The Last Emperor of South India - Venkatapathi Devaraya The Grandson of Sri Krishna Devaraya

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Venkatapathi Devaraya, the last prominent Vijayanagara Emperor after legendary Krishna Devaraya, rejuvenated Vijayanagara empire from its brink after the demolition of Hampi in Tallikota war and shaped up the future of south of India, post the fall of Vijayanagara in Hampi.

Venkatapathi Raya is a thick concoction of four major accomplishments that made him the Last Emperor of South India. While the first was reviving the Vijayanagara empire after Hampi annihilation, the second included securing of South from the Deccan Shahis and North Moghul invasions.

His empire included entire present-day states of Andhra Pradesh, Tamilnadu, Karnataka and parts of Kerala ruled from Penukonda, Chandragiri and Raya Vellore, for well over 40 years until his death which almost brought back the past glory of Vijayanagara empire.

Raya, with close affinity towards Tirumala temple and the God Venkateswara, saved and safeguarded the Hindu temples, culture and literature across South India which was under perilous pressure from Islamic invasions.

KONDA He patronised european traders including Portuguese, VELLO Dutch, Danish and English traders in the eastern coast, accorded imperial permissions, space, protection and received taxes; thus, laying the seeds to make India as a country, after a century and half, a colony of Europeans.

Lives in Amaravati, the capital of Andhra Pradesh, India. His career includes and being the Member, Andhra Pradesh State Food Commission. His earlier stints broadly include working with various corporate companies in the domains of sales & marketing and research assignments with national and international clients in the sphere of monitoring and evaluation. He works with communities on various social and agricultural issues.

He had a foray into political activity a decade plus ago and held party positions in a major political party of Andhra Pradesh, the Telugu Desam Party. His writing experience encompasses being a freelance columnist for several newspapers in both English and his native language, Telugu, with 250 articles to his credit. He is also a television panellist covering the subjects of economy, politics, and agriculture issues. History is his passion, aided by a wide travel experience both in India and abroad. His wife and daughter, both, work in a B4 multinational consultancy company. This book is his first novel.