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After the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh, astir creation and taste institutions went to Telangana, leaving the residual State without immoderate large centres. Therefore, determination is an urgent request to found specified institutes successful Andhra Pradesh, said Minister for Tourism, Culture and Cinematography Kandula Durgesh.
Minister of Tourism and Culture Kandula Durgesh, NTR District Collector S. Laxmisha and Andhra Pradesh Star Hotels Association president R. V. Swamy astatine a stall during ‘Krishnaveni Sangeetha Neerajanam’ successful Vijayawada connected Saturday | Photo Credit: G.N. Rao
Speaking arsenic the main impermanent astatine Krishnaveni Sangeeta Neerajanam, a programme organised by the Union Ministries of Tourism and Culture, Sangeet Natak Akademi and the State Tourism Department successful Vijayawada connected December 6 (Saturday), the Minister said that proposals had been sent to the Union authorities for establishing the National School of Drama successful Andhra Pradesh.
He said that large artistes specified arsenic Annamayya, Thyagaraja, Shyama Sastry and Ramadasu should not beryllium forgotten, and that it is the corporate work of nine to transportation guardant the State’s classical euphony and literate practice to younger generations, who are progressively influenced by modern lifestyles and fashionable culture. The State authorities is making efforts to beforehand euphony and art, including puppetry, Harikatha and Burrakatha, among others, helium added.
Additional Director General of the Union Ministry of Tourism Venkatraman Hegde said that astir 1 crore overseas tourists visited India and that their visits brought successful astir ₹3 lakh crore successful revenue. He added that the Union authorities is committed to promoting tourism successful the country.
The two-day philharmonic festival is being held astatine Tummalapalli Kalakshetram successful Vijayawada, wherever the Minister and different dignitaries besides visited handicraft and handloom stalls acceptable up connected the premises.
Among those contiguous were NTR District Collector G. Lakshmisha, Andhra Pradesh Nataka Academy chairperson Gummadi Gopalakrishna, Union Tourism Department Director (South) D. Venkatesan, Culture Department Director R. Mallikarjuna Rao, Andhra Pradesh Star Hotels Association (ASHA) president R.V. Swamy, and respective artistes, classical singers and dancers.
