Tripuraneni Gopichand

Tripuraneni Gopichand
Born	8 September 1910 Angaluru, Krishna district
Died	2 November 1962
Pen name	Tripuraneni Gopichand
Nationality	Indian
Citizenship	India
Education	Law
Genre	Telugu short story writer, novelist, editor, essayist, playwright and film director
Spouse	Sakuntala devi
Children	Tripuraneni Pramila, Ramesh Babu, Rajani, Ramgopal, Nalini, Sai Chand)
Relatives	Pitcheswara Rao Atluri

Tripuraneni Gopichand (8 September 1910 - 2 November 1962) was a radical humanist, Telugu short story writer, novelist, editor, essayist, playwright and film director. Gopichand was the son of renowned a social reformer and play writer Tripuraneni Ramaswamy .Gopichand, inspired by M.N.Roy's Radical Humanism, became the first state secretary of the Radical Democratic Party (India) Andhra Pradesh. His second novel 'Asamardhuni Jeevana Yatra' (Bungler: A Journey Through Life), was the first psychological novel in Telugu literature. Gopichand was posthumously awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award for "Panditha Parameshwara Sastry Veelunama" in 1963, the first Telugu novel to win this award.

His novel "Asamardhuni Jeevana Yatra", is part of the syllabus for APPSC examinations in Telugu literature as an optional subject.

A postal stamp in his honour was released by the Government of India on his 100th birthday. The Telugu television channel Sneha TV has broadcast a documentary on his life.

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