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Velamala Simmanna, who has published implicit 100 books and has served arsenic erstwhile Head of Department of Telugu, Andhra University, has been chosen for this year’s Lok Nayak Foundation’s literate award. The award, which carries ₹2 lakh successful cash, volition beryllium presented to him astatine the awards relation to beryllium held successful the metropolis connected January 18, 2026.
Announcing this astatine a media conference, here, connected Monday (November 24) , Lok Nayak Foundation president Yarlagadda Lakshmi Prasad said that LNF literate awards were being presented to eminent persons, who had contributed to the promotion of Telugu connection and literature. The awards were being presented connected January 18, each year, to commemorate the decease anniversaries of erstwhile Chief Minister N. T. Rama Rao and noted writer Harivansh Rai Bachchan (father of histrion Amitabh Bachchan).
In summation to this, 4 others person been chosen for the Life Time Achievement Awards of the foundation. They are — noted oncologist and wellness advisor to the Government of A.P. Nori Dattatreyudu, Thotakura Prasad, who has been promoting Telugu connection and civilization successful Dallas, noted doc who has been serving successful Detroit for the past 4 decades Vemulapalli Raghavendra Choudhary, Deputy Mayor of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Aarien Uday Areti, who hails from Bhimavaram.
The Life Time Achievement grant carries ₹1 lakh successful cash. Mr. Lakshmi Prasad said that Deputy Speaker of AP Legislative Assembly Raghu Ramakrishna Raju, Judge of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh B. Devanand, fashionable histrion Tanikella Bharani and MLA Ganta Srinivasa Rao would enactment arsenic guests astatine the awards function.
Garikapati Narasimha Rao, Malati Chandur, Boyi Bhimanna, Janamaddi Hanumat Sastry, Ravuri Bharadwaja, Subbanna Satavadhani, Olga, Gollapudi Maruthi Rao, Goreti Venkanna, Katti Padma Rao, Yandamoori Veerendranath and Vanguri Chitten Raju were among those honoured with the LNF grant successful the past.
