N. Gopi

Prof N. Gopi
Born (1948-06-25) June 25, 1948
Bhongir, Telangana
Residence Hyderabad, Telangana
Occupation Poet, Literary critic, Professor (Retd.)
Notable work

Praja Kavi Vemana (People's Poet, Thesis) (1978)

Kaalaanni Nidra Ponivvanu (I Will Not Let Time Sleep, Poetry) (1998)

Naneelu (The Little Ones, Experimental Poetry) (1998)

Jala Geetham (Water Song, Epic Poem) (2002)
Spouse(s) N Aruna
Parents
  • Nakka Chennaiah (father)
  • Nakka Lakshmamma (mother)

Dr. N. Gopi (born June 25, 1948) is an eminent Indian poet, literary critic in Telugu and Sahitya Akademi Award recipient.[1] He has also been in the University system as a professor and Dean since 1974, until retiring in 2008. He has also held the post of the Vice Chancellor of Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University, Hyderabad. A humanist to the core, Gopi exudes nativity and national outlook in his poetry.

He has published 50 books including 21 poetry collections, 7 essay collections, 3 research works, 5 travelogues, 5 translations, 2 commentaries, 3 column writings, apart from 5 text books for schools and for adult education projects.

His poetry collections have been translated into several languages like Hindi, English, Gujarati, Nepali, Tamil. Malayalam, Marathi, Konkani. Dogri, Maithili, Kannada, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Oriya, Sindhi, Urdu, Assamese, Manipuri, Bengali, Bodo, Kashmiri, Santali, Rajasthani, German, Russian and Persian.

His notable works are ‘Kalanni Nidra Ponivvanu’ (I Will Not let Time Sleep 1998); ‘Naneelu’ (The Little Ones 1998) and ‘Jala Geetham’ (Water Song - a long poem 2002).

Early Life and Education

Born on June 25, 1948 in Bhongir village of Nalgonda District, Telangana State. After his schooling from Government High School, he chose to join Arts College, Osmania University, Hyderabad, where he did B.A. with Telugu, Sanskrit and Linguistics group and stood with 6th rank, winning Nizam’s Gold Medal. This was followed by M.A. in Telugu, where he topped the University to win Gurajada Appa Rao Gold Medal from Osmania University in 1973. Later he did a P.G. Diploma in Applied Linguistics. Though his recorded name is N. Gopal, he is popularly known as N. Gopi in literary field.

Career

His first job was Project Officer in a Non-formal Project of UNICEF for one year. Later he joined as a Lecturer in the N.B Science College affiliated to Osmania University in 1974. Later he joined the OU in 1981. He became Professor of Telugu in 1990, Chairman Board of Studies in 1992 and Head of the Department in 1994. Later he was appointed as Vice Chancellor of Telugu University (1999-2002). He was the youngest VC in India when he was chosen for the post. In 2001, he also took an additional charge as an acting VC for Dravidian and Kakatiya Universities simultaneously. After completing his term as the VC of Telugu University, he came back to his parent university, where he served as the Dean Faculty of Arts (2004-2006). After retirement in 2008, he served as UGC Emeritus Fellow during 2011-13 and 2015-17 for the second time.

Literary Works

A prolific writer, Gopi has published 21 poetry collections so far.

Poetry

Year Name of the book Name of the book (in English) Notes
1976 Tangedu Poolu Yellow Flowers Received Devulapalli Krishna Shastri Award
1982 Mylu Raayi Milestone Received Feeverse Front award
1989 Chitra Deepaalu Coloured Lights Received Telugu University Best Poetry Award
1993 Vanthena The Bridge Received Samatha Rachayitala Sangam Award
1998 Kaalaanni Nidraponivvanu I Will Not Let Time Sleep Received Sahitya Akademi Award
1998 Naaneelu The Little Ones A trend setter poetic form adopted by nearly 1000 poets.

