M. Kodanda Reddy And Others Receive Ponnam Sattaiah Lifetime Achievement Awards
· India · The Hindu, Billboard
The 2026 Ponnam Sattaiah Lifetime Achievement Awards were presented to M. Kodanda Reddy, Velichala Kondal Rao, and Gotte Kanakavva in Hyderabad on Sunday. M. Kodanda Reddy was recognized for his work in agriculture, while Velichala Kondal Rao and Gotte Kanakavva were honored for their contributions to literature and folk arts, respectively. The awards, which include a memento and a cash prize of ₹50,000, were organized by the Ponnam Sattaiah Charitable Trust and the Telangana Department of Language and Culture. This year marked the inclusion of the agriculture category to honor the late Ponnam Sattaiah Goud, a farmer and social worker whose 16th death anniversary was observed at the event.
Why it matters
The awards recognize significant contributions to Telangana's agricultural, literary, and cultural sectors while honoring the legacy of a local social worker.
Read the original report — The Hindu
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