Literary Life
Though an undisputed authority on Shakespeare and Western literature, he was well versed in Kannada, Sanskrit and French. Rajaji’s Ramayana and Mahabharata, the two cornerstones of Indian literature in the English language, were extensively revised by Rama Rao, as C. Rajagopalachari himself acknowledges in the preface. All these are chronicled in his famous memoir Kelavu Nenapugalu and Masti’s book Navaratna Rama Rao.
Rama Rao’s literary work included his translation of Masti’s Kannada novel Chenna Basava Nayaka to English, translation of Niccolò Machiavelli’s book The Prince to Kannada, his Sanna Kathegalu and his chronicled life-sketches of the dynasty of Mysore Rulers besides several articles he wrote to the then Madras Times journal on Shakespeare’s works and contemporary national politics when he was studying law at Madras.
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| Name | Ramarao, Navaratna |
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| Short description | Kannada Literary, Freedom Fighter, Social Worker |
| Date of birth | May 27, 1877 |
| Place of birth | Mysore |
| Date of death | 1960 |
| Place of death | Bangalore |
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