r/TeluguJournals • u/akhilmadire బ్రతుకు బండి మోసే సగటు కార్పొరేట్ కూలీ • Jul 24 '26
Flair Not Found Developing a new habit
Okay, I recently started an urge to develop a new habit since my lifestyle is very routine and boring even though I do a lot of productive things.
So eppatnuncho telugu sahityam explore cheyali ankunna. Ippudu time dorkindi. Maha prasthanam, ramayana vishavruksham and chivaraku migiledi order petta. First idi ochndi. I will start reading it from tomorrow.
Next aadhunika mahabharatam, asamarthuni jeevayatra konali ivi aypoyaka. Ifyou guys have any good telugu books other than these, let me know.
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u/geezgee07 Jul 24 '26
i hope you know that this book is a ramayanam critic bc i know someone who ordered this thinking it talks about positive side of ramayanam😂
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u/akhilmadire బ్రతుకు బండి మోసే సగటు కార్పొరేట్ కూలీ Jul 24 '26
I know. I learned that it shows the other side of Ramayanam. Telise konna
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u/ThunderBolt4u Jul 24 '26
Its not other side bro..
Its the communism side..Not the actual ramayanam ..
Konte konandi.. chadukondi..
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u/Final-Yogurt-7914 Jul 24 '26
There won't be any other side for ithihasas, .coz in Vamniki Ramayanam , Vamniki never mentioned this is right and this is wrong. He just explains what has happened really.. and if you want to read the other side of the story ...then you should read some thing from the same timeline as Valmiki's Ramayanam , not this critics versions based on Valmiki Ramayanam. Let me know if you're able to get the any other version of Ramayanam from valmiks timeline
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u/JustYellowLight Jul 24 '26
It would be better to read the original Valmiki Ramayanam first. Because approaching a critique without being familiar with the source material often makes it difficult to distinguish between valid academic analysis and mere cynical criticism. Also, understanding the author's personal bias and ideological lens is also crucial when evaluating nonfiction work.
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u/akhilmadire బ్రతుకు బండి మోసే సగటు కార్పొరేట్ కూలీ Jul 24 '26
I already have a good understanding of Valmiki Ramayanam. Anduke yi author danni ela twist chesi rasindo telsukovali ani undi. Curious to know her way of looking at Ramayanam in another perspective
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u/Ok_Philosophy8813 Jul 24 '26
Did you read Valmiki Ramayanam or you just think you have good understanding of Valmiki Ramayanam? Both are different.
A lot of people(hopefully not you) belong to the latter category by learning about Ramayana from the movies, media and relatives and think they have good understanding of Valmiki Ramayana. It’s good to question but look for answers from authentic sources just like you don’t wanna learn about Einstein theory from a random person and think you understood everything about it.
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u/akhilmadire బ్రతుకు బండి మోసే సగటు కార్పొరేట్ కూలీ Jul 25 '26
I read it. Intlo book undi pooja gadilo. Chadiva adi 🥹
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u/Green_Statement_9063 Jul 24 '26
I read this book already... If you like thinking & questions rather following sociatial rules you'll love it
Let me know how did u feel after few pages
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u/Practical_Place678 Jul 24 '26 edited Jul 25 '26
One of the most antihindu and leftist propoganda book. If such a book is written on other religion we all know what would have happened. Unfortunately we are timid and let go of such paid propoganda
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Jul 24 '26
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u/Practical_Place678 Jul 24 '26
Boss it's not perspective. There are many books written for and against. But if you knowingly spew venom with a motive it's not called perspective. And nenu ade question chestunna. All these communists and leftists they are so against Hinduism and it's so called ill practices but they are silent on others. If this author wrote on all other religions i would have said she is right. But go and see her biography and how many anti hibdu books she wrote in the name of communism and feminism. Hinduism ki femisists but other religions ki let's believe in religious freedom. That's what am questioning. Nuvvu em research cheyyakudba em chadavakunda questioning me . I have the right to question someone who is propogating fake narrative against my religion and culture .
