Indian poet and writer, C Narayan Reddy passes away. He won the Jnanpith Award in 1988 and was considered an authority on Telugu literature. pic.twitter.com/7CmfM1BRkd

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Renowned Telugu poet, lyricist and writer C Narayan Reddy passed away today (June 12) at the age of 85.

He was honoured with the Padma Shri award in 1977. He also won the Jnanpith Award in 1988 for 'Visvambara'. He also received the country's third-highest civilian award Padma Bhushan in 1992.