She could not continue her studies thereafter since her parents were conservative and hence didn’t send her out of the village for further education. Due to the financial crisis, her family (which was living in Tadepalligudem) had to shift to Bommidi village. She passed her SSLC (Secondary School Leaving Certificate) exam in 1956. Ranganayakamma did her schooling in Tadepalligudem at the Board High School. Their father owned a printing press in Tadepalligudem and he published a magazine called Padma Nayaka, which was about caste. She had 4 younger sisters, an elder brother, and an elder sister. Ranganayakamma was the third of seven siblings. Her parents were Lakshmi Satyanarayanayya and Lakshmi Narasamma. Ranganayakamma was born as ‘Daddanala Ranganayakamma’ in Bommidi village (Tadepalligudem Mandal) in West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh on 21st September in 1939. Her stories emphasize the equality of women and portray the lives of women in India. She is very well-known for her version of Ramayana that she wrote in Telugu. She has penned about 15 novels and 70 stories to date. Ranganayakamma is a famous Telugu Feminist-Marxist novelist and short story writer.
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