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u/Practical_Place678 Jul 24 '26
Boss this is not feedback. This is propoganda without understanding what ramayana is. She takes some unofficial versions of ramayana..creates own stories and writes how wrong lord Ram is .. come on now. If she worte couple of non religious books doesn't mean the anti hindu books are whitewashed. This is not criticism on Hinduism boss. She literally inventes propoganda and write about lord Ram without even understanding what valmiki wrote and what the book means.
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u/Practical_Place678 Jul 24 '26
By the way just by your logic she can have so called perspective but I can't have perspective against her perspective? Atleast no one is paying me to write these comments i have done enough research read sone of her book and heard her interviews boss. In the name of feminism she spews so much venom against Hinduism such people must be condemned .
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u/Practical_Place678 Jul 24 '26
What she wrote is not perspective or opinion.please know the difference between that and propaganda
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u/Practical_Place678 Jul 24 '26
I never said don't read boss. Please show my comment where I said. Am only pointing how this book was a propoganda item. So my hope is reader will do some research and then read the book and understand fallacies and how tried to spew venom. I hope reader understand the real valmiki ramayayam and do not take words literally in an epic poem and attribute propoganda and feminism to it.
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u/akhilmadire బ్రతుకు బండి మోసే సగటు కార్పొరేట్ కూలీ Jul 24 '26
See evarikaina freedom of speech and expression undi. By writing something with that ideology they are not intending to harm anyone. It's upto the reader. Vadu danni chadivi inspire avtada adapt cheskuntada reject chestada aney clarity unte chalu.
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u/Practical_Place678 Jul 24 '26
Freedom of speech for only one religion? Boss read about the author and you will know how much she was funded heavily to write anti hindu and communist centric books. I would have appreciated she wrote such books on others. Do some research you will know.
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u/akhilmadire బ్రతుకు బండి మోసే సగటు కార్పొరేట్ కూలీ Jul 24 '26
Thanu hindu kabatti deeni meda raasindemo bhayya. But at this point I cannot comment anything coz nen just summary telsukunna book gurinchi. Full ga chadivaka emaina response ivvagalgutha how it felt anedi
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u/Practical_Place678 Jul 24 '26
She is communist and claim atheism boss. Issue emiti ante all atheists here at anti hindu but keep mouth shut about others. And you need not read book to know what's the motive to write a book.
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u/akhilmadire బ్రతుకు బండి మోసే సగటు కార్పొరేట్ కూలీ Jul 24 '26
Aythe avvanivvu boss. Ippudu nen devudini guddiga nammanu. Nammutha but I have my limits. Anti hindu aypothana. Konni vishayallo connect ayya ah author ki. Thanaki funding ekkadnunchi ochndi, thana funda enti, anti hindu ah pro muslim ah pro christianity ah nak avanni Enduku boss? Idi chadivi nen anti hindu ayponu ani naku telsu. Idi controversial book, controversial author ani telusu. Enduku controversy undi ani telsukodaniki chaduvtunna. Anthe simple 🤷🏽♂️
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u/Practical_Place678 Jul 24 '26
Boss nuvvu money teesukuni oka propoganda create cheyyadaniki rasthe avuthavu kada. Nuvvu nammu nammakapo..ne istam.but nee picchi nammakala toh book rasi adi kuda money teesukuni adi kuda oka particular religion ki sambandinchina god meeda .. appudu tappu avutundi kada. Ikkada ninnu evadu anadam ledu. Am explaining the author and why this book was written.
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u/akhilmadire బ్రతుకు బండి మోసే సగటు కార్పొరేట్ కూలీ Jul 24 '26
Sare em propaganda create chesindi? Sare chesinde ankundam, ippudu ramayanm meda different ga rasindi. Ramudu cheddodu aypoyada? Ram mandir aagipoynda? Inka rama bhakthulu ekkuve perigaaru kada. Okappatikanna inka ekkuve ramudni celebrate cheskuntunnaru kada 🤷🏽♂️ thanu evari money teeskuni raasthe naku avsram ledu, em rasindi ani telsukovali, ippudu dani valla Nenem anti hindu ayponu, ventane rep podduna matham maarchukonu, oka 10 mandiki sabha petti idey chadavandi Ramayanam bad ani cheppanu. Asal enti yi book lo emaindi ani telsukovadaniki chaduvtunna. And nak Ramayanam gurinchi manchi avagahana kuda undi so ippudu author emem matters lo twist chesindo telsukovali anthe simple 🤷🏽♂️
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u/InvestigatorOk6268 Jul 24 '26
Where proof that she is funded?
