> If there is a tragedy in 20th century telugu lit, it is the sharp polarization
> of writers into communists and traditionalists. How is it that there were no
> non-communist iconoclasts?
Tilak is not as much a communist as a humanist and progressivist.
Gurram Jashuva is another iconoclast who, I think, wasn't a communist.
Also, I don't think we can consider KaranaSrI as a traditionalist.
Still, I am inclined to agree that communism and traditionalism have been
the two most dominant schools of thought in telgu lit. of this century.
Regards,
Suresh.