Awards to be presented during Sahiti Vasantotsvam tomorrow

Guntur: Literary organisation Sahiti Samakhya will present prestigious ‘Sahiti Puraskarm' during Sahiti Vasantotsvam that is to be held on Telugu New Year festival ‘Ugadi' here on Sunday. High court judge justice B Krishna Mohan will attend the event as chief guest. Special chief secretary (health) MT Krishna Babu, district collector S Nagalakshmi and municipal commissioner Puli Srinivasulu will also be present. Speaking to the media here on Friday, Sahiti Samakhya general secretary SVS Lakshminarayana said that they would also present Aatmeeya puraskaram to renowned Telugu actor Kedar Sankar. Lakshminarayana said that Telugu poet Kavi Yakoob, Dr PV Ram Kumar, Ashtavadhani from IIT, Kharagpur, Nallanchakravarthula Sahit, writer Krishnaveni would participate in Sahiti Sammelanam along with Ranginini Satyanarayana Raju, popularly known as Rasaraju. He said that Rasaraju received numerous awards and rewards during his six-decades long illustrious career as writer, lyricist, critic, columnist and poet. The Sahiti Samakhya general secretary said that Rasaraju had also received international awards from several organisations. He added that Rasaraju's writings have also helped many complete their PhDs. His poetry Rasabharati earned accolades from several prominent literary personalities. Rasaraju had also penned Vedika, Rasakalasam. He was a noted columnist in a Telugu daily. Lakshminarayana said that Kavi Yakoob is widely reputed Telugu poet, researcher and writer.

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