Katti Padma Rao to receive Lok Nayak Foundation award on April 15
The Hindu
He is chosen for the award in recognition of his contribution towards the uplift of the oppressed sections, says Yarlagadda
Noted Dalit poet and scholar Katti Padma Rao will receive the Lok Nayak Foundation Sahitya Puraskaram for 2020 at the awards function to be held at Kalabharathi Auditorium here on Thursday. Addressing a media conference in this regard on Wednesday, Lok Nayak Foundation chairman Yarlagadda Lakshmi Prasad, briefed about the activities of the foundation since its establishment 17 years ago. The foundation had been honouring eminent writers at award functions, instituted in memory of the late N.T. Rama Rao and the late Harivansha Rai Bacchan, being held in the city from 2005 without a break.More Related News