K M Dayashankar
RAJANNA-SIRCILLA, JULY 22, 2024: Eminent writer and poet Jukanti Jagannatham has been nominated for the prestigious “Sri Dasarathi Krishnamacharya Award” for the year 2024.
On the occasion of the birth anniversary of Dasarathi Krishnamacharya, the State government announced Jagannatham will be bestowed with the award including Rs 1 lakh cash and a memento. The State government issued the orders to this effect on Saturday as per the recommendations of the Committee constituted by the government. Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy congratulated Jagannatham for being nominated to the prestigious award.
A native of Thangallapalli village in Rajanna-Sircilla district, Mr Jagannatham started his writing of poems from the year 1993 with book on “Pathala Garege’ (a compilation of poems), India Private limited in 1996, Gangadolu (1998), Vascodigama.com (2000), Saddimulle (2020) and several others.
He played crucial role during the Telangana statehood movement. He was president of Telangana rachayithala vedika from 2007 to 2013. He has won several literary awards for his writings.
