People’s poet Goreti Venkanna bags Sahitya Akademi award
The Hindu
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Popular poet and Member of Legislative Council, Goreti Venkanna, has bagged the Sahitya Akademi award for the year 2021 for his work Vallanki Taalam, a compilation of poems.
The poems are connected with nature and environment and presented through the voice of a bird “Vallanki Pitta.” ‘Vallanki’ is a passerine bird (also known as song bird) while ‘Taalam’ means a musical beat. The award carries an engraved copper plate, shawl and an amount of ₹1 lakh, and will be presented at a special ceremony, the date of which would be announced later.
Venkanna, who hails from Gowrelli village in Nagarkurnool district, is considered a born poet and is rooted to the village life while his songs are strongly connected to human emotions. He ventured into films as well and one of his iconic songs that continues to be on the lips on every Telugu-speaking person is Palle Kanneru Peduthundo from the movie Kubusam.
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