Aa katha ante

'Aa katha ante' is a Telugu novel authored by Vajha Sitarama Sarma (Kamalakanth)and first published in 1965 and later reprinted in 1972. As usual this novel was written in flawless and extempore telugu. On pages 8 and 9 of the novel, you will come to know as to how the writer has spent his childhood in beautiful and serene atmosphere of a village with scintillating flowers and plants and gardens in the backyard of the house. You can also see the poetic calibre of the writer on pages 43 , 44 and 45. The readers can also enjoy the jayadeva's ashtapadulu sung by ascetic radha renunciating the family and dedicating herself to Lord sri Krishna. The novel is full of chaste telugu dialect in vogue in Telugu household. The reader will be gratified reading this novel and thoroughly enjoy linguistic skills of the writer. At the end of it , the reader will certainly hum '' maa telugu tallikee, malle ppodanda, maa kanna tallikee, mangalaaratuloo''.

About Vajha Sitarama Sarma:

Native place: Pallekona, Repalle tq, Guntur district
Date of Birth:18-02-1941

After coming out successful in high school in 1958 in flying colours he joined Indian P&T Department though he acquired his bachelor's and master's degree in commerce while in service. During the periodfrom 1960-1973 the author has served in Indian Posts and Telegraphs Department in Nizamabad andVijayawada in Andhra Pradesh.On promotion he served in Mumbai Telephone District from 1974 to 1983 as Senior Accountant and Accounts Officer. He served as Chief Accounts Officer in Maharashtra Telecom Circle at Mumbai from 1984 to 1998 and retired as CAO in the office of G M Telecom, Kalyan on 30-04-1998. Now theauthor is living in Mumbai with his children after retirement. 

He is a keen observer of socio economic problems of contemporary generation and exploitation of women in particular. He has written several short stories during 1960-1974, published in various telugu magazines.

He has written five books, three novels and two story compilations.

• Jeevitamlo malupu [short stories]
• Bomma borusu [short stories]
• Shanta pelli [novel]
• Aa katha ante [novel]
• Mamata manavata [novel]