> > > 2. In the history of telugu novel literature, the first public novel
> > > competition was held in 1893 and two novels were awarded prizes.
> > > What are the names of those novels and their authors ?
>
> This is a tough quiz and the only question on which I would even venture
> a guess is this one. my guess:
>
> first is Sri raja raja charitra by Gopalakrishnama Chetty.
> second is Raja sekhara charitra by Kandukuri Veeresalingam.
Raja Sekhara Charitra, widely regarded as the first novel in
Telugu, is unlikely to be the answer.
This is the first time that I heard about Gopalakrishnama Chetty
and his book. Can somebody tell me more about it?
Regards. --- V. Chowdary Jampala