Archive · 14 Jan 2026
Yogi Vemana's Birth Anniversary Celebrated Grandly
Yogi Vemana was a famous poet and philosopher who lived a long time ago.
He wrote poems about being good and fair to others.
People are celebrating his birthday on January 19 in a place called Katarupalle.
They are fixing up the place where he is remembered and having a big event.
Important people like the Chief Minister and a former Vice-President are invited.
Vemana's poems are still important today, and there are even movies and a university named after him.
Yogi Vemana's birth anniversary will be celebrated on January 19 in Katarupalle, Satya Sai district.
Kadiri MLA Kandikunta Prasad is organizing the event and has invited Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and former Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu.
Renovation and painting works costing ₹19 lakh are being carried out at the Vemana Samadhi and surrounding premises.
Vemana was a philosopher and poet who promoted social reform and spiritual values through his poetry.
His poems, written in Ataveladi metre, cover topics like social reform, morality, mysticism, and spiritual wisdom.
- Who
- Yogi Vemana, a renowned Telugu philosopher, poet, and social reformer
- What
- Celebration of his birth anniversary with renovations and a grand event
- When
- January 19
- Where
- Katarupalle, Talupula mandal, Satya Sai district
- Why
- To commemorate his life, contributions, and promote his teachings on social reform and spiritual values
- Date
- January 19
- Location
- Katarupalle, Talupula mandal, Satya Sai district
- Organizer
- Kadiri MLA Kandikunta Prasad
- Expected Guests
- Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, Former Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu
- Renovation Cost
- ₹19 lakh
- Birth Year
- 1652 (estimated by British scholar C.P. Brown)
- Notable Works
- Poems in Ataveladi metre on social reform, morality, mysticism, and spiritual wisdom
- Honors
- Two Telugu films, a postal stamp (1975), Yogi Vemana University in Kadapa