Scholar felicitated
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Renowned scholar Brahmasri Malladi Chandrasekhara Sastry was presented with the prestigious Raja-Lakshmi Foundation Award - 2005.
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PHOTO: K. RAMESH BABU
ORATOR PAR EXCELLENCE The scholar combines his `Panchanga Sravanam' with humour.
Noted scholar and exponent of the Pouranic discourses, Brahmasri Malladi Chandrasekhara Sastry was presented with the prestigious Raja-Lakshmi Foundation Award - 2005 last week at a function held at Bharathiya Vidya Bhawan. The award consisted of Rs. 1 lakh, a citation and a memento. The awardee also would receive US $ 2000 instituted by Dr. K.V. Rao and Dr. Jyoti Rao, in association with the Telugu Fine Arts Society (TFAS) of New Jersey, the U.S.A. Chandrasekhara Sastry, in turn, donated the cash prize to Sanatana Dharma Charitable Trust established by Sadguru Sivanandamurthy of Bheemunipatnam, Visakhapatnam, to help pursue the Trust's main objectives.
Sri Chandrasekhara Sastry, called as `Abhinava Vyasa', for his meritorious output through his writings and discourses and for compiling and codifying the Vedas and Puranas, continues to be an excellent orator on these topics and is known for his `Panchanga Sravanams' on Ugadi days. He always combines it with a pinch of humour.
The Raja-Lakshmi Foundation Award was established in 1979 by P. V. Ramanayya Raja of Bheemuipatnam, a philanthropist, to encourage intellectual pursuits, social service and achievements in the fields of literature, arts, sciences, journalism and humanities.
Eighty-Year-old Malladi Chandrasekhara Sastry hails from Amaravati in Guntur district. He pursued his education in rare fields of Sanskrit and Telugu and `Sastra Prakaranas'. He inherited this Vedic knowledge from his grandfather, `Pandita Pravara' Malladi Ramakrishna Vidwat Chayanulu.
At a young age Chandrasekhara Sastry learned Vedas, vyakaranam (grammar), tarkam (logic), poorva meemamsa (extension of the Vedas) and vedanta sastram (Indian spiritualism) from eminent scholars. His discourses on these subjects and on epics, the Ramayana and the Mahabharatha are listened to with rapt attention. Sri Sringeri Sankara Mutt presented him with the title of `Savyasachi' and Sanathana Dhrma Trust presented him with `Eminent Citizens Award'.
The award function was attended by eminent personalities in scientific and social fields. Noted Kuchipudi dancer and disciple of Dr. Vempati Chinna Satyam, Chennai-based Sailaja presented gave a dance recital. Dakshinamurthi Stotram written by Swami Dayananda Saraswati and Tillana of Dr. M.Balamurali Krishna in Behag were the highlights.
Guru M. Suresh conducted the performance with good nattuvangam to Ranjani's vocal support, Ramshankar Babu's mridangam and Muthukumar's flute.
G.S.
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