T Vijay Volga

SHORT STORY WRITER, critic, translator and poet, Volga, has been a forerunner in introducing a feminist perspective into the literary-political discourse in Telugu Literature through her very first volume of short stories, Rajakeeya Kathalu (Political Stories), her first novel Sweccha (Freedom), and her volume of feminist thought Maaku Godalu Levu (We Have No Walls). Volga has edited an anthology of feminist poems, Neeli Meghalu (Dark Clouds) and co-authored ?Mahilavaranam/Womanscape', a volume on women who created history. She has received the Sahitya Akademi Award for her short story volume, Vimukta (The Liberation of Sita). She has also been the recipient of the Best Writer Award from the Potti Sriramulu Telugu University, the Ramineni Foundation Award, the Malathi Chandur Award, the Kandukuri Veerasalingam Literary Award, the South Asia Ladli Media and Advertising Award, and has been awarded an honorary doctorate from Sri Padmavati Women's University. She has written screenplays for films and lyrics for dance ballets. She has represented India in women's conferences in China and the United States.