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Andhra Pradesh Declares Gurajada Jayanti an Annual State Festival
Gurajada Venkata Apparao was a famous Telugu poet and social reformer.
His birthday is on September 21.
The Andhra Pradesh government has made that day an official state festival.
It will be celebrated every year.
Special events will take place across the state and in districts.
These events will teach young people about his writing and ideas.
Gurajada believed that a country is made of its people, not only its land.
The government is also preserving his home and supporting his descendants.
The Andhra Pradesh government declared September 21, Gurajada Venkata Apparao’s birth anniversary, a state festival.
The government issued an official order requiring annual observances of Gurajada Jayanti.
State-level celebrations and district programmes will highlight Gurajada’s literary and social contributions.
Minister Kondapalli Srinivas thanked Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and officials for supporting the decision.
The government also said it was preserving Gurajada’s house and sanctioning a permanent pension for his descendants.
- Who
- The Andhra Pradesh government, Minister Kondapalli Srinivas, Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, and officials involved in the decision.
- What
- Gurajada Venkata Apparao’s birth anniversary, September 21, was declared an annual state festival.
- Where
- Across Andhra Pradesh, with state-level celebrations and special programmes in districts, including Vizianagaram.
- When
- The festival will be observed every year on September 21.
- Why
- To honour Gurajada’s contributions to Telugu literature, social reform, human values, and the Telugu language.
Key facts
- Festival
- Gurajada Jayanti
- Date
- September 21
- Honouree
- Gurajada Venkata Apparao
- Status
- Annual Andhra Pradesh state festival
- Birthplace district
- Vizianagaram district
- Planned programmes
- State-level celebrations and district literary and cultural events
- Additional measures
- Preservation of Gurajada’s house and a permanent pension for his descendants
Quotes
Gurajada Venkata Apparao
Telugu poet and social reformer whose birth anniversary is being commemorated
“Remembering Gurajada means passing on love for the Telugu language, responsibility towards society and human values to future generations.”
thehansindia.com
“Desamante Matti Kadoi-Desamante Manushuloi”
thehansindia.com
Sources
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