The perceived inhumanity in these new ways of life caused much distress, and Sastry was the first, after Gurajada Apparao and Sripadala, to employ dialects in writing about the effect of these changes.

But "Raju Mahishi Prema Manishi"[clarification needed] delved deep into the social fabric of the then-middle class, lower- and upper-class society and brought out the structural weaknesses plaguing those classes very articulately.

List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Telugu) After completing his degree at AVAN College in Visakhapatnam, he pursued an honors degree in philosophy from Andhra University and later joined the Madras Law College in 1942.

For some time, he practiced under the prominent lawyer Shri Ramamurthy, and in 1950, he settled in Visakhapatnam after completing his legal studies.

He relentlessly fought for justice, representing criminal cases and defending the rights of underprivileged sections of society.

Ravi Sastry's works resonated with clients, lower castes, and the lives of common people, becoming the essence of his storytelling.

Ravi Sastry's contribution to Telugu literature was comparable to a sculptor, as he skillfully crafted each sentence.

He was the one who introduced the unique narrative style in Telugu literature, exemplified by his novel Alpajeevi.

He is considered the architect of concise and impactful sentences in Telugu literature, following the era of Buchi Ramamurthy.