Gudipati Venkatachalam

Gudipati Venkatachalam

Gudipati Venkatachalam aka Chalam (Telugu : గుడిపాటి వెంకటాచలం) (1894–1979), a Telugu writer and philosopher, was one of the most influential personalities in the modern Telugu literature.

Most of his writings were regarding women, especially the kind of difficulties women encounter—physical as well as psychological—in the society, families and from their near and dear ones. Chalam discussed how women should face these problems. The themes of his writings, philosophical tinge in his writings blended with his writing style earned him unenviable place in Telugu literary world.