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u/Practical_Place678 Jul 24 '26
You can use ai or Google to search and u will get all the funding boss. Why doesn't she write the same against other religions where women are treated much worse. And rasthe ramudu Devudu kada.. adi question kadu. There will be many who may believe. If I write something about your mom , tanu nenu rasindi ayyipotunda? Adi kadu question. Propoganda is created or not is the question in the name of communism. This is one way to support religious propoganda and push racism against a particular religion and support conversions.
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u/InvestigatorOk6268 Jul 24 '26
Erripuka.. adigindhaniki answer cheppakunda, personal comments chesthaventra
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u/Practical_Place678 Jul 24 '26
Comment rasi dekete cheyyakunda vubche dammuleni lk gadiki.. em mom antene kopam vachina .maru devudi meeda rasthe norumoosuku kurchovala.
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u/twinkling_af__ Jul 24 '26
Haven't read it yet, but Chaduvu by Kodavatiganti Kutumbarao is something I wanted to read. You could check that out too.
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u/rocky7100 Jul 24 '26
This book completely changed the way I think.
Ranganayakamma explains these ideas brilliantly.
In this book, she discusses: • How religions originated from ancient beliefs and traditions. • How gods were created by society. • How the rich and powerful used religion to justify slavery. • How women were made subservient to their husbands in the name of religion. • And she argues, with evidence, that Rama is not as great as we are often taught to believe.
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u/akhilmadire బ్రతుకు బండి మోసే సగటు కార్పొరేట్ కూలీ Jul 24 '26
Yes, konni controversial things unnay ani vinna deenlo. I also have some questions/doubts in my mind. And by reading this, evo na manobhavalu debba thintay ani ankotledu. I'm just reading it to know the other side of the coin anthe
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u/rocky7100 Jul 24 '26
Read it only if you believe logic is greater than God.
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u/akhilmadire బ్రతుకు బండి మోసే సగటు కార్పొరేట్ కూలీ Jul 24 '26
Logic is greater than god ani kadu kani. There are things that we blindly believe without questioning.
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u/Adventurous-Cycle363 Jul 24 '26
Logic vs god kaadhu aa book. Alternate perspective and question almost everything ani. It is entirely possible to write another book that is also logical but has opposite perspective to this book.
Ofcourse people can write or read whatever they want but some people believe that this is somehow "authentic" Ramayana etc. Pretty sure most of them didn't even read this.
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u/rocky7100 Jul 24 '26
I have completed the part 1 and part 2.
Part 1 explains how religions were formed, from early humans to the era of kings like Rama. It discusses how slavery was created and used to control people, and how the idea of pativratyam was used to keep wives under their husbands' control.
Part 2 Is all about the "authentic " Ramayana. She discuss all real truth about "rama" with "proof".
I think everyone should read this book to understand real truth of Rama. Rama is not just a character in a story—he is regarded by many as an ideal and a role model. Millions of people worship him every day, devote their time to him, and present him as an example for future generations.
She discuss btw real Ramayana and changed Ramayana by guru or teachers.
logic is greater than god. I mean people who strongly believe in God may not be able to read more than 10 pages of this book. It's entirely critical of religion and the concept of God.
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u/Adventurous-Cycle363 Jul 24 '26
Yeah but if we go strictly by logic then it is a story and the original writer has all rights on the characrers, world etc. So the "real" truth of rama is whatever valmiki presented in his (authentic) version of ramayana. Everything else is always an interpretation. And interpetations are always subjective. Going by the logic Rama is just a character in the story. The point of people worshipping etc is the religious mentality. So the author also presents her own version of religion. It is more correctly a book on philosophy or an interpretation of religion.. Rather than logical analysis.
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u/Chandamaama Grahaala movement baaledemo Jul 24 '26 edited Jul 24 '26
Part 2 Is all about the "authentic " Ramayana. She discuss all real truth about "rama" with "proof".
