Author: Dr. Vadali Mandeswara Rao
Born: 1922
Died: 2011
Bio: A teacher and teacher-educator by choice and temperament, Dr. Vadali Mandeswara Rao, born in 1922, had a distinguished career in the field of education. He worked as teacher in schools, lecturer in Arts and Teacher-education colleges, and for a couple of years as Associate Professor at the CIEFL, Hyderabad. He was Principal in Kendriya Vidyalaya service for over sixteen years.

Literature, especially literary criticism, has all along been his main love and vocation. He has authored nine books in Telugu on literature and literary criticism, including Anuseelana, Sahitya Tatva Vivechena and History of western literary theories and criticism, the only work of its kind in Telugu. He also has an English publication Modern Poetry in Telugu.

Dr. Mandeswara Rao has earned awards for his services as Principal from Kendriya Vidyalaya Sanghatan, New Delhi and for his work Idi Kalpa Vriksham from Viswanatha Sahitya Peetham. He is also the receipient of Sri T Rami Reddy Memorial Award for 1995 from the Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University for his contributions in the field of literary criticism. Dr. Mandeswara Rao received the honorary degree of Doctor of Letters (D.Litt) from Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University in 2009.