Background
Ramaswamy Sastrulu was born at Vavilla, a village near Allur, Nellore District.
Ramaswamy Sastrulu was born at Vavilla, a village near Allur, Nellore District.
The Vavilla family in Andhra Pradesh secured a page in history as a premier publishing house owning a press He lost his mother at a very young age, after which his father shifted to another village, Dandikunta. Later he learnt Vyākarana (Grammar) from Pundit Sri Papayya Sastri at Draksharama.
Later he established Adi Saraswathi Nilayam.
During his lifetime till 1891, he published about 50 important books in Telugu and Sanskrit languages. Even C. P. Brown appreciated his efforts, stating: "In days when people had to read books written by hand, V.Ramaswamy Sastrulu relieved their difficulties by starting a printing press".