Books

Gaali Rangu
Running Commentary
Aranya Puranam
Poornamma
Adhyakshaa Mannichandi
Inko Appudu
Amma Chettu Chepa Chiluka
Neeti Putta
Chepa Chiluka
Tuphanu Tummeda
Gareebu Geetaalu
Samajananda Svaami

Born
Shaik Khaja Hassan
15 August 1951
Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Died
21 November 2020 (aged 69)
Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Occupation
Poet, journalist, cartoonist

Movies (as a lyricist)

Maa Bhoomi
Raguluthunna Bharatham
Rangula Kala
Pallaki

Personal life
Priya was married and had a son and a daughter. He died on 21 November 2020 at the Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences in Hyderabad after a brief illness. He was aged 69. He was suffering from diabetes and had one of his legs amputated earlier in the month after a gangrene infection.

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As a poet, he was noted to bring along a fine balance between ‘direct and ornamental’ verse in his poetry. He drew from Indian mythology, including epics, for his poetry. Some of his famous works included Gareebi Geetaalu (English: Songs of poverty), and Amma Chettu Chepa Chiluka (English: Mother, Tree, Fish, and Parrot).

 

Early life
Priya was born as Shaik Khaja Hassan in Tadikonda, Guntur district, in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh in India on 15 August 1951. He studied Telugu and English literature at the Andhra Christian College in Guntur.

He was also a lyricist for Telugu movies including the song “Jambal Bhari Bhari” for Maa Bhoomi (English: Our land) and other movies including Raguluthunna Bharatham (English: Raging India) and Pallaki (English: Palanquin).

His versatility in themes across his works had him be compared with classical Telugu writer and poet Sri Sri.

 

Devi Priya Born Shaik Khaja Hassan
15 August 1951
Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Died 21 November 2020 (aged 69)
Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Occupation Poet, journalist, cartoonist
Language Telugu
Notable works Gaali Rangu, Adhyakshaa Mannichandi, Gareebi Geetaalu, Amma Chettu Chepa Chiluka.
Notable awards