Gruhalakshmi Swarnakankanam

The Gruhalakshmi Swarnakankanam or the Swarnakankanam Awards, is a Telugu award established in 1934 to honor women for excellence in literature and social reform.

In 1928, Dr. KN Kesari launched monthly magazine Gruhalakshmi and founded the Swarnakankanam (gold bracelet) awards for women in 1934.

Recipients of the Swarnakankanam award
Award recipient Balanthrapu Seshamma
  • Kanuparti Varalakshmamma (1934)[1]
  • Chilakapati Seetamba (1935)
  • Kanchanapally Kanakamma (1936)
  • Pulavarthi Kamalavathi (1937)
  • Balantrapu Sheshamma , Ratnala Kamalabai (1938)
  • Ratnala Kamalabai and Seshamamba (1939)
  • V. Radhamanohari , Chabrol Saraswati Devi (1940)
  • Battula Kamakshamma (1941)
  • Lakshmibayamma (1948)
  • Bangalore Nagaratnamma (1949)
  • Ganti Krishnavenamma(1950)
  • Gidugu Lakshmi Kantamma (1951)
  • Ambassador Rukminamma (1952)
  • Ootukuri Lakshmi Kantamma (1953)
  • Ponaka Kanakamma (1955, April 26)
  • Kommuri Padmavatidevi (1956)
  • Utukuri Lakshmikantamma
  • Illindala Saraswatidevi
  • K. Ramalakshmi
  • Tenneti Hemalata (Lata)(1963)[2]
  • Vedula Meenakshidevi
  • Nayani Krishnakumari
  • Gudipudi Indumatidevi
  • Kanakadurga Ramachandran
  • Abburi Chayadevi
  • Gidugu Lakshmikantamma

References
  1. Sumangala, P.; Reddy, Philomena Royappa, eds. (1998). Women in Development: Perspectives from Selected States of India. Vol. 1. B.R. Publishing. p. 282. ISBN 9788170189787.
  2. Sinhā, Madhubālā (2009). Encyclopaedia of South Indian Literature. Vol. 2. Anmol Publications. p. 4. ISBN 9788126137404.
  • K. Ramalakshmi (Comp.)(1968) Andhra Racayitrulu samaachara suchika. Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh Sahitya Akademi.
  • Yeddanapudi Sulochanarani and Prabhavati, Vasa. Ed.(2009) Nenu, naa rachanalu. Hyderabad: Mahila Chaitanya sahiti samskrutika samstha.
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