Scholar Putha Pulla Reddy receives ‘Bhoothapuri Puraskar’
The HinduLitterateurs and academicians lauded the literary giant Bhoothapuri Subrahmanya Sarma as a scholar par excellence for having religiously pursued poetic form of literature throughout his life. The award ‘Bhoothapuri Puraskar’ was presented to noted writer Putha Pulla Reddy at Sarma’s 88th birth anniversary celebrations, which also coincided with the 23rd memorial award function programme organised jointly by Bhoothapuri Subrahmanya Sarma Memorial Trust and Allasani Sahitya Peetham in Kadapa on Sunday. Chief speaker Salaka Raghunatha Sarma of Rajamahendravaram, who holds the ‘Mahamahopadhyaya’ title, recalled Bhoothapuri’s works on the literary trio viz., Valmiki, Vyasa and Kalidasa. Akula Malleswara Rao, former Director of All India Radio, CP Brown Bhasha Parisodhana Kendram Director G. Parvathy, YVU executive council member M. Mallikarjuna Reddy, and Penubala Institute of Medical Sciences Chairman P. Chandrasekhar were honoured by the late scholar Bhoothapuri’s sons Sivarama Surendra Sarma and Gopalakrishna Sastri.
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