Writers turned up in large numbers at the statue of Sankarambadi Sundarachari, composer of the State anthem Maa Telugu Thalliki , to pay tributes to him on the occasion of his 102nd birth anniversary on Wednesday.

There is only one bronze statue for Sundarachari in the State installed by literary enthusiasts a decade back in his native place of Tirupati. A son of the soil, the poor man lived for literature and died an ‘unsung hero’.

Members of Sankarambadi Sahiti Peetham, a literary body formed in his name by academician Garlapati Damodaram Naidu to perpetuate his ideals, celebrated the day by garlanding Sundarachari’s statue and paying tributes, even as the organisation’s vice-president G. Suhasini rendered the anthem.

Noted ‘Sahasravadhani’ Medasani Mohan led the team of writers and poets in paying tributes. Peetham’s president D. Masthanamma announced that the body aimed at bringing the glory of the litterateurs of yesteryear to the present generation and popularising them. General secretary M. Devarajulu, writer Sakam Nagaraja and others participated.

At Sri Padmavathi Degree and PG College, TTD Special Officer (Projects) N. Muktheswara Rao explained the nuances in his compositions.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> National> Andhra Pradesh / by Staff Reporter / Tirupati – August 11th, 2016