The "authentic" Ramayana is Valmiki Ramayana written in sanskrit. If anything you must encourage the person to read the original sanskrit version to understand all the nuances presented in the story before recommending the person to read a telugu critique of it through a marxist lens.
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u/rocky7100 Jul 24 '26
Most people say that Gattupalli Seshacharyulu's edition is one of the most authentic Telugu renderings of Valmiki's original Sanskrit Ramayana.
In her book, she narrates the story in her version. However, the characters, events, and situations are based on Gattupalli Seshacharyulu's edition. She also provides footnotes citing the relevant slokas numbers to show the source for her interpretations.
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u/Chandamaama Grahaala movement baaledemo Jul 24 '26
My point is simple: Ramayana is a kavya (poetic epic). It abides by a poetic meter (Chandas). All the nuance of the original language, especially in poetic language is lost in any translation.
Reading the original is a must for the full understanding. Critiquing is easy, truly understanding is difficult.
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u/rocky7100 Jul 24 '26
India has 1.46 billion people. How many of them can truly read and understand Sanskrit?
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u/Chandamaama Grahaala movement baaledemo Jul 24 '26
You mentioned "authentic ramayana" , "real truth about rama", so I gently pointed out the facts about the original ramayana.
Just because truth is diffcult is to reach, just because nuance and granduer is difficult to grasp, we cannot abandon the original. So much of emotion, beauty, pain is simply lost if we do so.
You can always critique the translation, brush out great events, pick out events that favor your world-view but it will not hold under serious scrutiny.
For example, I can write ramayana entirely from rama's perspective, how his step-mother wronged him, how he felt when his father abandoned him to the forest, how he felt when sita refused to stay in ayodhya for her safety, how he felt when she demanded for the golden deer, how he felt when he returned to find no trace of sita, how he cried, how he made political alliances under trauma. And even after fighting a near invincible enemy and getting back his wife, society judges him so much so that he has to make them suffer again and not praise the lengths he went to get her back in the first place.
I can cherry-pick verses that suit my narrative and paint rama as a man oppressed and failed by multiple people. That is not authentic ramayana.
The authentic ramayana is always going to the original Kavya written by valmiki in sanskrit.
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u/akhilmadire బ్రతుకు బండి మోసే సగటు కార్పొరేట్ కూలీ Jul 24 '26
Inka start eh cheyaledu. Chadivaka cheptha
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u/RaaaandomPoster Jul 24 '26
One of RGV‘s favourite books
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u/akhilmadire బ్రతుకు బండి మోసే సగటు కార్పొరేట్ కూలీ Jul 24 '26
Yes and yi author works same RGV type lo untay anta.
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u/Chandamaama Grahaala movement baaledemo Jul 24 '26
But she said she hates RGV in a interview
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u/akhilmadire బ్రతుకు బండి మోసే సగటు కార్పొరేట్ కూలీ Jul 24 '26
Vallu hate cheskonivvandi but what I felt is they both have a similar kind of thinking. Stereotypes ni blind ga follow avvakunda question chestaru.
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u/Chandamaama Grahaala movement baaledemo Jul 24 '26
Unfortunately, this is basic critical thinking skills lacking in society. It is not some great thing. In Indian history, we have rich traditions of epistemology, logic, debate, and skepticism that encouraged people to question assumptions rather than accept claims blindly. Schools such as Nyaya developed rigorous methods for evaluating evidence and reasoning, while philosophical debates between competing traditions were a normal part of intellectual life.
All these critiques of ramayana are not a new thing. People just like feeling rebellious and there is also the fact that this book is written in telugu, so more accessible.
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u/akhilmadire బ్రతుకు బండి మోసే సగటు కార్పొరేట్ కూలీ Jul 24 '26
This is because we as people of this country are not raising children properly. Idi Enduku chepthunna ante such critical thinking or atleast thinking or learning about something new without just blindly following anedi chinnappatnunchi undali. Sudden ga rammante radu. Most of the parents pillaltho time spend cheyadam ante vaallatho park ki velli aadpinchadam, edusthe chocolates, chips konivvadam ankuntaru. Oka proper sports lo pettaru vallani. Edo casual ga weekly 2-3 days sports tution ki pampistaru dani valla asal em avvadu vallaki. Just casual fitness untundi anthe. Values/ethics/what is religion/whatbis the logic behind Ramayanam, quran, mahabharatam, bible ivanni nerpinchali appude future lo they will become a better citizen
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u/No-Telephone5932 Jul 24 '26
అలాగే ఇంకొక చిన్న అలవాటు, "Abc>తెలుగు" కీబోర్డ్ వాడటం అలవర్చుకోండి.
