Archive · 29 Aug 2026
Andhra Pradesh Plans Nandi Theatre Festival, Telugu Promotion
Andhra Pradesh is planning a large Nandi Theatre Festival.
The government may announce the festival plans in the first week of September.
The festival is expected to take place within a year.
Minister Kandula Durgesh said Telugu should receive more attention.
He said children should be able to receive primary education in Telugu.
Officials also encouraged people to speak, read and write the language.
Nineteen people and one organisation received awards for helping Telugu.
The celebrations included folk performances and a tribute to Telugu Talli.
Tourism and culture minister Kandula Durgesh said plans for the Nandi Theatre Festival were likely to be announced in the first week of September.
Durgesh said the festival would be held on a grand scale within a year.
The government presented Telugu Bhasha Puraskarams-2026 to 19 individuals and one organisation.
Each award recipient received ₹25,000, a memento and a certificate for contributions to promoting Telugu.
Officials and cultural leaders called for greater use of Telugu in education, households, public signs and theatre.
- Who
- Tourism and culture minister Kandula Durgesh, other state officials and cultural organisations.
- What
- The state discussed plans for a large Nandi Theatre Festival and promoted the Telugu language through awards and policy commitments.
- When
- Festival plans were likely to be announced in the first week of September, with the festival expected within a year; the language celebrations marked Gidugu Venkata Ramamurthy Pantulu’s 163rd birth anniversary.
- Where
- Dr B.R. Ambedkar Kala Vedika, Vijayawada.
- Why
- Officials said Telugu should receive greater prominence and be preserved and promoted in education, daily life, public signs and cultural activities.
- Festival
- Nandi Theatre Festival
- Announcement timeline
- Plans likely in the first week of September
- Expected festival timing
- Within a year
- Language awards
- Telugu Bhasha Puraskarams-2026
- Award recipients
- 19 individuals and one organisation
- Award amount
- ₹25,000, plus a memento and certificate per recipient
- Celebration occasion
- The 163rd birth anniversary of Gidugu Venkata Ramamurthy Pantulu, observed as Telugu Language Day