Talks on social relevance of Telugu literature and more marked the ‘Andhra Sahiti Mahasadassu’.
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Kondepudi Subba Rao.
Prasanna Bharathi, a Sahithi Samakhya, founded by Kavisekhara Kondepudi Subba Rao who edits and publishes a Telugu quarterly Prasanna Bharathi, organised a six-day seminar ‘Andhra Sahithi Mahasadassu’ in association with Visakha Music and Dance Academy last week. The ‘sadassu’, with former mayor and chairman, Bar Council of India, D.V. Subba Rao in the chair, got off to an enlightening start with a speech by Kondepudi on the histo
ry of Andhra. Quoting excerpts from ‘Itreya Brahmana Samhitha’ (Vedic), ‘Sri Bhagavatham’ and ‘Mahabharatham’, he attributed one of the sons of sage Viswamitra by name Andhrudu as its seed, one of the principalities by name Andhra established by Bali, the son of Yayathi and the rule of Satavahanas as its period of full bloom and asserted that the history of its literature spans more than 1000 years by now. Talks by L. Chakradhara Rao and R. Sarat Babu, retired Andhra University professors, provided a complementary finale.
Next five days witnessed talks ‘Telugu Literature of the Ancient Time and its Social Relevance’ by noted men of letters N. Ramakrishna Rao, Adibhatla Venkata Ramana, Avasarala Ramakrishna Rao and Acharya Sarvabhauma Vedula Subrahmanya Sastry who chaired the session; ‘Various Facets of Modern Literature’ by A. Gopala Rao, Meegada Ramalingaswamy, G. Indira, K.S. Prasad and Pilla Rama Rao who was in the chair; ‘Traditional Literature and Print Media’ by retired professor A. Prasanna Kumar, advocate Kandala Srinivasa Rao, B. Venkateswarlu, P. Ramachandra Rao and MLA Dronamraju Srinivas who chaired the session; ‘Women’s Role in Telugu Literature’ by sisters Ch. Vidula and Mrudala, Kalyanabharathi and B. Vyjayanthi who in particular cast a spell quoting excerpts from the works of more than a score of women writers starting from Gargi and AIR Station Director Prayaga Vedavathi who was in the chair and ‘Literary Associations and Their Contribution by Their Representatives’ with Prof. G.V.S.L.N. Raju in the chair.
The 92-year old Kavisekhara (born in Nov. 1915), who started winning prizes and encomiums for his poesy from eminent writers even as a school boy, after graduation worked as an accounts officer in Defence Services till superannuation in 1974. Fifty out of more than a 100 books authored by him in prose and poetic dictions besides many translations and adaptations in the classical, semi-classical and colloquial idioms of Telugu were already published. Four more of his works, Mana Puranamu
lu, Sanchari, Hanumath Prabandham and Geeta Gouri Rekha were released during the seminar. No wonder, the felicitations befittingly offered to him on the concluding evening of the seminar constituted its grand finale.
Noted writers P.V. Krishnaiah and M. Sivarama Prasad effectively compered all the sessions.
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