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Velamala Simmanna, who has published implicit 100 books and served arsenic erstwhile Head of Department of Telugu, Andhra University, received the Lok Nayak Foundation’s literate grant carrying ₹2 lakh successful cash. The grant was presented astatine a relation held successful Visakhapatnam connected Sunday. The awards are presented each twelvemonth connected January 18 to commemorate the decease anniversaries of erstwhile main curate N. T. Rama Rao and noted writer Harivansh Rai Bachchan (father of histrion Amitabh Bachchan).
The different winners of the foundation’s awards this twelvemonth are: Dr. Nori Dattatreyudu, renowned crab specialist, Aarien Uday Areti, Deputy Mayor of Kensington and Chelsea, successful the UK, Dr. Vemulapalli Raghavendra Choudhary, a recipient of the Henry Ford Medical Award, and Thotakura Prasad, past president of Telugu Association of North America (TANA).
Justice Gannameni Ramakrishna Prasad, Judge, AP High Court, participated arsenic a guest, spoke connected the value of encouraging children to talk successful their parent lingua astatine home. This enables them to cognize their roots, civilization and traditions. He stressed that it was much important for those who person settled abroad. He hailed the publication of Lok Nayak Foundation president Yarlagadda Lakshmi Prasad towards the promotion of Telugu language.
Mr. Lakshmi Prasad said that LNF literate awards were being presented to eminent persons, who had contributed to the promotion of Telugu connection and literature.
Deputy Speaker successful the AP Legislative Assembly K. Raghu Ramakrishnam Raju, Bheemunipatnam MLA Ganta Srinivasa Rao and seasoned Telugu histrion Prabha were among those who participated arsenic guests.
