Chandra LathaDr CHANDRA LATHA broke into the Telugu literary scene with the publication of Regadi Vittulu in 1997 when she won the Telugu Association of North America award in a competition for her novel depicting the lives of farmers during the green revolution.Her other novels include Vardhani (1995) dealing with the psychology of a spoilt child brought up in a joint family, Drushyadrshyam focusing on environmental issues arising from the displacement of a village in submersion, and Vallu Veellu Paarijaataalu (2011) sensitively depicting honour killings and khap panchayaths.Her short fiction - compiled in Nenu nanna navutha (1996), Idam Sareeram (2003), Vivarnam (2007) and Bottetti (2020) - delineates issues ranging from concerns of women and children, to cultural effects of globalization, medical advances and software boom on individual lives. Her non-fiction describes the demands of environmental and socioeconomic issues: Chepa Legara Vaccu! (Fish can fly!) Vacche Daretu (2010), Itanala Kadavaku Eeboothi Botlu (2010). Her latest novel Neelumpuraasi (2022) is a thoroughly researched historical novel that deals with indigo farming and trade in the 19th century Andhra Pradesh Read More Read Less