Archive · 13 Sep 2026
Three achievers receive Ponnam Sathaiah Goud Lifetime Awards
Three people received special awards for their work.
The ceremony took place at Ravindra Bharathi in Hyderabad.
M Kodanda Reddy was honored for helping farmers and agriculture.
Velichala Kondal Rao received an award for writing.
Gotte Kanakamma was recognized for folk art.
Each winner received a memento and Rs 50,000.
The Ponnam Sathaiah Charitable Trust organized the event with Telangana’s Department of Language and Culture.
Ponnam Prabhakar said his family wants to preserve his father’s values of hard work, discipline and social responsibility.
The 2026 Ponnam Sathaiah Goud Lifetime Achievement Awards were presented at Ravindra Bharathi in Hyderabad on Sunday.
The awards recognized contributions to agriculture, literature and folk arts.
Agriculture activist M Kodanda Reddy, writer Velichala Kondal Rao and folk artist Gotte Kanakamma received the honors.
Each recipient received a memento and a cash prize of Rs 50,000.
Minister Ponnam Prabhakar said the agriculture award was introduced this year and recognized Kodanda Reddy’s work for farmers’ rights and agricultural development.
- Who
- Agriculture activist M Kodanda Reddy, writer Velichala Kondal Rao and folk artist Gotte Kanakamma received the awards.
- What
- They received the Ponnam Sathaiah Goud Lifetime Achievement Awards–2026 for contributions to agriculture, literature and folk arts.
- When
- Sunday; the awards were designated for 2026.
- Where
- Ravindra Bharathi, Hyderabad.
- Why
- The awards honored contributions to agriculture, literature and folk arts; Kodanda Reddy was recognized for work involving farmers’ rights and agricultural development.
- Event
- Ponnam Sathaiah Goud Lifetime Achievement Awards–2026
- Venue
- Ravindra Bharathi, Hyderabad
- Organizers
- Ponnam Sathaiah Charitable Trust, Karimnagar, in association with the Telangana Department of Language and Culture
- Recipients
- M Kodanda Reddy, Velichala Kondal Rao and Gotte Kanakamma
- Award areas
- Agriculture, literature and folk arts
- Prize
- A memento and Rs 50,000 cash for each recipient
- New category
- Agriculture was introduced this year, with Kodanda Reddy as its first recipient