Hyderabad: A renowned story writer who unveiled life in vivid detail in his short stories and novels depicting the culture and ethos of the Rayalaseema region in the same dialect, Kethu Vishwanath Reddy passed away in Ongole of Andhra Pradesh in the early hours of Monday. He was 84.
Vishwanath Reddy had gone to his daughter’s house in Ongole where he passed away, according to reports.
Vishwanath Reddy was a recipient of the Central Sahitya Akademi Award and several other awards in the literary field. He was a well-known teacher and had retired as a director at the Dr. BR Ambedkar Open University. He hailed from Rangasaipuram village in Erraguntla mandal of YSR Kadapa district.
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