State government celebrates Yogi Vemana’s birth anniversary at Kondaveedu Fort
The Hindu
GUNTUR
Minister for Health, Medical and Family Welfare Vidadala Rajani, on Thursday, said that recognizing the services of philosopher and poet, Yogi Vemana, to the society, the State government has taken a decision to organize his birth anniversary as a State Function
She attended the Yogi Vemana birth anniversary celebrations held at Kondaveedu Fort near Narasaraopet in Palnadu district on Thursday. This event was organised by the State government in coordination with the Bala Bharathi and Kondaveedu Kota Abhivrudhi Kamiti (Kondaveedu Fort Development Committee) here.
On this occasion, Minister Rajani observed that the poems of Vemana are thought-provoking and inspiring for the people. Vemana’s poems have social, moral, satirical and mystical themes, she observed. He also noted that there are references in the poems of Vemana that he belongs to the Kondaveedu.
Government Whip in Legislative Council Dokka Manikya Vara Prasad opined that there is a need to carry forward Vemana literature to the present generation.
Kalli Sivareddy, the convener of the Fort Development Committee, said that Vemana’s poems expose the negative side of superstitions and create awareness among the public even today.
In this programme, Palnadu district collector Siva Sankar. L, Superintendent of Police Ravi Sankar Reddy and others attended.
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