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A beardown votary of Telangana’s civilization and individuality and an eminent Telugu writer Nandini Sidha Reddy (Sidda Reddy), has been selected for the Sahitya Akademi Award 2025 for his anthology of poems ‘Animesha’.
The Sahitya Akademi connected Monday announced its yearly awards successful 24 Indian languages recognised by it. Mr.Reddy is among the 24 authors/poets chosen for the prestigious nationalist honour.
The archetypal president of the Telangana Sahitya Akademi, Sidha Reddy was calved to Bala Sidha Reddy and Rathnamala successful 1955 successful Bandaram colony of the erstwhile Medak district. His begetter was a Communist person who fought against the Razakars.
Mr. Reddy completed his MA astatine Osmania University, followed by an MPhil and PhD successful 1986. He worked arsenic a Telugu lecturer and retired from Siddipet Government Degree College successful 2012.
Mr. Reddy has been progressive successful literate circles since his pupil days, moving survey groups and editing tiny magazines specified arsenic 'Rose'. He aboriginal founded the Manjeera Rachaitala Sangam (Manjeera Writers Forum) and the Telangana Rachaitala Sangam, and edited a mates of literate magazines.
He has published 7 large poesy collections, opening with Diviti (1974). BRS moving president K.T. Rama Rao and BRSLP lawman person T. Harish Rao congratulated Reddy, calling his enactment a infinitesimal of pridefulness for Telangana.
KTR described him arsenic a ‘towering literate figure’ whose enactment strengthened Telangana’s taste identity.
Former Telangana Sahitya Akademi president and writer Juluru Gouri Shankar said ’Animesha’ portrayed the suffering of migrant workers during the COVID-19 lockdown.
