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Veyipadagalu
Veyipadagalau (pronunciation: veɪjɪpədəgɑlʊ) is an epic Telugu novel written by "Kavi Saamraat" Viswanatha Satyanarayana. He has written over 120 books and received Jnanpith award for his ‘Ramayana Kalpavruksham'. Veyipadagalu is a critically acclaimed novel that can be viewed as one of the best creative work in Telugu literature.
It was translated into Hindi by India's 9th Prime minister Sri PV Narasimharao, with the name "Sahasra Phan" (In Telugu "Veyi" means Sahasra (Thousand) and "Padagalu" means Phan (Snake hood). Again "Sahasra Phan" translated into Sanskrit with the same name by Prabhavati Devi.