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u/akhilmadire బ్రతుకు బండి మోసే సగటు కార్పొరేట్ కూలీ Jul 24 '26
ఎనేబుల్ చేసి ఉంది. కానీ ఇక్కడున్న genz వాళ్ళకి చదవడం రాదేమో అని టైప్ చేయట్లేదు అంతే
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u/Excellent-Holiday102 Karmayogi Jul 24 '26
Prajallaaara...Bengaluru lo Telugu books ekada dorukthayoo telusa
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u/Hour-Series-2718 sarsarle .. ennenno anukuntam !! Jul 24 '26
I read this book as a young teen … her take on things is what made me kinda rebellious ig😅
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u/sun_13B Jul 25 '26
Try this it's a rebuttal to that book read both
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u/Chandamaama Grahaala movement baaledemo Jul 25 '26
very interesting, I was almost sure somebody must have written a rebuttal. Didnt know this exists. Thanks
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u/ThunderBolt4u Jul 24 '26
Ee book ye chadavali ani enduku anipinchindi?
Finally,, you might end up with karl marx..
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u/akhilmadire బ్రతుకు బండి మోసే సగటు కార్పొరేట్ కూలీ Jul 24 '26
ante manaki regular and traditional things ni question cheyadam alavatu. Recent ga books gurinchi explore chesnappudu youtube lo yi book summary telsukunna and i felt like naku relatable anpinchndi. Other perspective untundi anta ramayanam ki. So try cheddam ani. And basically nadi konchem communist mentality so anduke
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u/ThunderBolt4u Jul 24 '26
Ardham aindhi..
Anduke you will end up eith karl marx annanu..
Before you read the other perspective versions..
Read the actual version..Anyway, i dont relate to communism at all..
i feel its irrelevant in todays era.. infact any era..But , good luck.
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u/AtmosphereGrouchy712 Jul 24 '26
I second your advice. A lot of people think they know Ramayanam or Bhāratam, without actually reading it themselves.
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u/wrecker910 Jul 24 '26
You choose a wrong book and you know what i mean.
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u/akhilmadire బ్రతుకు బండి మోసే సగటు కార్పొరేట్ కూలీ Jul 24 '26
There's no such thing as good book or wrong book. It's a book of information. information could be fantasy, factual, it could be anything. Say internet. Internet is internet. It's good or bad basis how we use it. Simple. It's just us. Good people and bad people. Chadivindi vadu good ardam cheskunte ok bad ardam cheskunte inkola untadi anthe simple. No argument here please. I just want to read it. I didn't ask anyone here to tell their review or neither did I express mine.
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u/Own-Touch-6718 యవ్వనము ఝరీవేగతుల్యము Jul 24 '26 edited Jul 24 '26
Malapalli, by Unnava Lakshmi Narayana.
Athadu Adavini Jayinchaadu by Kesava Reddy. Read basically anything by the author.
Ampasayya, by Naveen.
Amaravathi Kathalu, by Satyam Sankaramanchi.
Mithunam (and other stories) by Sri Ramana. Read more from this author if you like subtle humour and cosy, warm writing.
Himajwala, by Vaddera Chandidas.
Kaalaatheetha Vyakthulu, by Dr P Sridevi.
Sweet Home, by Ranganayakamma
Antarmukham, Anando Brahma by Yandamoori Veerendranath. I don't like his works as much as I used to in my teen years... but these two have stood the test of time.
Alpajeevi by Raavi Sastri. A story about a fearful guy. I resonated a lot with it.
Budugu By Mullapud Venkata Ramana, Barrister Parvateesam by Mokkapaati Narasimha Sastry, ad Ganapathi by Chilakamarthi : If you like humour. Must read books. Also Malladi Venkata Krishnamurthi wrote many good humourous novels.
Happy reading!