Barrister Parvateesam
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Barrister Parvateesam is a Telugu language
Telugu language
Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...

 humorous novel
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....

 written by Mokkapati Narasimha Sastry
Mokkapati Narasimha Sastry
Mokkapati Narasimha Sastry was an Indian, Telugu language novelist.His major work was the humorous novel, Barrister Parvateesam.- References :...

 in 1924. It was printed in 3 parts.

First Novel

First novel Describes the naive Parvateesam running away from home in Mogaliturru, a small town that he calls a "famous historical city" in the West Godavari
West Godavari
West Godavari District is one of the 23 districts of Andhra Pradesh, India. Eluru, is the district headquarter...

 district of Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...

, in order to become a barrister. The novel depicts troubles he faced in dealing with other languages, the naive way he behaves with people from the outside world. It ends with his reaching shores of England. First part is set within the years 1850 to 1900, while India was still under British rule. Struggle for independence barely beginning in south India. Parvateesam decides to leave for England because of the way he is taunted by his teacher and friends, thinking becoming barrister is the only solution to redeem him self. He runs away from home with what little money he had. He knows no other language other than Telugu (spoken in Andhra Pradesh), believing that once he reaches Madras (Chennai : capital city of Tamil Nadu) he can take a ship to England. He knows nothing of the hard ships of this journey.

See also

  • Barrister Parvateesam (film)
    Barrister Parvateesam (film)
    -Plot:Barrister Parvateesam is a 1940 Telugu comedy-drama film directed by H. M. Reddy. It is based on the Telugu novel Barrister Parvateesam written by Mokkapati Narasimha Sastry....

    , a 1940 Telugu film directed by H. M. Reddy
    H. M. Reddy
    H. M. Reddy produced the first south talkie movie, Bhakta Prahlada. His full name was Hanumappa Muniappa Reddy and he was also referred as HM Reddy. Before making his own productions, he worked as assistant to Ardeshir Irani, creator of the first Indian talkie Alam Ara...

     and title role of Parvateesam played by L. V. Prasad
    L. V. Prasad
    Akkineni Lakshmi Vara Prasada Rao , more popularly known as L. V. Prasad was an Indian film producer and actor. He was a recipient of the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award for lifetime contribution to cinema from the Government of India for the year 1982...

    .

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