LR Swamy
Lakshmanayyar Rama Swamy (born 16 October 1944) is an author, translator and short story writer from Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. His work "Sufi Cheppina Katha" got the Sahitya Academy Award for Telugu Translation of Malayalam Novel "Sufi Paranja Katha" written by KP Ramanunni for the year 2015. Biography. Swamy was born to TK Lakshmana Ayyar and Rajammall in 1944. His mother tongue is Tamil. His school education was completed in Thrissur, Kerala. He shifted to Visakhapatnam after he got a job in Andhra Petro Chemicals. Currently he is serving as President of Mosaic Literary Organisation and Sahridaya Sahiti. Swamy  also translated well known Telugu writers poetry into Malayalam. This list includes N.Gopi, Sikhamani, P.Vijayalakshmi Pandit. He also translated stories of Gurajada Apparao, Kethu Vishwanatha Reddy and Jayanthi Paparao's stories in Malayalam. Translation of Mahakavi Srisri's Monograph and Divakarla Venkata Avadhani's Andhra Vagmaya Charitra are also in the credits of Shri.Swamy.