by the Telugu reading public. He was also a regular speaker on All India Radio .Few of his writings have been published as Ishtagoshti and Kalakshepam. He also translated into Telugu, "Dr.Jekyll and Mr.Hyde" as well as another book on Story of Ramayana for children. He died in 1982 .