Enki Paatalu

Nanduri Venkata Subbarao (1895-1957) was a famous Telugu poet. His famous works include Yenki Patalu (an anthology of songs on and by a woman called Yenki). Subba Rao conceptualized the idea of 'Enki Paatalu' during his student days at Madras Christian College in 1917-18. He used the local dialects of Godavari and Visakha areas in his poems and received mixed criticism among his peers and friends. The first edition of 'Enki Paatalu' was released in 1925.