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The '''1955 Sahitya Akademi Award for Telugu''' was the inaugural award conferred on [[Suravaram Pratap Reddy]] (posthumously) for the social history work '''''Andhrula Sanghike Charitamu'''''.

== Award Details ==
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! Field !! Details
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| Year || 1955
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| Recipient || [[Suravaram Pratap Reddy]] (posthumous)
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| Work || ''Andhrula Sanghike Charitamu''
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| Genre || Social History
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| Language || Telugu
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| Presented by || [[Sahitya Akademi]]
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== About the Work ==
''Andhrula Sanghike Charitamu'' is a pioneering work of social history documenting the social life and cultural practices of the Telugu people. It remains an essential reference for scholars of Telugu history and society.

== About the Author ==
[[Suravaram Pratap Reddy]] (1896–1945) was a scholar, journalist, freedom fighter, and historian. He founded the influential Telugu journal ''Golconda Patrika'' and was a key figure in the Telugu cultural renaissance. He died before the Sahitya Akademi was founded; the inaugural award was conferred posthumously.

== Historical Significance ==
This was the first-ever Sahitya Akademi Award presented for Telugu literature, marking the beginning of an annual tradition of recognising excellence in Telugu letters that has continued for over seven decades.

== See Also ==
* [[Sahitya Akademi Award for Telugu]]
* [[Telugu literature]]

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