Srikakulam :

Tales, a part of human life, are becoming extinct in the current mechanised era. However, Kathanilayam, started 20 years ago, houses more than a lakh stories in Telugu and in English. The only library in the country,  preserving more than one lakh stories, is the brain child of Kalipatnam Rama Rao, popular as Kara Master. The 20th anniversary of  Kathanilayam was celebrated in Women’s College in Srikakulam on Sunday.

Addressing the gathering, district collector Laxmi Narasimham said, “Kathaniilayam which has the rarest collection of stories in all genres is the only library having such stories.” He said that the district people should be proud of Kathanilayam. On the occasion,  Kara Master said: “A Bengaluru-based software company came forward to digitise the stories. The digital storage would serve the future generations.” Later, the writers and government officials felicitated Kara Master.

source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> States> Andhra Pradesh / by Express News Service / February 13th, 2017