So far 300 collections of this form have been published

2000 Chutta Kuduru Circular Rest on Head
2002 Enda Poda Trace of Sunshine
2002 Gopi Naneelu Gopi's The Little Ones
2002 Jala Geetham The Water Song A celebration of water as a prayer to water in the Vedic mode - bears testimony to this.

It has been described as path breaking and translated into 11 languages, including Persian

2004 Maro Aakaasham Another Sky
2005 Aksharallo Dhagdhamai Blazed Alphabets
2007 Deepam oka ekantham Lamp - A Solitude
2008 Goa lo Samudram Sea in Goa
2009 Vana Kadigina Cheekati Darkness Washed by Rain
2010 Maa Vuru Maha Kaavyam My Village an Epic
2011 Rathi Keratalu Rocky Tides
2013 Hridaya Rashmi Lustre of The Heart
2014 Malli Vithanamloki Back to the Seed
2015 Purivippina Oopiri An Unwinding of the Breath
2016 Akashamlo Matti Soil in the Sky

Travelogues

Literary Criticism

Other than these he wrote four travel books and many Translations[2]

Research

Gopi's Ph.D thesis (1978) on ‘Saint Poet Vemana’ is a monumental work and is rated as the best research work among 20 of that kind in Telugu. This book has had 6 reprints till date.

Major Editing

Translations (into Telugu)

Other Writings

Father of Naneelu

Gopi's sixth poetry collection ‘Naneelu’ (1998) (Epigrams like Hykus), means ‘The Little Ones’. This is a poetic form invented by N.Gopi, widely discussed and followed by hundreds of poets.[3] Nearly 300 Nanee collections have been published adopting this form, making this 19 year old form a trend setter in Telugu literature.[4] Gopi’s Naneelu have been translated into 12 languages, including Russian.

Awards and Honours

Courtesy of his literary work and his service to Telugu literature, Gopi is a recipient of more than 30 awards. The following are some of his most recognized awards:

Gopi has also served as an elected member of various literary bodies across India. Some of the most coveted positions include:

Reception and influence

Gopi's literary essays are considered original and are widely quoted. His commentaries to Vemana’s poems are considered comprehensive and modern.[5] His prolific columns in various newspapers and magazines on subjects such as literature and current affairs were very well received. He is an orator and much sought after Personality among Telugu Literary and cultural Organizations.

Gopi's extensive work on Vemana's poetry and his large poetry collection have been the subjects of various academic research.

Research on Gopi’s works

So far, 5 Ph.Ds and 4 M.Phils have been awarded in various universities for research work on Gopi's literature.

