The story highlights the growing prominence of Telugu literature abroad, particularly among migrant workers in the Gulf. Nari Naresh, a road cleaner in Oman and native of Telangana, has turned his hardships into poetry, publishing Na Prayanam.
Noted writer Kethu Vishwanath Reddy, who carved a niche for himself in Telugu literature with his writings in Rayalaseema dialect, passed away in Ongole on Monday morning
Mehak Hyderabadi, as he is known by his pseudonym, has taken up the arduous task of translating works of celebrated Urdu writers into Telugu, his mother tongue.