U. RAJA RAJESWARI DEVI ___ The author is a great-granddaughter of Srimadajjada Adibhatla Narayana Das. She holds a Ph. D. degree in Botany (for which she received the best thesis award from the Andhra University), and taught university students for several years. She is currently pursuing M. A. in Sanskrit and also working for a thesis on the works of Adibhatla Narayana Das. ___ The Samskruti Samithi, Chirala commemorated the birth centenary of Sri Adibhatla Narayana Das in 1964, in a three–day celebration. Sri Karra Eswara Rao was the architect of the celebrations. Eminent litterateurs, musicians and other experts in the fields of arts and literature were invited to speak and perform on the occasion. A souvenir with nearly sixty articles on the life and work of Sri Narayana Das was published. The souvenir turned out to be a treasure trove of information for researchers on Sri Narayana Das’ literature. A few years later Sri