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Malati Chendur is the first lady Columnists and a renowned author, winner of sahitya academy award in 1992 (Hrudaya Netri, a Telugu Novel). She is very famous for her feature “Pramadavanam” in Andhra Prabha a very famous, widely read Telugu weekly magazine.

Her Life
Born in Nuzvid Krishna district in 1930; she had her schooling in Nuzvid and Eluru. Her formal education is limited but she is a voracious reader and acquired immense knowledge. She likes reading and analyzing any book that comes in her way.

She is living in Chennai almost for the past 6 decades. It was her maternal uncle (and later her husband) Mr. chendur (chanduri nageswararao), a journalist, who guided and transformed her into a writer. Other than her uncle, her mother Gnanamba and her sister Saradamba are the people who supported her although.

Her Works
She is one of the leading names in progressive telugu writing. Her works are mostly on the personal and domestic problems of women and reflects well articulated feminist stances. Her style of writing has a charm of its own and strikes a chord of intimacy in the readers. Her contribution to Telugu literature, which began in the early fifties, is continuing even till today.

Her works include novels, short stories, reader’s columns, radio talks, cookery books. She translated and introduced many famous English novels to Telugu readers.

Reader’s Columns
From 1952, she is answering queries from readers in Andhraprabha. Field and subject were no bar and people were welcome to ask any type of question, for which she is has always been prepared for, with a detailed answer...a trend that continues till today. Through this feature she inspired, counseled and guided many people, especially middle class housewives. It’s not an exaggeration to state that every house hold of 50s, 60s and 70s had influence of this feature. These features were later published as a series of books viz. jabulu jawabulu.

Now the similar feature is being published in Swathi as "adagandi chebuta". It is an amazing issue and the volume of knowledge is unimaginable.

Her short stories Her first story was ravvala duddulu in Anandavani. Many short stories were published in all leading Telugu magazines.

Her Novels
Her focus is always on women’s issues. We can see women in various forms 	a daughter shouldering the family responsibilities 	a widow fought to survive in the orthodox family 	a cine actress 	a wife with a husband with extra marital relations 	a woman fighting with cancer 	a deceived woman overcoming the grief and shape up her life.

Every novel written by her, not only depicts the contemporary social conditions, projects the ideas of the people around and has a message for the women. She expected all her readers to analyze to social problems and also suggested some solutions for the betterment of women. None of her novels are of light reading stuff like boy meet girl category. It lingers in the readers’ memory and makes people to look at the situation in more objective way. They make the reader THINK instead of pushing them into dream world.

She wrote her first novel in 49-50 about working woman’s problems.

List of Novels
1.	champakam chedapurugulu. 2.	renukadevi atmakadha. 3.	bratakanerchina jana. 4.	meghala melimusugu. 5.	ennimetlekkina. 6.	manasuloni ma.nasu 7.	sadyogam. 8.	alochinchu. 9.	jayalakshmi. 10.	krishnaveni. 11.	emitee jeevitalu 12.	kanchanamrigam. 13.	vaisakhi. 14.	bhoomiputri. 15.	kalalavelugu 16.	ragaraktima. 17.	hridayanetri. 18.	madhrasmrutulu. 19.	sisiravasantam. 20.	satabdisooridu. 21.	Rekkalu chukkalu 22.	Edigamayam edi margam

Her Translations
She translated Tamil Works of great writers like Jayakantan Karunanidhi, Sivasankari, Pardhasaradhi and Sujata

One of her translations is “Islam my fascination “

Cookery
She is very famous among every Andhra family with her cookery book "vantalu pindivantalu". It was the first book of its kind, though now, many authors are bringing out different cookery books. When anyone mentions Telugu cooking, the first name any thoroughbred Andhra girl thinks of is Malati chendur. This book is more than 50 years and 37 reprints old, with each edition selling 6,000 copies.

Home and Beauty Tips
andalu alamkaralu mahilalaku madhrajeevanam

Stitching & Embroidery
kutlu allikalu

Navala Parichayam (Introducing famous English novels)
She introduced many famous English novels to telugu readers through her “Navala Parichayam”. She inculcated reading habit in average reader, whose knowledge is restricted to small sector till then. It has a great impact on telugu readers to read famous English books.

Pata Keratalu
For the past 30 years she is introducing one book every month in Swathi magazine as “Pata Keratalu”. She introduced nearly 3 to 4 hundreds of great classics to average Telugu reader. These articles are published as books also. TAverage middle class reader has this privilege to get an idea about the book so that he can choose a correct book

Her Awards
She received many awards.

1985. Madireddy sulochana smaraka award 1987- Andhra Pradesh sahitya academy award 1988- madras telugu academy award 1989 -suseela narayanareddy award 1990 -vasireddy ranganayakamma award 1992 –padmawathi university honorary doctorate Sahitya academy award for hridayanetri Rajalakshmi foundation award Bhasha sahitya parishat puraskar for hridayanetri. Lok nayak foundation sahitya puraskaram

Her memberships
She was part of the film censor board for 12 years. She managed Andhra mahila press for several years. Member in Consumer’s forum management committee She is associated with many organizations even today. She was the Chair person to Andhra mahila sabha working woman’s hostel. Even though she is in her late seventies today, she is busy with social activities. She is associated with ashraya.

She is …..
She is a sister to some readers, and aunt to many.

Many readers, inspired by her articles, visit her at her residence at Chennai as if they are visiting their own kith and kin. She makes them feel very comfortable with her affection and the visitors feel like visiting them again and again. Generally she does not send anyone (who visit them) without offering them food.

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