This document provides biographical information about the Telugu writer Muppala Ranganayakamma, noting that she was born in 1939 in West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh. It states that she is a well-known Marxist writer who could not complete high school but became a self-made writer and critic, publishing 15 novels, 70 short stories, and many thought-provoking works. One of her most important works explores the social evil of dowry and how the greed for dowry can overshadow human relationships in marriage.