| Nandini Sidda Reddy grew up in a middle-class family. |
| His father, a communist, fought against Razakars, a paramilitary wing of the Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen. |
| He started writing stories and poetry in his youth. |
| He completed an MPhil on ‘The Sun in Modern Telugu Poetry’ in 1981 and a PhD on ‘Modern Poetry – Reality - Surrealism’ in 1986 from Osmania University. |
| Founded an organization named Navasahiti and Medak Study Circle and a magazine named Rose. |
| Organized many literary events and published about seven collections of poetry. |
| Became the founding president of the Telangana Writers’ Forum in 2001. |
| Wrote ‘Nageti salalo na Telangana’ to express his vision of a special Telangana movement. |
| His poem ‘Nageti salalo na Telangana’ was featured as a song in the Telugu film ‘Poru Telangana’ (2011) and later won a Nandi Award. |
| He appeared in the Telugu film ‘Jai Bolo Telangana’ in 2011 and has worked as a lyricist for films like ‘Bandook’ (2013) and ‘2 Countries’ (2017). |
| Joined a committee in 2014 regarding Telugu language textbooks. |
| Joined a Telangana government panel in 2015 to redesign recruitment exam syllabus. |
| Was awarded the Vishista Puraskaram by PSTU in 2016. |
| Became the first Chairman of the Telangana Sahitya Akademi on 2 May 2017. |
