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Dr.Jandhyala Mahati Sankar(Sankaraiah) was born in Kommuru village,  Pedanandipadu mandal, Guntur district in 1940.His parents were Jandhyala Mallayya Sastry and Krishnavenamma. He received Primari Education in Board High School, Pedanandipadu, Guntur Dist. He got B.A degree from A.C.College Guntur. He completed M.A.(Telugu) from Andhra University. He did M.A.(Eng) from Benaras Hindu University, Varanasi. He was an eminent Telugu Writer, Poet, Scholar and Critic. He received “Doctorate’ from Andhra University for Veluri Sivaramakrishna Krutulu and Samiikasha. He received Best Teacher Award for the year 1983-84 from Sri N.T.Rama Rao., Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. He conducted and participated various Telugu literary Programmes like Bhuvana Vijayam, Indra Sabha Brahma Sabha and other literary activities in Andhra Pradesh for more than Sixty years and occupied the hearts of telugu people.

DR.JANDHYALA MAHATI SANKAR A)Born	    : 01-07-1940;Kommuru village, Guntur district

B)Occupation :	Retd.Reader and Head in Telugu, Satavahana College, Vijayawada. C)Nationality:	Indian D)Citizenship:	India

E)Genre	    :   Writer, poet, Scholar and Critic F)Research   :   Received Ph.D on “Satavadhani Sri Veluri Sivarama Sastry Krutulu-Sameeksha” G)Notable works: Avadhana Bharati; Telugu Kavulu-Bhakti Tatvam; Sahiti Mahati; Kavitraya Bharatam lo Kamaneeya Ghattalu; Karunasri Kavita Vijayasri Edited	Veluri Vyasavani; Katha Bharati; Saraswatha Vyasavali; Asttha Diggaja Kavitha Vaibhavam; Telugu lo RajaKavulu H)Notable awards: Doctorate from Andhra University, Best Teacher Award from Government of Andhra Pradesh for the year 1983-84. I)Spouse    : Subhashini J)Children   : Padmaja, Amarnath and Krishna Mohan He was one of the greatest personalities in telugu literature gave running commentary of Sri Sita Rama Kalyanam broadcast by the All India Radio from Bhadrachalam. The running commentary of the celestial station in 1965. Since then, he captivated the Telugu speaking people with their magical voice and spontaneity while narrating the sequence of the celestial wedding of Sri Ramachandra and Sita devi. It’s no exaggeration to say that even in the age of hitech gadgets there is sizeable number of passionate devotees who struck to their radios on the occasion of Sri Rama Navami to listen to the live commentary of the celestial wedding.