Books on Gopi’s works

Translations of Gopi’s poetry

Name of the book Translated into Translation name Translated by
Jala Geetam Hindi Jalgeet Prof. P. Manikyamba (Hyderabad)
English Water Song Prof. Alladi Uma, Prof. M. Sridhar (Hyderabad)
Marathi Paan˜yaacha Gaan˜a Niranjan Uzgare (Mumbai)
Gujarati Jalgeeth Ramanik Someshwar (Kutch)
Urdu Nagma-e-Aab Prof. Rahamat Yusuf Zai (Hyderabad)
Kannada Jalageethe Dr .Markandapuram Srinivasa (Bengaluru)
Malayalam Jalageetham L. R. Swamy (Vishakhapatnam)
Punjabi Jala Geet Swaranjit Savi (Ludhiana)
Persian Nagma-e-Aab Azeezuddin Ahmed Usmani (Delhi)
Sanskrit Jala Geetham M. Narayana Sharma (Hyderabad)
Odiya Jala Gitto Bangali Nanda (Bhuvaneshwar)
Naaneelu Hindi Nanhe Muktak Prof. P. Vijaya Raghava Reddy (Hyderabad)
Hindi Gopi Ke Nenhe Muktak Prof. B. Satyanarayana (Hyderabad)
Marathi Naaneelu - Muktak Manika Suresh Ganga Khedkar (Hyderabad)
English Naaneelu - The Little Ones P. Jayalakshmi (Hyderabad)
Sanskrit Naaneelu - Nava Mouktikah Prof. M. Vijayasree (Hyderabad)
Tamil Naanigal Dr. Nalimela Bhaskar (Karim Nagar)
Kannada Nanna Ninnau Prof. K. G. Narayana Prasad (Hyderabad)
Russian Chikat Vorniye Miniyachuri Prof. Vinay Totavar (Hyderabad)
Gujarati Naaneelu Dr. Urvish Osavada (Junagadh)
Urdu Nanhi Nazmein Prof. Fatima Begum (Parveen) (Hyderabad)
Malayalam Nanee Kavithakal L. R. Swamy (Visakapatnam)
Punjabi Nanhe Muktak Dr. Chandar Trikha (Chandigarh)
Kalanni Nidraponivvanu Hindi Samayko Sone Nahidoonga R. Shantha Sundari (Hyderabad)
English I Will Not Let Time Sleep Dr. J. Bhagyalakshmi (Delhi)
Gujarati Samayne Suva Naahi Doun Ramanik Someshwar (Kutch)
Tamil Kalathai Uranga Vidamatten Dr. Shiripi Balasubramaniyam (Coimbatore)
Malayalam Samayate Urangan Anuvadhikkukayilla L. R. Swamy (Vishakhapatnam)
Marathi Kaalala Zopu Denar Nahi Dr. Kanchan Jatkar (Hyderabad)
Konkani Kallak Nihidunk Dinvchonam Ramesh Veluskar (Goa)
Dogri Samen Gi De`ng Nie Souna Prakash Premi (Uddhampur)
Maithili Samayken Suta Nai Debai Kavita Kumari (Mumbai)
Kannada Kalavannu Nidrisalu Bidenu Dr. Divakarla Rajeshwari (Bengaluru)
Punjabi Main Samey Nu Son Nahi Devange Dr. Vanita (Delhi)
Sanskrit Kaalam Na Nidrapayaani Prof. G.S.R. Krishnamurthy (Tirupathi)
Sindhi Waqt Khe Sumhan N Dedus Srichand Dube (Junagadh)
Urdu Waqt Ko Sone Nahee Doonga Prof. Rahamat Yusuf Zai (Hyderabad)
Nepali Samayalai Needavan Deenechaina Siddharth Roy (Darjeeling)
Odia Samayaku Soibaku Debini Bangali Nanda (Raipur)
Assamese Samay Tomak Shuboloy Nidyu Purabi Bora (Guwahati)
Manipuri Matambu Eina Toomhanloi Salam Tomba (Imphal)
Bengali Somay Ke Ghamate Debona Aami Mandara Mukhopadhyay (Kolkata)
Kashmiri Ba Dim-na Waqtas Thami Gatch-na Ranjoor Tilgami (Telagam Pattan, Kashmir)
Bodo Bubli Khou Futuli Uttam Chandrabrahma (Goneshpo Aathar, Karbee (Assam))
Santali Oktobanjapid Ochhovaama Damayanthi Bisra (Mayur Bhanj (Odisha))
Rajasthani Mai Bagat Me Jakni Levanadoolaa Dr. Chandra Prakash Deval (Ajmer, Rajasthan)
Other Translations Urdu Gopi Ki Sow Najme Prof. Ghiyas Mateen (Hyderabad)
Hindi Gopi Ki Kavita R. Shantha Sundari (Hyderabad)
English Another Sky Prof. C. Vijayasree, Prof. Subbarayudu (Hyderabad)
Hindi Goa, Mai Aur Samudr R. Shantha Sundari (Hyderabad)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "List of Sahitya Akademi Award recipients".
  2. ↑ "Welcome to Muse India". museindia.com.
  3. ↑ "'Naani technique become popular'". The Hindu. 2016-08-23. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2016-10-14.
  4. ↑ "Naneelu turning point in Telugu literature". The Hans India. Retrieved 2016-10-14.
  5. ↑ Rao, Govindaraju Ramakrishna (2012-07-19). "Vemana demystified". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2016-10-14.
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