The culture of Krishna district is mostly traditional in rural places and moderatly modern in Vijayawada. The Telugu Dialect of Krishna district is considered to be standard dialect of Telugu. The Kuchipudi dance form originated from this district.
Notable people
Krishna District is reputed for its affiliation with many illuminati of various fields of work. Many well known personalities are associated with this place either directly (because they were born here) or indirectly (because they work here). Some of them are...
Fine arts and literature:
Siddhendra Yogi (Architect of Kuchipudi)
Mahakavi Kshethrayya
Viswanatha Satyanarayana
Gudipati Venkatachalam
Nanduri Venkata Subbarao (Yenki paatalu)
Dr.Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna
Jalasoothram RukmiNinatHasasthry
Sankaramanchi Sathyam (Amaraavathi Kathalu)
Veturi Sundararama Murthy
Vempati Chinasatyam Promoter of Kuchipudi Dance
Jaladi Rajarao
Dr.Yarlagadda Laxmi Prasad
Social reformers/activists:
Pingali Venkayya Designer of Indian National Flag
Kasinadhuni Nageswara Rao(Andhra Patrika)
Mutnuri Krishna Rao (Krishna Patrika)
Ayyadevara Kaleswararao
Puchalapalli Sundaraiah
Vasireddy Balarama KrishNa Mahehswara Prasad (Activist, fought for Nagarjuna sagar Project)
Dr. Bhogaraju Pattabhi Sitaramayya (Founder of AndHra bank)
Dr Jayaprakash narayan
President of Loksatta Party
Goparaju Ramachandhra Rao (GORA)
Duggirala Gopala Krishna
Andhra Ratna
Annapragada Lakshminarayana
(Educationalist of Coastal Andhra)
Dr.Ghattamaneni Babu Rao, a renowned philanthropist
Science and technology:
Prof. Suri BHagavantham (Distinguished Physicist)
Dr Kaanuri LakshmaNarao (Distinguished Engineer)
Veluri Venkata
